2014 Youth of the Year, Erin!

BGCO is proud to present Ms.Erin McGhee who has earned honors as our outstandingYouth of the Year.

 As such, Erinliterally puts a face on our 2,500 student-member enrollment which spans 3 flatland Oakland neighborhoods.

Erin, a 6-year member of our Ossian E. Carr Branch and a 16 year-old high school Junior, is on a trajectory that has her graduating on time in June, 2015. Her goals include business ownership or to become an executive with a nonprofit. To that end, Erin plans to earn her undergraduate degree from California State University - San Diego.

Erin is the eldest of four siblings and will be the first in her family to attend college, and certainly the first to graduate. Coming of age in a single parent inner-city household; with a mom who has her own substantial issues to overcome, Erinstrives to make her mom proud. We are sure that she is, and rightfully so. We are glad that mom heeded the advice of a community reference who suggested she enroll Erin in BGCO’s Ossian E. Carr Branch.