The Achievement Center (AC) is the Positive Youth Justice hub of DYRS’s community-based initiatives where DYRS youth are provided sufficient access to supports, resources, and pro-social opportunities.

The Achievement Center contains all the key ingredients necessary to help youth develop their strengths, develop confidence in their ability to succeed, develop a sense of belonging, and to value and serve the larger community. There are a diversity of wraparound supports and service providers available to DYRS youth at the AC. The following available services and supports purposefully emphasize the key areas of work, education, relationships, community, health, and creativity:

An essential component that DYRS preserves in the Achievement Centers is valuing youth voices, i.e., empowering them to actively participate in the decision-making and planning for many of their services. As a result, the AC’s are cultivating, safe spaces for equipping youth to contribute to the strength and safety of their communities.