Police Citizens Youth Club
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A Police & Community Youth Clubs or commonly abbreviated to PCYC are a network of Australia
n non-profit, community organisations, founded in NSW. In some states such as NSW, they are constituted as an Incorporated Association.
The Mission of PCYC is to get young people active in life; develop their skills, character and leadership; and prevent and reduce crime
by and against young people.
The first PCYC was opened in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales
on 1st April 1937 and included a membership of 400 boys and facilities such as a library
containing 3000 books, wrestling
, physical culture classes, debating and teams in the rugby league
competition.
Name & locations of PCYC's in each state:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n non-profit, community organisations, founded in NSW. In some states such as NSW, they are constituted as an Incorporated Association.
The Mission of PCYC is to get young people active in life; develop their skills, character and leadership; and prevent and reduce crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
by and against young people.
The first PCYC was opened in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales
Woolloomooloo, New South Wales
Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woolloomooloo is located 1.5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. The suburb is located in a low-lying, former...
on 1st April 1937 and included a membership of 400 boys and facilities such as a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
containing 3000 books, wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, physical culture classes, debating and teams in the rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
competition.
Name & locations of PCYC's in each state:
- Police & Community Youth Clubs NSW: 58
- Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association: 52
- Western Australia Police & Community Youth Centre's: 24
- Tasmanian Association of Police & Community Youth Clubs: 12
- Victoria Police & Citizens Youth Club: 4