MY Project USA in the News

MY Project USA celebrates Juneteenth
June 19, 2025
NBC 4 News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — MY Project USA hosted a Freedom Forward Community Circle event Wednesday, allowing young people to talk about what freedom means to them.
Organizers said the event is designed to be a safe space for all to come, listen, and share ideas.

Youth empowerment initiative aims to curb violence in Columbus
June 19, 2025
ABC 6 News
A local nonprofit is taking proactive steps to foster change and safety in the community. My Project USA, based in the Hilltop area, has launched a new initiative called the Freedom Forward Community Circle. This program is designed to bring together city and community leaders with young people to address pressing issues and develop solutions.

Hilltop's MY Project USA faces cash crisis, community programs threatened
November 19, 2024
ABC 6 News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Hilltop community group is facing a huge budget shortfall said it's now scrambling to find cash to prevent services and staffing reductions.
For more than a decade, MY Project USA has fed needy families and kept kids away from guns and gangs in west Columbus, but now the organization says it's facing a shortfall of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Columbus nonprofit celebrates a decade of community impact
November 16, 2024
FOX 28 News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — My Project USA, an organization dedicated to serving vulnerable youth in the Columbus area, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a gala event.

Columbus teens overcome gun violence, graduate high school thanks to Hilltop group
June 21, 2024
ABC 6 News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A west Columbus community group working to stop gun violence and keep kids off the streets says it's now getting more help to keep peace in the streets.
Teens who've participated in its programs in the past are now looking to give back.