The mission of Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) is to enhance the quality of life for Boston residents by partnering with community center councils, agencies and businesses to support children, youth, individuals and families. BCYF accomplishes its mission through a wide range of comprehensive programs and services according to neighborhood needs.

• FY09 Quarter 4 Performance Report 
• FY09 Quarter 3 Performance Report 
• FY09 Quarter 2 Performance Report 
• FY09 Quarter 1 Performance Report 
• Detailed FY09 Budget Information 

• As the result of both seasonal trends and increased community outreach, Community Center visits were up by 6.5 percent (or by 44,688 visits) in Q4 versus Q3. As BCYF ramps up for summer, there is a general increase in pool visits due to the warm weather, but the department's marketing efforts also expand in order to promote summer camps and other events that fall under the Boston Recreational Opportunities for City KidS (or R.O.C.K.S!!!) summer initiative. These increased efforts, in part, lead to an increase in Community Center visits.
• BCYF has been focused on maximizing the impact of youth development and resource events by increasing the number and variety of opportunities, but convening smaller groups of participants. With these smaller groups of youth and families, BCYF has experienced a greater chance of influencing behaviors, teaching life skills and creating positive development opportunities.
• Citywide youth development activities more than doubled in Q4 compared to Q3, with a corresponding increase in participants of 25 percent. As noted last quarter and continuing to trend upward, one of the central components of BCYF's Streetworker program is connecting youth with positive youth development opportunities. Youth development activities include but are not limited to skate nights, baseball games, resume writing workshops, and teen dances. With the onset of warm weather, and the increased presence of Streetworkers in targeted neighborhoods, BCYF has been able to connect more youth with these types of opportunities that promote positive behaviors and choices.
• BCYF's Streetworker program continued to increase the number of youth reached (up 9 percent in Q4 vs. Q3) and the number of youth and families referred for services (up 43 percent in Q4 vs. Q3). In the coming months of FY10, BCYF expects to see these outreach and referral levels continue to increase as the new cohort of Streetworkers hired in the spring forge new relationships in their targeted communities.

Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) provides accessible programs, services and resources for Boston residents of all ages through its 46 facilities, with 21 pools and one beach. BCYF community centers offer programming for all ages that includes childcare, after-school, alternative education, computer instruction, preschool, youth leadership and skill development programs, adult education, senior programs, Camp Joy, sports, fitness and recreation and the Streetworker program. BCYF collaborates with other City departments and community partners, including community center local site councils, to enhance the provision of service and leverage additional resources to better serve Boston's children, youth and families.

• To provide outreach, intervention, support, and referral services for youth.
• To provide quality educational, enriching and enjoyable programs.
• To support health and wellness through community center sports, fitness, and recreation programming.
• To provide safe and accessible facilities that are neighborhood hubs for information, activities, and services.

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