Santina Fryer – Baxley, Georgia

Santina Fryer is Founder of GLAM (Girls Leading Advocating and Mentoring) and GENTS (Guys Engaged Now to Succeed), both Mentoring and Youth Leadership Programs whose mission is to help youth DREAM, BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE. Many of these students come from poverty and broken homes but GENTS and GLAM gives them an outlet to dream and prepare for more. Santina provides college tours, leadership sessions, educational events and tutoring. She has changed the lives of over 80 students and worked two jobs to get it done. She has been allowed to run this group mentoring program within the Appling County School District. She also founded the Southeast GA Youth Coalition, comprised of youth serving organizations from 10 counties to impact youth in rural Georgia.