Yetunde price resource center
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Coming Soon!
To Friends of YPRC,
We have some exciting news about the development of our work, which will expand our ability to provide healing and wellness support to individuals and families.
The Yetunde Price Resource Center (YPRC) was opened in 2017 to honor the life and memory of Yetunde Price, the eldest of five sisters, including Venus and Serena Williams. Tragically killed by an act of senseless violence, YPRC was established by the Williams/Price family to ensure that community members affected by trauma had the resources and support they needed to process and heal.
Over the years, our center has become a dedicated space of care and healing in Compton. We have proudly served thousands of individuals and families, offering a variety of high-quality, free programming and resources, including group grief counseling, various forms of movement and art therapy, yoga, and meditation, while also supporting numerous local organizations. We provided programs specifically to underrepresented groups in the mental health and wellness space, including support for men and boys, youth of color, and bilingual residents.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we were grateful to remain open and offer emergency relief, including meals, PPE, and other esse
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About
The Yetunde Price Resource Center was created to honor the life and memory of its namesake. Yetunde was the oldest of five sisters, the youngest two being Venus and Serena Williams. Yetunde was every bit the oldest sister, nurturing and loving and always making sure others had before she did. Her compassion continued into adulthood as the mother of three and the caretaker of so many through her work and nature.
Mission
The Yetunde Price Resource Center (YPRC) collaborates with partner organizations to offer trauma-informed programs that promote individual and community-wide healing and resiliency. YPRC works to ensure that victims of direct or indirect senseless violence have complete access to existing resources and that where there is a dearth in services, new resources are created.
Highlights
2020-2021
Leader in Mental Health Services in Black and Brown Communities
• In the past year and a half, YPRC has been recognized as being a leader for mental health programming in Black and Brown communities. YPRC partners with the Compton community and corporate partners to create trauma-informed, culturally attuned programming, and to elevate the voices of Black and Brown people.
• YPRC launched a robust mental health program for high school