Plymouth Christian Youth Center

• Completed the renovation of the Capri Theater on-time and on-budget and held the grand re-opening in June 2009 to extraordinary acclaim!
• Reached our Phase I goal of $1.6 million for the Capri Renaissance Campaign.
• Witnessed life-transforming growth in our youth who have participated in the Capri and school theater programs.
• Rejoiced at unprecedented growth in academic achievement and decrease in negative behaviors by students in the PYC Arts & Tech High School.
• Delighted in the accelerated growth in reading levels by the elementary children in our after school program.
• Ended the year with the best financial audit in recent memory!

“Shout-outs” of thanks and appreciation are in order, for we could not have achieved these outstanding results without:

• The PCYC staff who continue to carry out their enormously important work in North Minneapolis with high competence and enthusiasm despite no increase in pay.
• The PCYC board and Capri Community Advisory Group whose wisdom and good counsel guide our strategic direction and activities.
• More than 500 volunteers of all ages and backgrounds who enrich our programs and enliven our campus.
• Our partner organizations – nonprofits, churches, government, foundations, corporations and businesses – in North Minneapolis and across the Twin Cities who work shoulder to shoulder with us to make our communities safer, our facilities functional and welcoming, and our people healthier and happier.
• Our parents and families and neighbors who come together on the PCYC campus to connect with one another, enjoy community, and make life better for us all.
• The artists who bring joy to us all through their performing and teaching, and the patrons who travel from all corners of the Twin Cities to partake in the magic on stage at the Capri Theater.
• The generous and responsive PCYC donors, who just do not let a major economic downturn get in the way of their support of our children and this community.