Jenkins Youth and Family Village

10/10/2026

✨ MEET THE JENKINS LEGACY ICONS! ✨

Join us as we celebrate six extraordinary honorees whose service, leadership, and impact embody the enduring legacy of Jenkins Youth & Family Village! 🏆💛

🌟 Lonnie Hamilton III – Jenkins Legacy Award

🌟 Joanna Martin-Carrington – Jenkins Lifetime Service Award

🌟 Augustus “Obie” Morant – The Cultural Legacy Award

🌟 Latisha Vaughn & Audrey Lane, Educate843 E3 Foundation – The Community Champion Award

🌟 Akua Page – The Next Generation Award

📅 November 13–14, 2026
🎶 Friday: Legacy Celebration Gala | Saturday: Jazz Legacy Concert

Celebrate our history. Honor our legends. Invest in our future!

🎟️ Tickets & event details: www.jenkinsoas.org/legacy-celebration

10/10/2026

💚 **Every young person deserves to feel seen, heard, and supported.**

On **World Mental Health Day**, we’re reminded that helping young people thrive means caring about the whole person—not only what they achieve, but how they feel along the way.

A listening ear. A trusted mentor. A safe space to learn and grow. A community that reminds them they are not alone.

These moments of support matter.

As we continue our **Journey to Legacy**, we recognize that investing in the next generation also means helping create environments where young people can grow with confidence, connection, and care.

💚 **Today, and every day, mental health matters.**

10/10/2026

🎷✨ THE JENKINS LEGACY CELEBRATION: A WEEKEND OF LEGACY, JAZZ & COMMUNITY! ✨🎷

Join Jenkins Youth & Family Village on November 13–14, 2026, in Charleston, SC, for an unforgettable celebration honoring our rich history while investing in the future of our youth and families!

🌟 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 7:00 PM
Legacy Gala featuring two-time Grammy-nominated trumpeter Charlton Singleton, with Mistress of Ceremonies Carolyn Murray WCBD TV and keynote speaker Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., renowned civil rights leader and community advocate.

🎶 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 | 5:00 PM
Jazz Legacy Concert featuring the incredible Jenkins House Band!

This is more than a celebration—it’s a commitment to preserving the extraordinary legacy of Jenkins Orphanage while creating opportunities for the next generation.

❤️ Celebrate our past. Invest in our future. Keep the legacy alive!

🎟️ Tickets, sponsorship opportunities, and event details:
👉 https://www.jenkinsoas.org/legacy-celebration

Share this post, invite your network, and join us for a powerful weekend of music, community, philanthropy, and lasting impact!

10/09/2026

🎷 **From Charleston to the World**

The sound of Jenkins didn’t stay in Charleston.

Through the historic **Jenkins Orphanage Band**, generations of young musicians carried their talent, discipline, and distinctive sound to audiences far beyond the Lowcountry—helping place Jenkins within a much larger musical story.

Every performance carried a piece of Charleston with it. Every journey added another chapter to the Jenkins legacy.

More than music, it became a story of **opportunity, excellence, and possibility**—one that continues to resonate generations later.

🌍 From Charleston to the world, **the legacy plays on.**

10/08/2026

💜 **Two days. Generations of legacy. One special weekend.**

This November, we’re bringing together history, community, and jazz for the **Jenkins Legacy Celebration.**

✨ **November 13 at 7 PM — Legacy Gala**
🎷 **November 14 at 5 PM — Jazz Legacy Concert featuring Charlton Singleton**

Come celebrate the story of Jenkins—and be part of what comes next.

🎟️ **Don’t wait—reserve your place for Legacy Weekend today!**
Visit **www.jenkinsoas.org/legacy-celebration** to purchase your tickets and join us November 13–14.

Join Jenkins Youth & Family Village for the Jenkins Legacy Celebration, November 13–14, 2026, featuring a gala, jazz, legacy, and community.

10/08/2026

🦪 Jenkins Youth & Family Village is proud to host Shuckin’ for Scholars! 🎶

Join us and Charleston Education Partners for a special Lowcountry evening supporting student success through live music, oysters, food, and community!

📅 November 7, 2026 | 3–7 PM
📍 Jenkins Youth & Family Village
🎟️ Tickets: $65
https://coastal.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=9548

Come celebrate education and help create brighter futures for Charleston students!

10/07/2026

💜 **What We Leave Behind**

Legacy isn’t only what we accomplish. Sometimes, it’s what we pour into someone else.

A lesson they never forget.
Encouragement at the right moment.
An opportunity that changes their direction.
A belief in them that eventually becomes belief in themselves.

What we invest in others can continue long after the moment has passed.

As we continue our **Journey to Legacy**, take a moment to think about someone who helped shape yours.

**Tag them below and let them know their influence became part of your story.** 💜

10/06/2026

💜 **More Than a Building**

Jenkins is more than a building. It is a legacy carried through generations.

It lives in the **lessons taught, music shared, opportunities created, and lives touched** along the way.

It lives in every young person encouraged to discover what is possible, every educator and mentor who chose to pour into them, and every member of the community who believed in the mission.

Buildings hold history. **People carry it forward.**

And as long as the mission continues to shape lives, **the legacy continues.** 🌳

10/05/2026

Great visit with Ermitt "Mr. Blues" Williams, Jazz / Blues Vocalist today. I always get a Jazz history lesson every time. Stay tuned for an upcoming performance!