Community Youth Center

Community Youth Center offers academic excellence with homework help, tutoring, study strategies, and academic support. It also offers boxing, cheerleading, dance, flag football, gymnastics, judo, soccer, strength and conditioning, taekwondo, wrestling, and swimming for youth ages 3 to 18.

Programs

• Academic Excellence — Youth ages 3–18 · Year-round; afternoons and evenings · Homework help, tutoring, study strategies, and academic support.
• Boxing — Youth ages 3–18 · Coach-led boxing training.
• Cheerleading — Youth ages 3–18 · Structured cheerleading training.
• Dance — Youth ages 3–18 · Movement-based dance classes.
• Flag Football — Youth ages 3–18 · Coach-led flag football.
• Gymnastics — Youth ages 3–18 · Gymnastics instruction.
• Judo — Youth ages 3–18 · Structured judo training.
• Soccer — Youth ages 3–18 · Structured soccer practices and competitive play.
• Strength & Conditioning — Youth ages 3–18 · Age-appropriate training to improve performance, health, and confidence.
• Taekwondo — Youth ages 3–18 · Traditional martial arts training.
• Wrestling — Youth ages 3–18 · Youth wrestling program.
• Swimming — Youth ages 3–18 · Swimming.

At a glance

• Ages: 3–18 years old
• General schedule: Year-round programs with flexible class schedules across afternoons and evenings; after-school programming includes arrival and check-in, homework and academic support, skill-based training or practice, progress and encouragement, and flexible pickup.
• Facility hours: 11am - 9pm; Office Hours 11 - 7pm

About the provider

Community Youth Center was founded in 1995. Its mission is to empower local youth by cultivating transferable life skills through athletic and academic performance in a safe, structured environment, and to help develop well rounded, thoughtful, confident, and strong youth. The source says it has shaped Olympians, champions, national champions, and academic achievers, and that it supports youth across Concord and Contra Costa County, including Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Antioch, Brentwood, and surrounding communities. Scholarships are available for qualifying families, and no child is turned away due to finances.

Members may only attend classes they are enrolled in. Attendance and punctuality are expected. Late arrivals may be denied entry at the instructor’s discretion. All member accounts must be active and up to date before attending class. Class times and schedules are subject to change throughout the year. Membership changes or cancellations require 30 days’ notice. Cancellation should be before the next billing cycle to avoid charges for the following month. Scholarships are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and an active membership is required to apply for financial aid.

What families say

“CYC was much more than just a place for me to train growing up. It instilled so many great traits in me. It taught me how to hold myself accountable for things that did not go my way, it taught me to have the hardest work ethic you can have, and it taught me discipline.” — Peyton omania, 2017 cyc alumni

“I don’t see CYC as a gym, I see it as a second home, I see it as a family. The coaching staff in the boxing program pushed me beyond my limits since the age of 8 and I couldn’t have made it this far in my career without their continuous support..” — Kevin Montano, 2015 cyc alumni

Last updated October 11, 2026.