"It's great you guys are educating people--keep up the awesome work!"
"I wish everyone could be educated this way- about the pressures of being a teenager" |
About Us
The Center for Youth is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to
enhance the health of young people and help them address the challenges in their lives. We carry out our work through education, skill building and mentoring.
CFY has conducted health education and youth development programs to over 50,000 young people in the past 16 years. During this time, CFY has been able to change the course of many young peoples' lives: increasing their self-esteem and resiliency, and providing them with the knowledge and tools to life healthy lives, plan for a career and for a healthy future.
Our Programs offer youth information and opportunities to make healthy decisions that impact their physical, emotional and social health as well as their academic success. They develop skills and practice strategies to reduce and avoid risk-taking behaviors, make behavior changes, and engage in positive healthy activities.
CFY conducts programs and discussion groups on adolescent health issues, including: relationships, sexual health and decision-making, pregnancy/STD/HIV prevention, drugs and alcohol, social justice and respect, violence prevention, nutrition and physical activities, accessing healthcare and counseling services.
Our Peer Educator Trainings increase knowledge, self-confidence and skills to conduct health education sessions and share this information with peers and family members.
Over the past 16 years, CFY's peer educator and peer health advocate trainings have consistently increased self confidence, enhanced communication skills, impacted health behaviors, and provided career development and lifelong skills for young people.
Evaluations of CFY's programs demonstrate a strong track record of developing and conducting programs that make a profound impact on the health and lives of young people. More information is provided in Evaluations section.
Staff: The diverse staff at The Center for Youth have an extraordinary range of expertise and a keen understanding of the most effective strategies for enhancing positive health-related behaviors and skills as well as addressing the challenges faced by young people.
CFY has received feedback such as the following from young people themselves:
- "You are saving lives"
- "This is a program on how to educate for Life"
- "This experience has given me the opportunity to work with my peers and make a real difference in their lives…maybe even save a life
- "I have changed my own high risk behaviors from this training experience"
|
|
