CONGRATULATIONS to all of our LIFT students who graduated this school year! 🎓
To the students we celebrated in person, and the graduates we didn’t get the chance to catch up with after graduation on the field, we are incredibly proud of each and every one of you. Always remember: you are Loved as you are, Inspired to be more, Found in community, and Trusted to make a difference. Keep chasing big dreams and carrying your light into the world.

One of those graduates is Braxton, who has been a familiar face at LIFT Youth Center for years. Friendly, outgoing, and full of life, Braxton could always be found making others laugh or sharing his talent for music with students and staff. Throughout high school, LIFT staff had the privilege of encouraging and supporting him, even helping him get a job at a local restaurant where his strong work ethic and positive attitude quickly stood out. Braxton has left a lasting impact on everyone at LIFT, and we are excited to see all he accomplishes in this next chapter of life.

To our upLIFTers, thank you for helping make stories like Braxton’s possible. Your generosity and support create opportunities for students to be encouraged, supported, and surrounded by a community that believes in them every step of the way.

Meet Tina Pinkston
LIFT's Executive Director

Hi! What an honor it is to get to be the Executive Director of LIFT Youth Center! The opportunity to connect with awesome people like YOU, our upLIFTers, is a big part of that honor. Thank you for supporting our students by helping to keep our services FREE to them! This takes a big investment from many sources – it does indeed, “take a village” – and I am just so thankful that you are in ours! I hope you enjoy these weekly upLIFT messages. Please reach out if you need me. Peace, Tina.

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