About MCYP

The Mendocino County Youth Project's Mission is to empower, guide, counsel and support children, youth, and families from Mendocino County's many diverse communities to make healthy life choices, maximize potential, and become productive citizens.

Established in 1974, the Mendocino County Youth Project's mission is to empower, guide, counsel, and support children, youth, and families from Mendocino County's many diverse communities to make healthy life choices, maximize potential, and become productive citizens.

As a trauma-informed service provider with Level I certification from the California Center of Excellence for Trauma Informed Care, our staff and agency pledge to build and/or repair our community’s youth & families’ physical and emotional safety, protecting their rights and advocating effectively for them using a trauma-informed approach within MCYP’s public health model system of care leading to individual empowerment, resiliency and success.

MCYP operates in alignment with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) model, acknowledging the effectiveness of utilizing trauma-informed practices within direct and non-direct services and commits to operating our administrative processes with the framework of trauma-informed policies, providing a work environment in which staff are given the opportunity for the highest level of success in meeting our clients and community’s needs.

All services provided by Mendocino County Youth Project are free of charge to the community, graciously funded by a variety of grants, local community partner contracts and donations.

Empower,
Guide,
Counsel,
Support.

MCYP’s Commitment to Trauma Informed Care

Mendocino County Youth Project recognizes the pervasive impact of trauma exposure to youth & families at home, in school and in the community. We acknowledge youth of color and non-conforming-gender bear an additional burden in our society today. Our staff and agency pledge to build and/or repair our community’s youth & families’ physical and emotional safety, protecting their rights and advocating effectively for them using a trauma informed approach within MCYP’s public health model system of care leading to individual empowerment, resiliency and success.

In alignment with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) model, our agency acknowledges the effectiveness in utilizing trauma informed practices within direct and non-direct services and commits to operating our administrative processes with the framework of trauma informed policies, providing a work environment in which staff are given the opportunity for the highest level of success in meeting our clients and community’s needs.

Meet The Team

Visit the Staff page or Provider Directory to meet the people who make MCYP great!

Staff Page

Provider Directory

MCYP Board Information

MCYP is a governmental agency, established in 1992 as a Joint Powers Agency (JPA) in collaboration with several Mendocino County school districts, City of Ukiah and Mendocino County Office of Education (MCOE) with MCOE serving as a fiscal agent consistent with the requirements of Government Code 6505.5.

Current Board Members include:

Mendocino County Office of Education – Nicole H. Glentzer, Superintendent of Schools
Ukiah Unified School District – Jason Iverson, Director of Student Services (Co-CHAIR)
Point Arena Unified School District – Warren Galletti, Superintendent (Co-CHAIR)
Fort Bragg Unified School District – Joe Aldridge, Superintendent
Legget Unified School District – Jeffrey Ritchley, Superintendent
City of Ukiah – Rick Pitane, Ukiah Policy Department