Changing the lives of youth

Join us as we are supporting youth through our after school and summer programs.  At CPY, youth are empowered to become leaders, celebrate differences, and encouraged to share their voice.  Our goal is to increase opportunities, while closing educational, economic and social gaps.  

CPY fills a critical gap for low-income families; our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing environment where youth can strengthen their personalities and develop educational and social skills. With generous support from our community, we have been able to provide a safe space, afterschool education, and low-cost enrichment for at-risk, low-income, majority BIPOC youth in the New Brighton-Mounds View area for the past 26years.

CPY’s Out-of-School Time programming truly benefits all youth participants from New Brighton and Mounds View. Providing a safe space and constructive time for lower-income youth to develop social-emotional skills leads to a safer and healthier community for all residents.

While CPY was originally formed to curb juvenile crime, over the past 26 years, we have changed the narrative in our community from one about preventing juvenile delinquency to one about holistically supporting every child in our community so they can thrive. This is critical not only to lower-income families, but all residents in the community who value a safe and healthy community where children are supported in their education and to achieve their aspirations. We know that when children are supported, our entire community benefits.