Fab Youth Philly

Fab Youth Philly (FYP) is a Philadelphia-based youth development organization that provides innovative, award-winning programming for youth ages 14-19, with a focus on workforce development programming for teens ages 15-19. We use a strengths-based approach with youth who face systemic or structural challenges, such as poverty, homelessness and physical, mental or behavioral disabilities. Kensington is one of two primary FYP service areas.

FYP began providing programming for children, teens and young adults across the city in 2015 and in 2016 saw an opportunity to start a summer job program to engage with the City’s Play Streets program. In 2017, FYP received funding from Impact Services in Kensington to pilot the Play Captains Initiative with 6 teens on 3 Play Streets over 4 weeks, which has grown each year. In 2022, PCI provided approximately 72 hours of programming on 13 Playstreets and at three playgrounds. FYP programming also includes Little Library Stewards (LLS), a Youth Advisory Board where members are paid for their participation, and the Lifeguard Certificate Training program which helps to address the shortage of lifeguards in Philadelphia while supporting teens with resume creation and the job application process.