WELCOME TO FYBY

For Youth By Youth offers a new community of healing and hope for young people suffering from chronic trauma. Our youth are in crisis due to experienced and witnessed violence in the home and on the streets.
 

DECONSTRUCTING "EXPOSURE"

Most of our program elements are designed to expose and deprogram the “stinkin’ thinkin ’” of the streets; we also believe that youth must be exposed to life “outside the HOOD.” As youth experience new and diverse opportunities and vantage points, their hopes and dreams flourish.

Throughout the year we host opportunities for young people to earn the right to accompany...

Most of our program elements are designed to expose and deprogram the “stinkin’ thinkin’” of the streets; we also believe that youth must be exposed to life “outside the HOOD.” As youth experience new and diverse opportunities and vantage points, their hopes and dreams flourish. Throughout the year we host opportunities for young people to earn the right to accompany our staff and volunteers to numerous adventures and occasions for exposure. Because we believe opportunity without preparation is a blueprint for failure, we enforce attainable requirements for each participating student. Examples of exposure events are as follows:

• After-School Programs

• Service Opportunities

• College Tours

• Community Building

• Young Life

• Traveling abroad

Impact

• Youth begin to dream again

• Take advantage of opportunities, internships, jobs,

• Interact with different cultures, communities, economic classes

• Youth are prepared for oppertunities

 GOALS

• Deprogram "Street/Violent" mentality
• Change Choice Making Paradigm
• Increase Graduation Rates - Goal: 100% of FYBY Community Graduate From High School. Class of 2007 Graduation rate: 80%
• Enable Post Graduation Employment - Goal: 100% Employment Rate
• Reduce Youth Recidivism in areas FYBY serves.
• Prepare Youth to Capitalize on Opportunities Given