The Federation of Western Australian Police and Community Youth Centres (PCYC) is a not-for-profit organisation that creates opportunities for young people in the community through the delivery of recreational and educational activities and programs. It operates in excess of 50 PCYC Centres and Blue Light Units throughout metropolitan and regional Western Australia, as well as two camp facilities.
Police Officers work closely with the organisation, referring young offenders to life-changing programs run by PCYC, which plays an important role in early intervention and youth crime prevention. Through the provision of life skills, intensive mentoring, diversionary programs and training it focuses on ‘breaking the cycle’, to prepare those identified young people for gainful employment or re-entry into traditional education.
