OUR WORK
Vision: Every child will have access to high-quality youth sports activities grounded in the principles of positive youth development.
Mission: To dramatically enhance the capacity of youth-serving organizations in Philadelphia to provide high quality, sports-based youth development programs to children in every community.
STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONS
By delivering support services both “on and off the field”, PYSC works to enhance the capacity of Philadelphia’s sports-based youth development organizations to provide high-quality services at a scale commensurate with community need.
BUILDING A MOVEMENT
PYSC works to build collaborations, partnerships, and have a system-wide impact to advance and sustain the sports-based youth development sector in Philadelphia.
ADVOCACY
PYSC measures the impact of programming, working to demonstrate outcomes that will influence and drive favorable public policy for the sports-based youth development sector.
MEMBERSHIP
Sports-based youth development organizations, other youth services organizations, school systems, public departments, and researchers are important partners who have joined us in the important discussion of how to best serve Philadelphia’s young people.
RESOURCES
PYSC is constantly learning more about the impact of sports-based youth development. The ongoing research, partnership development, and networking that PYSC conducts serves to infuse the Philadelphia SBYD sector with knowledge and opportunities that make it healthier and more sustainable.
NATIONAL MODELS
A relatively new area of theory and practice, sports-based youth development is a rapidly growing field. By understanding and working with the national leaders in the field, PYSC translates that knowledge into actionable steps to support Philadelphia’s SBYD sector.
LINKS
PYSC’s library of websites, research studies, networking opportunities, and other useful information related to sports-based youth development.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
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News
PYSC Honored at US Open Squash Championships
October 19, 2018SquashSmarts presented the 2018 Distinguished Youth Service Award to Beth Devine, Executive Director of PYSC, and Ann Marie and Terry Horner of the Horner Foundation on October 8th at the US.Read More