LYPC is a 16-week course that meets for 3 hours on Saturday afternoons from August through March.  The focus is experiential learning; the students serve as members of a grant-making Board for each of their teams.  The teams develop their own missions, research organizations that could fulfill their missions, interview organizational representatives, go on site visits and create proposal selection criteria to allow them to determine as a team how to grant $5,000.  Each team has a dedicated facilitator, but they only provide guidance – the students make all of the decisions.  Students who apply and are accepted into the LYPC program attend the 16 classes at no charge to them.  

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The LYPC provides meaningful outcomes through our proven curriculum of experiential philanthropic learning, thus strengthening youth and teens' engagement in our community and their success in education. This education provides a variety of benefits throughout the lifetime of our students. It teaches them why, how and what is needed to mitigate the problems of their communities. Many of our students do not realize the severity of the crises our communities face until they meet organizational leaders doing the work. They make an immediate, positive impact by supporting local organizations that fulfill the missions they create.  The experiential education that LYPC students receive allows them to develop skills and make decisions that impact the voluntary sector. We are developing the next generation of leaders for our community. We believe that their voices are important today and tomorrow.