Through its Shared Responsibility Model, Mar Vista Family Center (MVFC) has helped transform a community once filled with urban gang violence, unsafe streets and drug trafficking into a thriving, healthy community and given its residents a safe space
Mar Vista Family Center Programs:

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
-Baby and Me (0-3 years old)
-Pre-School with Parent Participation (3-5 years old)

YOUTH PROGRAM - BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH
-After School Tutoring
-College Preparation
-Leadership Group
-Pre-teen Boys and Girls
-Summer Camp
-Recreation/Sports
-Dance
-By Youth For Youth Conference
-Music and Art Festival

COMMUNITY PROGRAM
-Street Clean-Ups
-Community Meetings
-Community Cafe
-Senior Citizens Program
-Exercise Classes
-Computer Classes
-Community Garden
-Literacy Fair
-Family Festivals
-Danza Azteca

Mar Vista Family Center was founded in 1977 as a preschool center for low-income families that aimed to engage parents as partners in education for their children. Each year, nearly 1,000 children, teens and adults benefits from MVFC's new facility and programs which operate under three primary areas: Early Childhood Education, Youth and Community.

Mar Vista Family Center (MVFC) provides low-income families with quality early childhood education, youth enrichment, and educational tools to create positive change in their lives and their communities.