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Santa Monica , Ca- PYFC will host its 1 st Annual International Wombyn/Women’s Day: Planting the Seeds of Resistance on Friday, March 8, 2013 from 5pm to 10pm at the Pico Youth & Family Center (PYFC). Those interested in supporting female empowerment through art, music, culture, and in advancing social justice are invited to attend. Through a 1000 people march for peace, the PYFC was born. Since 2002, the PICO YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER (PYFC), a non-profit organization, has served hundreds of at-risk youth on the Westside by providing much needed case management, counseling, tutoring, computer training, job readiness preparation, and music production training.  PYFC targets youth ages 16-24 that are most at risk – including those who are failing academically, not in school, or on probation. The PYFC is a positive alternative to the streets for many of Santa Monica's youth and young adults who seek guidance, support and service. Our mis...

  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 ...