
Raising money for our
2024 Featured Nonprofit:
Youth Navigating Toward Opportunity (YNTO)
Youth Navigating Toward Opportunity (YNTO) is born from an understanding of what young people need from their community; an understanding that comes from experience. Growing up in rural Pamlico County, Eastern North Carolina was, and still is a challenge. As teenagers, my friends and I had to rely on each other when there were problems at home or school. As we got older, we came to realize how widespread these challenges were and the impact it had. This was motivation enough for me to research it and write a paper highlighting the issues affecting Pamlico County’s youth; existing programs supporting young people in the county usually end when young people reach their adolescent years. Identifying the need became the inspiration to taking action. So, in our senior year of high school, we established “Youth Navigating Towards Opportunity” and began helping others…
YNTO programs focus on sports, arts, and academics. These fields have been further developed into YNTO three main programs named Vision, Preparation, and Convoy.
You can also can give your tax deductible donation to a participating “witch” or bring your donation to the Witches Crawl performance.
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The Witches have selected the nonprofits for 2025 and 2026: Pamlico Partnership for Children and Heartworks, respectively.
