SAVE THE DATE!
Pico Youth & Family Center presents.
3rd Annual Art for Hearts Fundraiser
Friday, February 10, 2012 6 to 10pm
Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica
Silent Art Auction * Appetizers * Drinks * Live Jazz * Lots of Love
A fundraiser to support the arts and services for at risk youth in our
community.
For more information call (310) 396-7101
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Pico Youth & Family Center (PYFC), a non-profit organization in Santa Monica is committed to preventing youth violence. Through various services and caring staff support we bring hope to the lives of youth.We serve hundreds of youth annually, ages 16-24 who are most at risk, through case management, counseling, tutoring, job readiness training, leadership development, music, art and computer training. The PYFC is a positive alternative to the streets for many of Santa Monica's youth and young adults who seek guidance, support and service.
Studies have shown that youth violence prevention programs are most effective in the after school and evening hours. We need your help to keep the doors of educational and economic opportunity open for future generations. "Invest in your future support our youth"
To equip disenfranchised youth and their families with the leadership and advocacy skills needed to strengthen and sustain the community in which they live. To promote peace, unity, and social justice by modeling cooperation and advancing educational and economic oppurtunity. Through creative programs we will work to instill hope in our youth by engaging them in creating solutions to our community's problems.
Click here to download the current PYFC brochure
Pico Youth & Family Center
held its
The 4th Annual Hope & Unity Awards Banquet
June 11, 2011
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These music tracks were made by youth working in
The PYFC's Hip Hop Workshop program.
Track 1: PYFC Anthem
Track 2: "Si Se Puede" (Cesar
Chavez Tribute)
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — The murder of 20-year-old Richard Juarez Jr. as he left an art class at Virginia Park in November was a reminder that the threat from gangs persists in Santa Monica, despite decreasing violence in recent years.
Now, as City Hall faces possible cuts because of a projected budget deficit as high as $9 million, residents who live in the Pico Neighborhood are urging the City Council to continue to support programs aimed at keeping youth off the streets.
Despite afternoon rain, community leaders and Santa Monica High School students led a march from the Pico Youth & Family Center to City Hall on Tuesday to raise awareness about youth violence and at-risk youth, issues that organizers of the event said get too little attention in Santa Monica.
“Our goal is to remind the city that this continues to be an ongoing crisis and we need a sustainable solution,” said Oscar de la Torre, the center’s director and a member of the school board. Read more..
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