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Community Youth Center (CYC) Athletic and Academic Programs offers homework help, tutoring, and academic centers with subject-specific tutors, study strategies, and time management skills. The program also offers a wide range of sports, including boxing, cheerleading, dance, flag football, gymnastics, judo, soccer, strength and conditioning, taekwondo, wrestling, and swim. Membership includes access to every CYC program, and members may enroll in any age-appropriate class across these sports and academic options with year-round scheduling.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: CYC programs run year-round, with flexible class schedules across afternoons and evenings.
• Price: One-Time Registration Fee: A $40 initiation fee covers the first month of membership. Monthly dues: $37 per month for the first child in a household and $18 for each additional child.
Community Youth Center (CYC) has operated since 1995 and was expanded through a $1 million gift from The Hofmann Family Foundation, which transformed a small boxing club into a larger youth development center. The organization serves more than 2,000 active members each year and serves youth ages 3–18 from families across Contra Costa County and the Bay Area, including Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Antioch, Brentwood, and surrounding communities. CYC was founded to address the lack of affordable after-school programs and the growing challenges of at-risk youth and is supported by donors, volunteers, and local partnerships.
The mission of CYC is to empower local youth by cultivating transferable life skills through athletic and academic performance, with an emphasis on dedication, discipline, desire, and confidence. CYC describes itself as an academic and athletic performance developmental institution that provides varied levels of instruction, from beginner to elite, regardless of financial barriers. Programs are available for youth ages 3–18, with separate age groups for each sport and academic level, and CYC states that it provides high quality academic and athletic programs with no financial barriers for all young people, including scholarships and financial aid so that no child is turned away due to finances. CYC notes that it is a place where students are part of a diverse culture, where staff seek to meet students where they are in their development, and where students are allowed to grow at their own pace in a safe environment, with values that include discipline, desire, compassion, teamwork, respect, sportsmanship, and commitment.
The staff includes decorated athletes, Olympic alumni, and dedicated educators. The leadership and coaching team includes Matt Harrison (executive director), Alexis Diaz (Academic Excellence), Mary Anne Schneider (Little “AE” Program Director), and multiple head and assistant coaches for each sport, including Gary Sullenger (Head Boxing Coach), Windy Rolandelli (Head Cheer Coach), Nicki Gwizdak (Head Gymnastics Coach), Dennis Gutridge (Head Judo Coach), Cristian Contreras (Head Soccer Coach), Brad Buccholz (Strength & Conditioning Head Coach/Program Director), Ed Austin (Head Taekwondo Coach), Steve Gee (Head Wrestling Coach), Robby Smith (Assistant Head Wrestling Coach/School Liaison), and Colby Thompson (Head Swim Coach), among others. Additional roles include program directors, customer service staff, a marketing director, a director of events, and maintenance leadership.
CYC reports that its programs have produced Olympians, national champions, and academic achievers, and that it has shaped Olympians, champions, and many success stories since 1995. Alumni testimonials include statements from Peyton Omania, who credits CYC with instilling accountability, work ethic, and discipline, and from Kevin Montano, who describes CYC as a second home and a family and credits the boxing coaching staff with pushing him beyond his limits and supporting his career. Memberships can be updated or canceled anytime with 30 days’ notice using an online cancellation form.
Last updated June 29, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: CYC programs run year-round, with flexible class schedules across afternoons and evenings.
• Price: One-Time Registration Fee: A $40 initiation fee covers the first month of membership. Monthly dues: $37 per month for the first child in a household and $18 for each additional child.
Community Youth Center (CYC) has operated since 1995 and was expanded through a $1 million gift from The Hofmann Family Foundation, which transformed a small boxing club into a larger youth development center. The organization serves more than 2,000 active members each year and serves youth ages 3–18 from families across Contra Costa County and the Bay Area, including Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Antioch, Brentwood, and surrounding communities. CYC was founded to address the lack of affordable after-school programs and the growing challenges of at-risk youth and is supported by donors, volunteers, and local partnerships.
The mission of CYC is to empower local youth by cultivating transferable life skills through athletic and academic performance, with an emphasis on dedication, discipline, desire, and confidence. CYC describes itself as an academic and athletic performance developmental institution that provides varied levels of instruction, from beginner to elite, regardless of financial barriers. Programs are available for youth ages 3–18, with separate age groups for each sport and academic level, and CYC states that it provides high quality academic and athletic programs with no financial barriers for all young people, including scholarships and financial aid so that no child is turned away due to finances. CYC notes that it is a place where students are part of a diverse culture, where staff seek to meet students where they are in their development, and where students are allowed to grow at their own pace in a safe environment, with values that include discipline, desire, compassion, teamwork, respect, sportsmanship, and commitment.
The staff includes decorated athletes, Olympic alumni, and dedicated educators. The leadership and coaching team includes Matt Harrison (executive director), Alexis Diaz (Academic Excellence), Mary Anne Schneider (Little “AE” Program Director), and multiple head and assistant coaches for each sport, including Gary Sullenger (Head Boxing Coach), Windy Rolandelli (Head Cheer Coach), Nicki Gwizdak (Head Gymnastics Coach), Dennis Gutridge (Head Judo Coach), Cristian Contreras (Head Soccer Coach), Brad Buccholz (Strength & Conditioning Head Coach/Program Director), Ed Austin (Head Taekwondo Coach), Steve Gee (Head Wrestling Coach), Robby Smith (Assistant Head Wrestling Coach/School Liaison), and Colby Thompson (Head Swim Coach), among others. Additional roles include program directors, customer service staff, a marketing director, a director of events, and maintenance leadership.
CYC reports that its programs have produced Olympians, national champions, and academic achievers, and that it has shaped Olympians, champions, and many success stories since 1995. Alumni testimonials include statements from Peyton Omania, who credits CYC with instilling accountability, work ethic, and discipline, and from Kevin Montano, who describes CYC as a second home and a family and credits the boxing coaching staff with pushing him beyond his limits and supporting his career. Memberships can be updated or canceled anytime with 30 days’ notice using an online cancellation form.
Last updated June 29, 2026.
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