| 2000 |
• Founded by Vickie Madison. First Site established at Woodside High School, Newport News |
| 2001 |
Annual Youth Service Systems Forum
• 2001 Asset Builders Award, Peninsula Asset Builders Coalition |
| 2002 |
• From EGC's first graduating class of 19 members in 2002, 13 members attended college, eight received under-graduate degrees; four of the eight are pursuing graduate degrees. |
| 2003 |
• Awarded an evaluation grant for $15,000 from the Virginia Governor's Office of Substance Abuse Prevention |
| 2004 |
• Outstanding Youth Program in the Greater Peninsula Area (VA), 25th Annual Youth Service Systems Forum |
| 2005 |
• Received 501(c)(3) Nonprofit tax status
• Selected as the Signature Project of the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Inc.
• Outstanding Asset Builder for An Organization, Newport News Commission on Youth
• Began first South Hampton Roads (VA) Site, River Crest Community Center |
| 2006 |
• Our 3rd Site Established at Lafayette-Winona Middle School
• Became a United Way Write-in Organization
• Salty Sister Award by Mothers Raising Sons and Virginia Male
Adolescent Network |
| 2007 |
• Our 4th Site Established at Passage Middle School
• Selected as a Combined Federal Campaign Organization
• Making A Contribution (MAC) Award, LEAD Hampton Roads |
| 2008 |
• Our 5th Site Established at Huntington Middle School
• Selected as a Combined Federal Campaign Organization
• Making A Contribution (MAC) Award, LEAD Hampton Roads |
| 2009 |
• Our 6th Site Established at Churchland High School
• Making a Difference for Women, Soroptimist International Hampton Roads
• Outstanding Volunteer Award, City of Chesapeake Parks and
Recreation |
| 2011 |
• Community Service Award, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) |
| 2013 |
• WEGC established at Hampton University
• Divine Nine Community Service Award, South Hampton Roads Area Pan Hellenic Council (SHARPC) |
| 2014 |
• EGC establishes a site at Williams Family Recreation Center |
| 2016 |
• Unity Award, Garden of Hope Foundation |
| 2017 |
• Stiletto Award, Walk In It, Inc. |
| 2018 |
• Oni Award, International Black Women’s Congress |
| 2019 |
• Women of Distinction Award, YWCA of South Hampton Roads |
| 2024 |
• Family Foundations Honoree, Omega Chapter, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.
• Health Care Hero, Inside Business |
