The Strategies Center at Youth for Change

The Strategies Center at Youth for Change™ (SCYFC) is a nationally recognized group of professionals providing learning and development, applied research and evaluation, capacity building, skill building core competencies, network and coalition development, instructional design, and project and program design and implementation.

We envision: Improved outcomes through improved practice.

We achieve our vision by: transforming human and social services with customer-centered learning and development, capacity building, applied research, and evaluation.

  • "Today, the Amador/Calaveras Perinatal Wellness Coalition is going strong and continues to find creative solutions to educate the community and meet the needs of those experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This successful two-county effort would not have been possible without the coordination, research, guidance, and support of The Strategies Center. We can't thank them enough!"

    Nina Machado—Executive Director, First 5 Amador & Teri Lane—Executive Director, First 5 Calaveras

  • "I was lucky enough to attend the Strategies Center's 'Moving Toward Neuroscience-Based Social Work' conference in November and honestly thought it was the BEST conference I have ever attended!!"

    Ann Corwin, Ph.D., M.Ed.

  • "We worked with top-notch Strategies Center staff to plan and implement an expansion of a critically important agency program -- we truly couldn't have done it without them!"

    Susan Kaplan—Executive Director, Friends of the Family

  • "The Strategies Center has been our go-to resource for training, creative thinking, and planning in our work to build capacity within the First 5 Placer Commission and the network of providers serving children and families. In short, the Strategies Center has helped us do our business better and agencies serve families and children more effectively and efficiently."

    Janice LeRoux—Executive Director, First 5 Placer