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Community Information

Name

Nia: Wilson County

Location

Wilson

Outcome

School-age

Geographical Type

Rural/small town

Organizations

2

Market Statement

Program Implementation

Brandon Williams, Nia site coordinator, and intern Laniya Wiliams (unrelated) continued local programming during the 2024-25 academic year. Laniya is a resident of the local community who served as a Nia A&T BSW intern and continues to intern with Nia during her MSW program. She facilitated weekly SEL group-based SEL and post-high school pathways with 15 enrolled youth. In addition, we sponsored 12 youth to participate in a cross-county Nia themed 4-H overnight camp experience.

Community Integration

During 2024, we worked with Foundation YMCA, a newly-opened $30 million facility in Wilson to begin partnering with their Y-GIG (Youth Gather, Interact and Grow) initiative. Y-GIG allows middle-school aged youth to select session-based topics, or “gigs”, to explore such as Legos, Anime, Sketching, Swimming, and Soccer. As of fall 2023, Nia became a “gig” for which youth could register, and programming began in 2024.

Technology Integration

Administrative meetings are facilitated virtually using the zoom platform. On-site technology for program use includes computers and tablets with internet access. For the most part, technology is currently being used for research purposes, but as we continue to build the Nia model, we plan to integrate technology in order to facilitate cross-site engagement.

Sustaining

The intern model and our partnership with Y-GIG are central to our sustainability goals. We are currently working to recruit Wilson-based interns for the 2025-26 academic year. In addition, as Nia middle-schoolers continue to age through high school, we hope to implement a “grow your own” model where prior participants can first volunteer, and then become paid employees of Nia.

Form A - Age Group by Ethnicity and Race

	Pre-K	K-6	Youth (Grades 7-12)	Parents
Total Participants	0	2	13	0
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	0	0	1	0
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	2	12	0
Race
White	0	0	1	0
Black or African-American	0	2	12	0
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0
Persons indicating more than one race	0	0	0	0

Form B - Poverty Risk Factor

Total Number of Children Pre K: 0

Percent in Poverty: 0.00%

Total Number of Children K - 6: 2

Percent in Poverty: 100.00%

Total Number Youth Grade 7 - 12: 13

Percent in Poverty: 67.00%

Form C - Staff and Volunteers by Ethnicity/Race

	Extension Staff (FTE's)	Other Paid CYFAR Project Staff (FTE's)	Youth Volunteers	Adult Volunteers
Total Participants	1.00	0.50	0.00	1.00
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Not Hispanic or Latino	1.00	0.50	0.00	1.00
Race
White	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Black or African-American	1.00	0.50	0.00	1.00
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Asian	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Persons indicating more than one race	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Approximate hours contributed by Adult Volunteers: 0.00

Approximate hours contributed by Youth Volunteers:0.00

Form D - Computers and Technology

Computers at all sites funded through sources other than CYFAR: 0

Form E - Youth Delivery Methods and Program Contents

Form F - Adult Delivery Methods and Program Contents

Form G - 4-H Clubs

Total Number of Clubs: 0

Total Number of Children K - 6: 0

Total Number of Youth Grades 7 - 12: 0

Total Number of Youth Volunteers 0

Total Number of Adult Volunteers 0