The Young Professionals of Mobile (YP of MOB) is a private young professional organization. YP of MOB is a community of professionals who are between the ages of 21 to 40 across the Mobile region. Our mission is to foster relationship-building, career development, and civic involvement among young professionals. YP of MOB is launching its Board Readiness Program, which aims to shape how young professionals in Mobile partake in civic leadership and meaningfully engage with the community outside of their involvement in YP of MOB.

The YP of MOB Board Readiness Program exposes members to a diverse group of nonprofits over a calendar year. Through the program, the selected members are invited to sit on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization for the year in an ex-officio, non-voting role. We hope that, through the YP of MOB Board Readiness Program, members will observe and learn about effective leadership from the executive directors and the board members. We also want the members to become involved with the specific organization as volunteers and continue to champion their mission.

2025 Participating Nonprofits

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Gulf Coast (BBBSCGC)
  • Nonprofit Type: Youth Development
  • They are the largest one-to-one mentoring organization in south Alabama and Mississippi serving over 600 children and a minimum of 1,800 people annually across seven counties. Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama
  • Nonprofit Type: Youth Development
  • The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama (BGCSA) is a youth development organization that focuses on youth ages 6-18. Through intentional partnership and dynamic programming, BGCSA aims to transform the social and economic landscape of our communities, one child at a time. We do this by serving youth where they learn, play, and worship and building meaningful relationships that will help them effectively navigate into adulthood.
• Boy Scouts of America, Mobile Area Council
  • Nonprofit Type: Human Services
  • The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
• Community Foundation of South Alabama
  • Nonprofit Type: Philanthropy
  • The Community Foundation of South Alabama assembles and directs philanthropic assets to make southwest Alabama a better place. We are committed to acting with integrity with all of our partners, and to be equitable, inclusive, and transparent in all we do. We are passionate about developing long-term, sustainable relationships based on mutual respect and trust to create measurable impact in our communities.
• Distinguished Young Women
  • Nonprofit Type: Youth Development
  • Distinguished Young Women is a scholarship program that inspires high school girls to develop their full, individual potential through a fun transformative experience that culminates in a celebratory showcase of their accomplishments.
• Downtown Mobile Alliance
  • Nonprofit Type: Business Membership
  • The Downtown Mobile Alliance is a non-profit organization established to facilitate the work of the Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation and Main Street Mobile, Inc. Established in August 2006, the Alliance is a membership organization that exists to support the redevelopment of Downtown Mobile through marketing, advocacy and the management of Business Improvement District services.
• Drug Education Council
  • Nonprofit Type: Private/Educational 
  • The Drug Education Council is to promote healthy choices by helping to impact the hearts and minds of individuals and families and by working to change the community narrative when it comes to substance use disorder and addiction. The agency provides substance misuse education, presentation, and recovery support services in 7 counties in the southern portion of Alabama.
• Dwell Mobile
  • Nonprofit Type: Human Services
  • Dwell Mobile is about cultivating opportunities for resettled refugees. Our mission is to provide resettled refugee families practical support in their new life, meaningful relationships with new neighbors, and opportunities to develop a better future. We have a vision to see Mobile as a city where resettled refugee families find their home and community.
• Family Promise of Coastal Alabama
  • Nonprofit Type: Homeless Service
  • The mission of Family Promise of Coastal Alabama is to provide temporary shelter, related services, and nurturing support to families as they work to achieve and sustain independence.
• Fostering Together Gulf Coast
  • Nonprofit Type: Human Services
  • Fostering Together helps children in foster care, as well as foster and adoptive families. We have a resource center where families can get clothing, training, and support on their journey.
• Fuse Project
  • Nonprofit Type: Children/Community
  • Fuse Project is dedicated to providing the spark for innovation, funding, and implementation of projects benefiting children. We are currently geographically focused on the Avenue community. In partnership with the Historic Avenue Foundation, we continue to make investments in mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college/career education, and community wellness.
• Mobile Arts Council
  • Nonprofit Type: Arts and Cultural
  • Mobile Arts Council's mission is to enrich the quality of life in the Mobile area through increasing accessibility to the arts and promoting a vibrant cultural community.
• Mobile Chamber
  • Nonprofit Type: Business Membership
  • The Mobile Chamber is the leading catalyst for economic expansion in the Mobile area, building more opportunity and an enhanced quality of life for all citizens and serving as a proactive change agent for business needs to drive regional economic prosperity.
• Partners for Environmental Progress (PEP)
  • Nonprofit Type: Environmental
  • Partners for Environmental Progress (PEP) is a coalition of business and education leaders who share the vision of applying science-based environmental best practices to business and community issues.
• Penelope House
  • Nonprofit Type: Social Services
  • Penelope House provides emergency shelter and many services to victims of domestic violence and their children in Mobile, Washington, Clarke, and Choctaw counties.
• Rebuilding Together of South Alabama
  • Nonprofit Type: Home Revitalization 
  • Rebuilding Together of South Alabama supports local homeowners with free critical home repairs. They serve veterans, seniors, and the disabled to ensure they have safe and healthy housing.
• Victory Health Partners
  • Nonprofit Type: Medical
  • Victory Health Partners is a non-profit medical practice providing a full continuum of healthcare for low to moderate income, uninsured adults throughout the Gulf Coast. Victory partners with hundreds of medical providers who provide care ranging from primary care, specialty care, mental health, social work, and other partners who assist with our patients' healing.

Requirements

• An active 2025 Young Professionals of Mobile member. Click here to renew your membership or join us today.
• Attach your resume and one recommendation letter to this application or email them to Abbey Huguley, ahuguley@mobilechamber.com before January 24th.
• Commitment to attend all board meetings for the 2025 year.
• Willingness to volunteer with the organization and become more engaged with its mission.

Applications will close on January 24, 2025. If you have any questions before then, don't hesitate to reach out to Abbey Huguley, ahuguley@mobilechamber.com.