Atlanta CARES is one of 57 affiliates of the National CARES Mentoring Movement founded by Susan L. Taylor, editor in chief emeritus of Essence Magazine. It was launched in December of 2006, at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where Ms. Taylor met with local faith based leaders, politicians, civic and social leaders convened for the unveiling of her vision to rescue our youth. Upon reviewing and discussing the grim educational statistics of African American children and bringing awareness to the thousands of African American children on the waiting lists of mentoring organizations in Metro Atlanta, these local leaders made a commitment to use their connections and resources to support the recruitment of mentors to salvage the lives of our most vulnerable youth.
M E Cubed Engineering, LLC participated in the Fall 2014 STEMFEST Youth Conference, teaching students how to build working car engine models as teams, with a demonstration at the end of construction to see if each team correctly put together a working model.