PROGRAMS

To inspire... 

We exist to inspire kids in our community to dream big. In addition to being interesting, entertaining and educational, our programs offer a steady, supportive
​presence in the community.

We Care: Rooted

To provide youth (12-17 years old) a safe place for two hours a week. The youth can participate in a group that allows them to express and experience peer to peer conversation. Rooted will help the youth gather the necessary tools and social skills to function positively in their environment. They meet on Thursdays from 6-8 pm at our office 348 East Main St. We are so exited to have this positive, uplifting, and inspiring program to join us!

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Apply for ASC

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Digital Photography Club

Lead by international photojournalist Patrick Mitchell, this program is a six week course where students learn the basics of photography including camera mechanics, exposure, lighting and composition. Students go out in the field and get hands on experience with a camera, learning to use their unique perspective and capture what they find interesting. Our Photography Club culminates in an art show where we display student's work along side professional artists. 

Apply for Photo Club

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CIL Summer Camp

Our camp is Monday –  Friday and  provides breakfast and lunch for kids aged 6-18. Camp includes a variety of sports, educational, arts, and cultural activities. We keep it fun and interesting to inspire kids! Summer camp is free to participants. Contact us to learn more!
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Apply for summer camp

CIL Food Pantry
The CIL Food Pantry is held the third Tuesday of each month at the Whitney Young Park in St. Martins Village. Doors Open at 12 noon.

Community Inspired Lexington has instituted its Memorial Scholarship in Honor of ​​our co-founder, Mike Thomas, and his niece Kamaria Spaulding who we lost much too soon.
Applications are open from February 1st through April 15th. Instructions and link will be open during that time.
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Apply Now

Inspired by...

The kids we serve. You will be too! Volunteer to mentor at After School Club or lead a program where you share your skill or craft.

Volunteer

"I'm so grateful for the work you do. Your help with the young man and his family's moment of crisis was a beacon of light in a very hard-to-see time. It was proof there are good things to look forward to and good people doing good work.”

- R. English 

Copyright © 2014 – 2022, Community Inspired Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky 

email

[email protected]

phone

859-693-6436​

address

348 East Main St. 
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
​(Awesome Inc.)