The Neshoba Youth Coalition (NYC)
 

is more than a youth leadership organization. We are a community transformation organization that develops young leaders while building the systems that create stronger families, stronger schools, stronger neighborhoods, and stronger communities.
 

Founded in 2010 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the Neshoba Youth Coalition was established in response to one of our community's greatest challenges, high rates of teen pregnancy among young people. While many organizations focused on treating the symptoms of the problem, NYC chose a different path. We recognized that lasting change would never come from addressing a single issue in isolation. It would come from transforming the attitudes, behaviors, and conditions that shape the lives of young people and their families.

That belief became the foundation of our work and ultimately evolved into what we now call the ABC Framework for Community Transformation.
 

Our Theory of Community Transformation
 

At NYC, we believe communities do not change by accident. They are transformed when people intentionally build systems that consistently produce opportunity, hope, leadership, and collaboration.
 

Our work is guided by three interconnected principles:

Attitude – We inspire hope, purpose, leadership, and personal responsibility by helping young people recognize their value and potential.

Behavior – We develop leadership, strengthen families, encourage civic engagement, promote educational excellence, and cultivate habits that lead to lifelong success.
 

Conditions:  We work alongside schools, families, businesses, churches, healthcare providers, government agencies, and community organizations to improve the educational, economic, health, and social conditions that determine whether young people and families can thrive.

When attitudes improve, behaviors begin to change.

When behaviors change, conditions improve.

When conditions improve, communities begin to transform.

This is the foundation of our work.