URGENT - YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO SAVE ONE OF L.A.'S STRONGEST YOUTH CENTERS

 
From Youth Justice Coalition

WE ARE ASKING YOU TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE PICO YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER - ONE OF L.A.'S MOST POWERFUL, CREATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE YOUTH CENTERS.  PLEASE READ THE STATEMENT BELOW AND SIGN THE PETITION.

> Please sign a petition to help protect the Pico Youth and Family Center, a small grassroots organization that is working to transform the lives of young people of color and providing them with an alternative to the streets in Santa Monica. The organization is being targeted by a small group of officials in Santa Monica City Hall that are opposed to the organization’s model of transformation that includes youth leadership development, community organizing and advocacy. Please send this petition out to your list and help deliver a message to Santa Monica to preserve PYFC.
> Click here for the Petition to all of the City Council Members and the City Manager
> Go to this link for a news article with additional information

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