Family Youth Enrichment Community Development Center

Sandra Cameron
Education Director

Family Youth Enrichment Community Development Center

Jerry Ann Wheaton
Founder/President

845 W. Bartlett Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
Email: FYEC2010@hotmail.com
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 270984
Las Vegas, Nevada 89127
Telephone: 702.378.0770

COMMUNITY PLANS

The family Youth Enrichment Community Development Center is a non-profit community based organization serving the Las Vegas community.

Our purpose is to enhance and improve the quality of life for children, teens, seniors and leaders in our community. Based upon our strategic plan, we are focused on addressing two major issues:

  • Education & Awareness: After School/Summer Youth Programs, Health Fair, Mentoring Program, GED Preparation, Proficiency Examination Preparation, Turtoring Program
  • Community Outreach Referral: Family support of basic needs: utilities, food, clothing and affordable rental housing.

WE BELIEVE THAT IMPROVED EDUCATION IS THE BEDROCK FOR EVERYTHING WE DO.

OUR COMMUNITY

Our community is located in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas area and surrounded by three public elementary schools and one charter school.
The total population of these areas represents 26,414 residents and who are among the most impoverished of the county. These demographics support our community's focus on children, teens, seniors and leaders:

  • 34%+ of the residents live in single-parent households;
  • 41% have children 18 years of age and under;
  • 23% of the households are composed of individuals 65+ years of age;

OUR CORE VALUES

  • Our constituents are our bosses; we work for and with them.
  • We respect all individuals.
  • We practice effective and efficient use of the community's resources and funds.
  • We are accountable to the community.
  • We believe in participatory, inclusive, empowered, self help resource development.

OUR PARTNERS

We are collaborting with several organizations and continue to pursue complementary partnerships:

  • Three Square Food Bank (Community Outreach)
  • Clark County Health Department (Health Fair)
  • University of Nevada Cooperative (Health Classes)
  • Compassion Coalition (Community Outreach)
  • The Business Liaison (Business & Financial Literacy)
  • Global Property Management Group Inc. (Housing)
  • Grace Immanual Baptist Church (Community Outreach & Referral)
  • The Family Support 360 Center
  • Almost Home Adult Day Care
  • Lake Tonopah Senior Apartment

OUR MARKETING PLAN

Our marketing plan is to reach out to every feasible media outlet to tell the good news of what we are doing around the community. We use:

  • Mailing Flyers, Local Churches
  • Radio, TV Commericals
  • Health Fairs and Blood Drives
  • Workshops and Seminars