Build your
Skills Toolbox
YATC’s nine-month curriculum includes intensive, hands-on automotive training, academic instruction, life management skills and career preparation.
Design a Road Map for
your future
Since the program was founded in 1984, 90% of YATC graduates remain employed, are furthering their education or serving in the Armed Forces.
Become part of the
YATC Family
YATC’s support does not end at graduation. Alumni are part of a unique community and can receive assistance and mentoring as they navigate new paths to success.
A second chance for a better tomorrow
“I’m inspired by these kids every time I visit the school. They have the ability to succeed in life, but circumstances prevent them from achieving. We give them the break they need. And they know that they can always count on us. If times get tough and they need a hand they know where to call. These kids and their families are always part of our YATC family.”
What is
YATC all about?
Members of YATC’s Class of 2021 talk about the YATC experience and how it changed their lives.
Thank you to
all of our generous donors
All contributions large and small make a huge impact on our program.
Latest posts
Tutors help YATC students meet their challenges
This school year, YATC students have been fortunate to benefit from the expertise of our volunteer tutors once again. After pausing the tutoring program in 2020, these volunteers have returned to work one on one with students to help them with academic areas in which they are struggling. Weekly visits allow the students and the […]
Read moreA message to the Class of 2022
Congratulations to the YATC Class of 2022! Your time as students at the Youth Automotive Training Center is ending, and you are joining a special group of more than 800 individuals who have walked the same road you are on now. Like the graduates who came before, you chose to take a new path. That […]
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Join our mission! Support YATC today
The mission of the Youth Automotive Training Center is to train and educate at-risk youth in basic automotive repair skills, academic remediation, job readiness and life management skills. The goal of this program is to prepare young adults who are at a disadvantage in their lives to become self-sufficient, productive, law-abiding citizens.
Our program is funded solely through the generosity of friends like you! Please consider how you can support our critical mission to give disadvantaged young people a second chance in life.
Ways to give backSave the date
Cool Wheels Car Show
January 14, 2024, 10:00 am
Please join us on January 14, 2024 for the 12th Annual YATC Cool Wheels Car Show at Quiet Waters Park, Bald Eagle Shelter, in Deerfield Beach. For questions, please contact (561) 452-3684.
Cool Wheels 2023 is coming soon!
YATC supports a culturally diverse population, welcoming students ages 16-21 of any race, gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin or sexual orientation. YATC’s Non-Discriminatory Policy is:
AS TO STUDENTS
THE YOUTH AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING CENTER OF BROWARD, INC.
399 S.W. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Admits students of any race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students or the school. It does not discriminate on the bases of race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and other school administered programs.