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1970

Our roots CYC was established in 1970 to address the problems of juvenile delinquency and gang violence in San Francisco Chinatown by providing young men with alternatives and access to legitimate means to achieve their aspirations and independence.

1970’s – It became apparent that due to a growing population, that the Youth Center had outgrown their existing facility, and the Youth Center Board of Directors began looking for another site.

1971

1971 – Original Youth Center building is sold and made into office buildings.

1972

1972 – The Youth Center signed a land lease agreement with the City of Los Alamitos was signed, initiating dreams of a new larger Youth Center.

Six years before Youth Services was founded in 1972, citizen groups in Windham County were already discussing their concerns surrounding the growing problems of area youth.

1972 Youth Services Commission incorporated.

1973

1973 – Negotiations began between the City of Los Alamitos and Youth Center in an effort to reach a joint powers agreement for construction of a multi-use recreation center.

1975

1975 Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s premiere mentoring program, joins the agency.

1976

Responding to an increase in overdose cases among Asian youth, CYC implemented a drug education and prevention program in 1976.

1976 – Plans were made for opening the new Youth Center at the present Los Alamitos Community Center on Oak Street.

1978

1978 – The Youth Center began bingo games as an effort raise funding in order to strengthen its’ programs and community services.

1979

1979 – The Los Alamitos Community Center and Oak gym were completed.

1979 Court Diversion Program formally established under Vermont’s Attorney General.

1980

1980’s – Seven Youth Center teenagers take off to deliver singing valentines to the first 15 recipients for $4 each.

1982

1982 Youth Services joins the Vermont Coalition of Runaway Youth Programs.

1984

1984 – The first director for the Youth Center is hired.

1986

1986 With expansion of programs, Youth Services relocates to a larger office at 32 Walnut Street.

1987

Leading change In 1987, CYC lobbied to have Federal Office of Substance Abuse Prevention fund the Asian Youth Abuse Program (AYSAP), a multiethnic Asian consortium dealing with substance abuse in our communities.

1990

1990’s –Oak Middle School is closed due to shrinking enrollment.

1990 Created a ninth Diversion Board to serve offenders in the Wilmington and Dover areas.

1991

Pathways to employment Recognizing the need to provide an alternative to delinquent activities for adolescents, CYC added an employment component in 1991 when it merged with Directions, a city-wide job readiness training and youth employment program.

1992

1992 Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition formed to help prevent substance abuse among teens.

1993

In 1993, the Youth Center had its’ first half-day Summer Camp at Rossmoor Park.

1995

1995 – Oak Middle School reopens and, with it, a free afterschool program at the Youth Center was born, populated with more than 100 children daily.

1996

1996 – Establishment of full-day Summer Day Camp at Rossmoor Park.

1997

1997 – The first Community Support Campaign was launched with an established goal of raising $50,000.

1998

1998 – The Youth Center expands its Afterschool Music Program to every elementary school campus within Los Alamitos School District.

1999

1999 – The Youth Center, with the support of Ganahl Lumber Company, establishes the annual sale of Christmas Trees.

2000

Computer Clubhouse In 2000, CYC partnered with Boston’s Museum of Science to start the Computer Clubhouse where students could come after school to work on projects with state-of-the-art technology and receive technology training.

2000 Satellite office opened at Parks Place Community Center in Bellows Falls.

2003

2003 Big Brothers Big Sisters expands to Deerfield and West River Valleys, Bellows Falls.

2005

2005 – The Youth Center’s After School Elementary Music Program was expanded to include all elementary school grades K-5th.

2006

2006 – Youth Center opens up for elementary school children, while serving middle schoolers in the community.

2006 H.E.Y.! Help Empower Youth promotes teen assets development and adult attitude shift.

2007

2007 – Youth Center Teen Camp was launched with RSCD partnership.

2007 Bellows Falls families with at-risk teens “wrapped” in services through weekly home visits.

2008

2008 Summer employment project piloted for six-weeks in Bellows Falls with agricultural focus.

2009

2009 Conducted The Listening Project: Giving Voice to Adolescent Youth Living in Difficult Circumstances.

2011

Bayview Branch Office OpenedIn September 2011, CYC opened its branch office in the Bayview-Hunters Point to provide culturally competent and linguistically acceptable resources to the neighborhood’s significant Asian population.

2011 Pregnant and parenting teens matched with mentors, Young Mom’s Group forms

2012

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the New York City region with a wind-driven surge of water abetted by a full-moon high tide that pushed water levels to unprecedented heights.

2012 Career development mentoring lends extra support to high school students through RAMP

2013

2013 Youth shelters for homeless and transitional youth opens doors in Brattleboro and Bellows Falls.

2014

2014 – The Youth Center holds their first Leadership Academy.

2014 – The Youth Center holds their first A Night Among the Stars Awards Ceremony, recognizing local philanthropic youth for their volunteer work.

2015

2015 – New Program R.A.S.C.A.L.S was launched with RSCD partnership.

2015 Restorative Justice expansion adds pre-trial services, supervised visitation and driver’s license suspension programs, serving adults and young adults.

2017

2017 Big Brothers Big Sisters program becomes stand-alone VT non-profit.

2018

2018 – The Youth Center reaches 1 million hours of service to youth in local community.

2018 – The Youth Center gets recognized as a Top Rated Nonprofit by Great Nonprofits (7 years in a row) and receives a Platinum Seal by GuideStar.

2018 Clinical services expand to include substance misuse treatment and outreach.

2019

2019 – The Youth Center celebrates 30th year collaboration with the LAUSD in offering instrumental music instruction to elementary students.

2019 – New after school R.A.S.C.A.L.S. location opens with the Rossmoor Community Service partnership.

2019 Youth-led screen-printing business, DemoGraphix launched with high interest.

2020

50th AnniversaryIn 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, CYC celebrated its 50th anniversary with a renewed and evergreen commitment to giving every youth a chance to shine.

2020 – The Youth Center wins top place in UCLA Social Enterprise Academy and announces new program SHARK After School Adventures.

2020 – The Youth Center gets shutdown due to COVID19 and cancels fundraising events.

2020 Work Today piloted as low-barrier, easy access jobs program to address unmet need for people with significant barriers to employment and extreme poverty in Brattleboro.

2021

A new home In 2021, CYC announced a campaign for our new Richmond Community Hub that expands education and employment opportunities to young people, low income adults and older adults in Richmond district.

2021 – The Youth Center continues to keep programs open for children and plans for the first socially distanced experience event.

2021 Brattleboro Community Justice Center merges with Youth Services’ Restorative Justice programs.

2022

2022 Youth Services celebrates 50 years of serving Windham County communities with innovative and relationship-based programs that are a catalyst for change.

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