Konscious Youth Development and Service [KYDS], a local nonprofit that primarily works to help the area’s youth travel the terrain of living in an urban neighborhood, is the brainchild of Monmouth University graduates Mychal Mills and Rodney Salomon. Be it poverty, crime, gangs, drug abuse or alcoholism, the pair quietly took a holistic approach by […]

The Danny Clinch Transparent is once again partnering with Konscious Youth Development & Service [KYDS] for a fundraising night of music and spoken word. This time around the event will support KYDS’ free Journey Summer Program for area youth. Stringbean Blues, Jamie Coppa, Chris Rockwell, and Sandy Mack are among those headlining the 5:30 pm […]

Rodney Salomon and Mychal Mills [shown in feature photo] set out with one goal in mind – to help the area’s youth make better choices during times of stress. The Monmouth University graduates, who had separately embraced a holistic lifestyle, came together to form Konscious Youth Development and Service [KYDS]. They began a few years back with […]

A couple local legends, burgeoning talents and performing artists from across the Garden State turned out Saturday night for KYDS Soulful Showcase benefit at Danny Clinch Transparent gallery in The Asbury on Fifth Avenue. “Thank you for welcoming me,” local blues man Stringbean said before performing a couple folk and reggae based songs. The event […]

Konscious Youth Development & Service [KYDS] and the Danny Clinch Transparent gallery are pairing up to present a Saturday Soul Showcase at The Asbury, located at 210 Fifth Ave in Asbury Park. The free event will be filled with creative expressions of music, poetry, singing and other forms of art, KYDS co founder Mychal Mills […]

Three teams of budding entrepreneurs went before a panel of local sharks last week to pitch for investment in products they hope to debut at the Made in Monmouth event on Saturday at Monmouth University. The budding entrepreneurs are 7th and 8th graders participating in the 15-week Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] program founded […]

The Asbury Park Recreation Department is now accepting proposal applications from agencies and organizations interested in administering programs for city residents and youth. Currently, there are close to 20 Recreation Department funded programs offered to city residents and youth throughout the year, Director Leesha Floyd said. Those programs include athletic, life skills training, library, Lakehouse […]

Konscious Youth Development and Service [KYDS] has quickly established itself as a city staple, growing its holistic youth programs organically. In the two years since Monmouth University graduates Mychal Mills, 29, of Neptune [below left] and Rodney Salomon, 29, of Marlboro [below right], launched the nonprofit’s open mic night entitled ‘One Mic One Soul’ at Kula […]

KYDS Mindful Meditation & Open Mic Konscious Youth Development & Services will host Super Moon Monday Meditation and Sound Healing, open to all ages, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Monday at Kula Café [1201 Springwood Ave]. On Saturday their One Soul Open Mic kicks off at 6:30 p.m. but join them 5:40 p.m. for a […]

The Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] Program returns this year under the guidance of Konscious Youth Development and Services. Kicking off its third year on Nov. 12, the program has drawn the interest of a record number of middle students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Hope […]