YOUTHPLACES
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Mission Statement
YouthPlaces creates safe spaces and experiences to inspire young people to imagine, explore and design their futures.
About This Cause
For 25 years, YouthPlaces has been a leading agency on positive youth development in the Pittsburgh region's most vulnerable communities. Working alongside communities, residents, and schools to ensure that all youth have access, opportunity, and exposure to the best life they dream possible! In 1997, YP began as the brainchild of the Youth Crime Prevention council and ventured to have sites in neighborhoods and communities where few other agencies were willing to go, and 25 years later continues to do so. Throughout our history YP's footprint has been established in over 20 communities, has served over 16,000 young people supporting them through academic enrichment, mentoring, workforce development and college and career planning. YouthPlaces commitment to prepare our region’s most vulnerable youth for their futures is grounded in our YP H2O programming (Hobbies to Opportunities). This programming activates youth interest by utilizing their common hobbies and long-term interests through creative curriculum that supports their goals for their future. Through this model, we provide a variety of enrollment and drop-in based programs based on you(r) teen's interest and/or hobbies. Our service delivery is designed to build the social and emotional learning of young people no matter their background/circumstance. Your support will go towards keeping these programs, field trips, and activity FREE of charge to our region’s most vulnerable youth. YP LEADS: Teen leadership and advocacy development program designed to build skills and connect youth to regional leadership opportunities. YP PLAYS: Sports and recreational programs created in fun environments that enable youth to let off steam or build upon their in-school sports and recreation goals. YP TECH: workforce programs designed around the future of work for teens who are interested in obtaining jobs. YP FUTURES: College and career planning programs including college visits and a week long free college tour across the state of Pennsylvania. YP LEARNS: In-house project-based education and tutoring programs. YP MAKERS: Makerspace where teens are able to engage in creative expression and entrepreneurship; also includes a recording studio and podcasting/YouTube development programs.