Meet ESTACI's 2026 Young Leaders Scholarship Recipients ESTACI (Eastern Shore Training And Consulting, Inc.) is proud to announce the 2026 recipients of the Young Leaders Scholarship Award, sponsored by ESTACI's Empowering Women & Girls Initiative: Joyniah Gaskins, Armonie Reid, and Karma Robinson. Each will receive $2,500 toward their post-secondary education — bringing ESTACI's total scholarship investment in Eastern Shore students to $57,500 across 23 awards since 2016. This scholarship...

There are places on this earth where the past and present breathe together - where the land holds memory, where the air carries the echo of ancestors, and where community is not just a word but a living, breathing force. For ESTACI co-founders Gerald and Polly Boyd, St. Helena Island, South Carolina is exactly that kind of place. Having once lived and worked within the Gullah community in Beaufort and on St. Helena Island, the Boyds recently returned for the Original Gullah Festival in...

Mr & Mrs Boyd Celebrate the 2025 "Young Leaders" Scholarship awardees Eastern Shore Training And Consulting, Inc. (ESTACI) is excited to...