Coatesville Youth Initiative

Youth developmentcyi provides opportunities and support for Youth to engage ineducational, economic, character building, and service experiences.youth development programs include servicecorps, which is designed tobuild life, leadership and work-readiness skills, encourage meaningfulservice and promote civic engagement among 8th to 12th grade students; and camp quiet thunder, which is an environmental awareness and leadership development program for students in 4th to 6th grade to camp, hike and canoe along the brandywine river. These programs are funded by foundations and individual donors.

Family supportcyi provides programs and initiatives designed to strengthen the familyunit, reduce stress, enhance family functioning, and build healthyrelationships. Our mediation Initiative and parent cafe program providestructured meals and fun activities, offer parent peer support, andone-on-one support for families expressing concern about a Youth issue.

Preventioncyi fosters collaboration among community residents, Youth, areabusinesses, nonprofit and county agencies, youth-serving organizations,the Coatesville area school district and other educational entities toprevent and reduce substance abuse by educating, motivating andchanging the perceptions, attitudes and choices Youth and young adultsmake regarding alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. The prevention programsinclude communities that care, which is funded through the chestercounty department of drug and alcohol services, & drug free communitiesand stop act programs, which is federally funded through the whitehouse office of national drug control policy and administered throughthe substance administration mental health services administration.