City Youth Matrix connects youth with enrichment opportunities so they may achieve their full potential in life.
Mission, Vision and Values
Our Mission: City Youth Matrix helps families with limited resources access a diverse spectrum of enrichment programs that provide experiences for their children.
By eliminating financial, transportation, and cultural barriers, City Youth Matrix provides families the opportunities and networks that build a better future for their children.
Our Vision: City Youth Matrix envisions a world where all families have access to knowledge about youth programs and resources to access them so their children may reach their full potential in life.
Our Values: City Youth Matrix believes that investing in youth is the most important determining factor for a strong community.
We also believe that for youth to thrive, it takes a strong network of individuals—a matrix within the community—working together: families, volunteers, coaches, drivers, teachers, staff, and donors.
City Youth Matrix also believes that by creating a matrix within the community, we are a relationship factory. We believe that by introducing children and their families to a diverse group of peers, mentors, community liaisons, and experts through enrichment programs, we help them to heal from trauma, build social networks, strengthen character, learn leadership skills, and open up endless opportunities.
Mission, Programs and Services
MISSION
City Youth Matrix connects youth with enrichment opportunities so they may achieve their full potential in life.
We accomplish our mission by offering three programs:
Ongoing Enrichment
These enrichment experiences are provided by the experts in the community. Examples are: Let There Be Rock, Frederick Gymnastics, Urbana Art & Soul, 24/7 Dance, and Soldier Fit.
Monthly Workshops
Currently there are three facets of the monthly workshops: Dance Class, E-Fit (Emotional Fitness), and traditional workshops. Examples of traditional workshops include: Woodworking taught by our local Frederick police officers, yoga classes, family financial planning, arts and crafts activities, Code Ninjas, Heavy Metal Playground, Recreational Night, and sewing classes.
Family Empowerment
CYM requires specific parent partner investment of time and resources within each of the services we provide. Each family is connected with a Family Liaison to form a trusted relationship, providing the technical and emotional support needed for a successful experience for both the child and the family.
Primary services for the programs we offer:
Registration Assistance
CYM brings awareness and understanding and ensures the child and family follow the required registration steps necessary to secure registration in local enrichment organizations.
Scholarship Assistance
CYM covers 95% of the total cost of enrollment and equipment and/or materials for a child to become enrolled in enrichment programs offered within the community by enrichment organizations.
Transportation
CYM has a fleet of vetted, trained, and background checked volunteer drivers that can provide transportation for the child and parent partner to/from enrichment opportunities.