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Supreme Youth Development Center, Inc
Who are SYDC Transformers?
Supreme Youth Development Center is an effective, evidence based practice program that is located in Durham, North Carolina but also serves families Raleigh, Cary and Henderson, NC. The name represents the program purpose of educating and inspiring youths to be successful by overcoming all challenges/obstacles that may prevent preservation of life by serving one heart at a time. SYDC will provide youths with a strength based, team and person centered approach to improve basic living skills, vocational skills, higher learning, spiritual growth and preservation of life. This program aim is to improve the lives of at risk youth and families by providing, food/clothes pantry, independent living thrift store, educational field trips, step team, Drama Ministry, academic enhancement, basic living skill development, enrichment and community involvement. This program will address the needs of 35 at risk youth who are of any ethnic group who are in the 1st grade to 12th grade (ages 6-18) and undergraduate college students ages 18-22.
The program will be open five days a week 3:00 pm- 7:00 pm (and one day on the weekend (Saturday 10:00am till 2:00pm) and four to five weeks during the summer.
Risk Factors:
Factors 1= In 2007, there were 21.4% adults and children who lived below the poverty line as compared to the state percent of 14.3%. Sadly, in 2007 Northampton County poverty rate exceeded the state which revealed that this community is in need for educational opportunities, vocational skills and after school programs. Poverty prevents poor families from obtaining educational resources and it limits their opportunities to engage in social activities due to not being finically stable.
Factors 2= Increase in school drop-out rates limits the child opportunities to receive higher education and stable employment. Furthermore, the attitude the parents have towards receiving an education determines the child motivation for education attainment.
Factors 3= Limited transportation to utilize community programs and services. Many of the children in this county depend on public transportation to engage in school and community services. Due to lack of transportation, it causes the families and youth to struggle to find transportation to receive services and as a result neighborhoods become inadequate to meet the needs of the people.
Factors 4=Poor family’s lack the opportunities to engage and access social, health and community support resources which results to an increase in academic failure (U.S. Department of Education, 2000).
Factors 5=The absence of afterschool programs, educational and culturally activities within the target area for the youths to consume prevents them from having an equal opportunity to engage in higher learning and it eliminates diversity, personal and professional growth. According to the State news (2008) there are over 50% of children who come home after school to an empty house with no adults figures. The target area lacks and needs elementary, middle and high school afterschool programs and educational programs to prevent those children from becoming at risk youths and continuing to contribute to the increase in poverty rates.
Factors 6=The lack of stable employment prevents children from being academically motivated to obtain a high school diploma, associate or college degree. The school drop -out rates for high school is more than 50% in the target area. Furthermore, as displayed in the statistic more student’s drop- out of school and obtain a minimum wage paying job which don’t include medical or dental benefits
Give us a call:
1-919-824-0891
In The
News:
Annual Love Ball for youth and family's .
Dec 20th,2014 from 2pm-6pm.
Free Food, toys, educational speakers, youth award ceremony and candle light service
August Annual Youth Explosion.

SYDC Target surrounding at risk communities and invite educational speakers, HIV/STD testing, clothing and food give away. Independent living supplies giveaway and hygiene product distribution.
SYDC are currently recruiting for our Youth Drama Ministry entitled "YWIC".
This programs teaches believers and nonbelievers about the love of Christ by learning the bible, stepping, ROTC drills, Mime dancing, Fashion/ entertainment and plays.
Evidence Based Models Approach

Supreme Youth Development Center, Inc is based on an evidence based model. Its implements and uses the approach of many scientific based research which includes the Strength Based Model, Person in Environment (PIE), Social Learning Theory, Psychosocial development, Ecological and Cognitive Behavioral theory(CBT). These theories have proven to be effective through empirical research which revealed to be an effective approach to meet the needs of the targeted population. This model will continue to pattern after new empirical data and evidence based practices to evaluate the effectiveness of attaining the desired outcome.