Dynamy , Inc. Information

Now in its fifth decade, Dynamy has clearly stood the test of time. While continuously updated to best serve each new generation of students, its core beliefs and components remain the same and seem as relevant and powerful as ever. Through the decades, Dynamy modified its expertise in experiential education and mentoring to support students and professionals in a variety of ways (Future Leaders of Worcester, Clark University graduate students, Worcester Public School teachers, etc.), and expansions to both Minnesota and Santa Rosa, CA were attempted as well. But only one new application of the core elements and expertise of Dynamy has stood the test of time, and that's the Youth Academy (formerly the John S. Laws Institute), a college success and leadership program for underprivileged Worcester high school students launched in 1989. The Youth Academy alumni have been very successful in not only matriculating to higher education, but also earning that all-important degree. For the past 25 years, then, Dynamy has included both the Internship Year and Youth Academy as its core programs. The next significant change came in 2009, as Dynamy reached its 40th birthday. After a significant strategic planning process, Dynamy leadership chose to pursue a merger with a larger local nonprofit agency that had a great deal of mission overlap and similar values. Youth Opportunities Upheld, known best as Y.O.U., Inc., became Dynamy's parent agency through the 2009 merger. As hoped for, the merger has truly strengthened both entities, and with Y.O.U. Inc.'s support and additional expertise, Dynamy Internship Year is as strong today as it's ever been.