Impact of a Youth Service Center

This study evaluates the impact of a Youth Service Center (YSC) in South Philadelphia, using methods which consider both the Center\u27s goals and relevant developments within its target area. The YSC is a delinquency-prevention program housed in the South Philadelphia Community Center (SPCC), a general recreation facility which evolved from the Philadelphia Boys\u27 Club in 1974. The YSC program was added in June 1975 to prevent and limit youth from becoming involved in the Juvenile Justice System, police courts, and institutions . Program referrals comprise area youths between the ages of 10 and 18 who have been arrested and are in the process of entering the juvenile justice system, or are deemed troublesome by other agencies or their families