Since 1972, Progressive Youth Connection (formerly Center) has become one of the primary prevention agencies in the area, serving more than 4,000 youth, parents, and other community members each year. By providing violence prevention and character education programs, as well as counseling services and after school and summer programs, PYC is continually working to improve the lives of youth and their families.

Mission Statement
Progressive Youth Connection creates strong communities by generating deep learning experiences designed to keep kids safe while successfully dealing with life situations and allowing them to grow into productive adults.

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WHEN?
Saturday, August 8, 2009
1pm to 4pm

WHERE?
Tropicana Lanes
7960 Clayton Road
Richmond Heights, MO  63117

COST?
$300 per team (5 people)/ $65 per individual
Includes: 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental, food & drink (non-alcoholic)

Food Sponsor: Lenny's Sub Shops

For every team that participates, the money raised by the registration fees will go directly to our programs. For example, a $300 team registration fee can provide a one-lesson program about dating violence to 10 pregnant and parenting teens.

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PYC's Progressive Parenting workshops provide comprehensive information about many of the challenges that parents and families face including: effective discipline, communication, conflicts, motivation, and bullying. These sessions provide practical ways for parents to ensure that positive dynamics exist in their homes.

Progressive Youth Connection's Progressive Parenting Summer 2009 Workshops begin soon addressing Effective communication and discipline, working through conflict, motivating our child, and Bullying 101. These informative 1-hour workshops (Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00am) will be running the entire month of July at PYC's office. They are open to parents, caregivers, and educators.

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RECEIVE A TAX CREDIT UP TO 50 PERCENT OF YOUR DONATION TO PYC!
As a result of the State of Missouri's Youth Opportunities Program (Y.O.P.), you may be eligible to receive 50 cents back for every $1.00 you donate to Progressive Youth Connection. PYC was recently approved to receive the tax credits for 2009 through the Missouri Department of Economic Development, which administers the program. Y.O.P. is designed to broaden and strengthen opportunities for positive development in community life for youth, and to discourage criminal and violent behavior.

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Position Statement
Progressive Youth Connection implements prevention programs to help children develop the skills to make positive choices in life, while striving to promote a violence-free school environment to ensure academic and social success for children of all ages.

Privacy Policy
To view Progressive Youth Connection's privacy policy (PDF), please click here.

Stories of PYC's programs making a difference.

"In my 25 plus years as the counselor at Delmar Harvard School I have observed first hand the need for a program such as "Count To Ten", the anger management program offered by Progressive Youth Connections. Many of our students have not had opportunities to learn the skills necessary for effective conflict resolution. I know that these skills must be taught the same way academic skills are taught and reviewed multiple times. It is unreasonable to expect children to know the steps of conflict resolution if they have not been exposed to this information. Children need time to learn the material and practice using it in a classroom selling.

I often find myself sitting with two or more students after they have had a shouting match or a physical incident involving hitting, pushing or fighting and I find that even after they are calm and they have an adult working with them, they do not know strategies for dealing with their anger. Many students believe that the only way to solve a problem is to vent their feelings, posture, or get revenge.

It is important for all students to understand what the alternatives to these unproductive actions can be."

-Beth Brightfield, Counselor at Delmar Harvard Elementary School

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