The initial motivation for establishing the Baltimore City Youth Architectural Design Collaborative (BCYADC) came from one simple percentage: 2%. Black architects represent about two percent of all licensed architects (130,000), and Black women represent approximately 0.4% of architects, according to the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).

The BCYADC mission is to develop strategic partnerships and acquire shared technology and educational resources to identify, engage, educate and train high school youth who show an interest, understanding and passion for the field of Architecture and Design. BCYADC will further seek to serve African Americans and underserved Youth from Baltimore City educational programs who have yet to be exposed to basic architectural and design principles and serve as a pipeline to higher education/careers. The BCYADC will provide a pipeline of success, starting from high school, matriculating to college (Junior Architect) and culminating in (Architect in Training) professional training and apprentice activities required to become certified as Architects in the State of Maryland.

BCYADC seeks to change the tragic 0.2 registered Black Architects/youth one at a time.