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WEST COAST CENTER FOR VICTORIOUS YOUTH
WCC YOUTH
“Banking on our students, because they are a calculated success!”
The West Coast Center for Victorious Youth is a Bay Area non-profit 501(c)3 community services organization committed to providing alternative education in the areas of life skills, progressive training events, college preparation, career development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and technology to low-income and under-served youth.
We accomplish this through mentors, partnerships, workshops, community events, educational travel experiences and our Annual Youth Conference.
Most of our youth reside throughout the Bay Area counties of Contra Costa, San Francisco, Alameda, Napa and Solano.
SURVEY DATA COLLECTED FROM THE 5th Annual FINAncial Literacy CONFERENCE
[Areas where change was seen, after attending the WCC Youth Program]
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85% of youth who were awarded savings accounts maintained a positive balance to date.
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95% reported that West Coast Center provided them guidance and emotional support;
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89% started using non-violent methods to resolve conflicts and disagreements.
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Rise From The Ashes
By Lady Alisa R. Jackson
Most of us have experienced some sort of setback one time or another in life. Many people desire more out of life but for some it just seems impossible to get past their hang ups, recover from their hurts and change their belief system to allow them to progress into their future. If achieving goals were easy, everyone would do it quickly and without difficulty. Even if your vision is clear and you can articulate a detailed plan, there are always obstacles in the path. What makes one person reach their pinnacle of success while another stays stuck in the trenches as time keeps moving and nothing seems to change? Perhaps it is two major decisions - a decision to change their mind and a decision to take action!
We believe…
“People who grew up in difficult circumstances and yet are successful have one thing on common… at a critical junction in their early adolescence they had in their early adolescence they had a positive relationship with a caring adult.”
-Bill Clinton
