Multicultural Youth Empowerment Program
The Multicultural Youth Empowerment Prevention Program targets youth and assists them with healthy development, school achievement, and gang prevention. The program serves both male and female youth that are between the ages 12 and 17 years old. Primary services include tutoring, conflict resolution, and leadership building.

This project is designed to prevent alcohol, tobacco and drug usage among youth while empowering them to take responsibility for their lives. The Program also teaches community organization skills to youth.

Program Objectives...
To improve the sense of self-worth and self-esteem
To increase the knowledge about Alcohol and Other Drug use and the consequences
To improve life skills
To develop leadership skills
To decrease gang or gang related activities and associations
To improve the functioning of families
To increase community awareness and promote involvement

Drug Prevention & Education Services
PCS Castle provides primary prevention and education services encompassing a broad range of affective and cognitive strategies designed to reduce the probability of drug use or abuse prior to its occurrence.

Drug prevention and education seminars and workshops are conducted with local schools in order to educate and inform youth of the causes and effects of drug use and to assist them in self-esteem building, values clarification, decision making, problem solving and other appropriate aspects of a young person's life.

Referrals provided for the following services
- Early Intervention (Drug Use/Gang Activity)
- Mentoring/Tutoring/Adult Role Models
- Mental Health Treatment
- Work Experience/Training/Skills Building
- Substance Abuse Treatment

For additional information, please contact the
Ron Ford, Program Coordinator at (323) 732-9124

Neighborhood Action Program For Youth Offenders
This program provides  a system of family focused services to juveniles involved in the criminal justice system. Our intent is to strengthen the family unit and enhance the level of functioning and cohesion of all family members. In addition, the program serves to prevent youth from further involvement in the criminal justice/legal system.

Further significant goals include improving grades and school attendance and enhancing the youth's self-esteem by promoting their involvement in the family, community, treatment, and recreational activities.

The responsibility for establishing a well-functioning family lies with all members of the family unit and is based upon a program of self-disclosure, self-examination, sharing, trust, openness, commitment, and a willingness to participate. Qualified staff guides the youth and their families through this process utilizing the following services:

- Individual/Family/Group Psychotherapy and Counseling
- Mentoring/Tutoring/Adult Role Models
- Intensive Case Management Services
- Anger Management Skills/Conflict Resolution
- Positive Parenting Training
- Transportation Assistance
- Legal/Medical/Mental Health Assistance and Referrals
- Other Services as needed

How our Program Benefits the Community
- Reduction of criminal/gang activity
- Enhanced family structure for increased security for all members
- Economic vitality of families and the community
- Reduction in juvenile crime
- Enhanced productivity of citizens and community members
- Improved School Performance
- Increased business support of community projects
- Increased enrollment in college for high school graduates

How the Program Assists Youth and Their Families
- Changing the direction of dysfunctional family life
- Encouraging the family to set goals for their future
- Reduction in incident of domestic violence and child abuse
- Reduced criminal behavior, gang affiliation, and incarceration
- Empowering the family to become self-sufficient
- Enhanced family communication
- Increased family participation in school

For additional information, please contact
Keith Parker at (323) 846-1560