Youth Council

Youth created. Youth Lead.

The Cypress Youth Council is a leadership team established in 2022 by students who completed the Youth Leadership Program. The Youth Council serves as an advisory board for program development, receives advanced leadership training, and implements projects to achieve four primary goals:

  • Campus improvements to be able to serve more youth

  • Strengthen marketing & recruiting

  • Increase community engagement

  • Generate revenue to sustain operations

Donate unwanted fabric & sewing supplies

March 12 - April 1

We are seeking fabric of all kinds, shapes and sizes! Collected materials will be used in creative projects to teach our students the valuable life skill of sewing. Drop-off your donations at either:

Minnie’s Giftique 142 E. Carolina Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550 Tues - Fri | 10:00am - 5:30pm SAT | 10:00am - 3:00pm

Cypress Adventures 881 Loblolly Ln, Hartsville, SC 29550 Mon - Fri | 10:00am - 3:00pm

Too far to drive?

Ship your donation to the Cypress Outdoor Education Center @ 881 Loblolly Ln, Hartsville, SC 29550

For more information, contact Katie Ford, Director of Farm Programs

email: katie@cypressadventures.org  | call or text : 843-287-0008  

Youth Council mission

The Cypress Youth Council exists to create a safe environment where youth can express their creativity, feelings, and true colors. We strive to help everyone we can and encourage all so Cypress can expand into a place of hope, where one's life changes and youth set goals and take action to create something meaningful.

We are laying the foundation for future opportunities for young people in our community to grow and blossom into leaders that our societies need. We create youth-led fundraising projects/events that highlight our creativity and passions that will also provide real-world work experience and skill development towards helping our communities grow into far better places for future generations.

Who WE Are

We, the Cypress community, strive to create a unique environment. 

A place full of wonder, a place to express who we are and what we do. 

We are an ever changing council, one who shifts to fit the needs of our communities. 

We are imperfect, we falter, but we will never give up until we see our goal through. 

We inspire, we are us, and that is all we need to be. 

We strive to grow daily and hear every voice no matter how quiet. 

We stand strong hand in hand, we are strong, we are mighty, we are us. 

We stand with all our might, combining wisdom from all over to create an ideal council to be what the people need. 

To give hope of a brighter future.

We love all, we strive to accept all. 

We problem solve and create out of the box methods to address real life problems. 

We serve with open minds and create a place of peace and dreams. 

We are different and we do whatever we can to help whoever and whatever we can. 

We try, always try, and never stop.