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A message from the Executive Director April 2024

Dear Friends of YATC: 2024 is a very special year for the Youth Automotive Training Center. We are celebrating our 40th anniversary! I guess the old saying is true, time flies when you are having fun! Seriously four decades of YATC’s unique and targeted program has created an incredible impact. Sometimes we say the program […]

Spring Car Tracks has arrived!

Check out our latest newsletter … YATC is celebrating 40 years of serving our community, plans for the 2024 YATC Classic are in the works, Cool Wheels coordinators Joe and Mona Aliseo are recgonized and more news from our organization.

Spring 2024

Check out the Summer issue of Car Tracks!

Cool Wheels 2024 has been postponed

Dear Cool Wheels fans and friends of YATC, Due to multiple unexpected roadblocks, the 2024 Cool Wheels Car Show will be cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment this causes. We are committed to putting on a car show at the highest standards for all our fans and everyone in the community. To […]

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 […]

Car Tracks Summer 2023

A message to the Class of 2023

Congratulations to the YATC Class of 2023! It’s hard to believe that nine months have passed since you first became a YATC student. As a graduate, you join a diverse group of more than 800 other individuals who have completed the YATC program and moved forward to create a future that is uniquely yours. The […]

A message from Alan Browdy, President / Chairman YATC Board of Directors

Dear Friends of YATC: Our Founder Jim Moran was known to say, “The future belongs to those who prepare for it.” At YATC, planning for the future for our students, graduates and the program itself is always at the forefront of our minds. Recently, YATC celebrated with Executive Director Terry Routley his 30th anniversary with our […]

Spring 2023

A message from the Executive Director March 2023

A message from Terry for Spring 2023

Summer 2022

A 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 […]

YATC Graduation Livestream

Join us for YATC Graduation Online!! We are celebrating the dedication and accomplishments of the Class of 2022. Please join us for a virtual graduation ceremony at yatc.org/events.

Harley-Davidson Raffle Winner Announced

Congratulations to Jim Pope, winner of a beautiful new 2020 LiveWire all-electric Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thank you to our generous sponsor, Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Harley-Davidson and the The Rossmeyer family for your donation and ongoing support of YATC!

A message from the Executive Director March 2022

Terry’s message about Spring 2022.

YATC Class of 2022 discovers new career paths

YATC’s Class of 2022 resumed field trips, including a trip to Broward College’s Aviation Institute.

Win a Harley-Davidson!

$10 Harley-Davidson LiveWire raffle tickets are on sale now! Drawing takes place April 24.

Cool Wheels Car Show moved to April 24

Out of an abundance of caution due to the increasing number of Covid cases in South Florida, YATC has made the difficult decision to postpone our 2022 Cool Wheels Car Show previously scheduled for January 16.  The new date for the 10th Annual Cool Wheels is Sunday, April 24, 2022. The event will be held at […]

A message from the Executive Director November 2021

Thanksgiving is always a time of reflection and gratitude. As 2021 has unfolded in a much different way than many of us anticipated, I know that we at YATC are more grateful than ever …

YATC Welcomes new Board members

YATC is proud to welcome Amber Dawson and Steven Foley as new members of the Board of Directors.

YATC recognized for its impact

Former board member and friend of the program Gina Pacelli shared her experience working with YATC. In her blog, Gina discusses the rewards of volunteering.

A message from the Executive Director May 2021

Dear Friends of YATC, Spring is here and we are feeling the stirrings of change. Like you this past year, the YATC staff has been in a continual state of uncertainty as we navigated the pandemic while remaining true to our Founder Jim Moran’s mission to provide a second chance at success to the young […]

Join us for 2021 Graduation via livestream

Please join us on Thursday, May 20 for the 2021 YATC Graduation ceremony via livestream. You can view the ceremony, hear our speakers and wish the graduates of Class 42 well by joining to the event virtually via Zoom. If you would like to log on for the celebration, please email info@yatc.org for the Zoom […]

Spring 2021

A Message From The Executive Director December 2020

Dear Friends of YATC: Happy holidays to each and every one of you! If 2020 has taught us at YATC one thing, it is how fortunate we are to be surrounded by the generosity and care of the YATC community. We are all so grateful that despite the challenges that we have faced this year, […]

A YATC Thanksgiving tradition lives on in 2020

YATC continued our longstanding Thanksgiving tradition of providing each student with a basket of goodies needed to prepare a bountiful holiday meal. In addition to a hearty family feast, the baskets demonstrate the care and love the YATC community sends to each student as they are embarking on a new path. Assembly this year was […]

Virtual event brings YATC community together

Thanks to more than 150 friends and sponsors of YATC who gathered online from across the nation on November 14, the school is proud to announce that the event generated the funds necessary to operate the school for another year!  Shifting Gears Virtually, a webinar-style event, focused on expressing a deep gratitude that Founder Jim […]

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Welcome to the Class of 2021

YATC welcomed its 42nd Class in September 2020. Working within guidelines to keep students and staff safe during this unprecedented time, 15 new students are off and running in their studies. Social distancing, a reduced class size, staggered class gatherings and mask wearing are a few ways YATC is working to keep students and staff […]

YATC facts & figures

Since our program was established by Jim Moran in 1984, 777 graduates have completed the nine-month, multi-faceted YATC curriculum. 202 graduates have received their high school diplomas since beginning YATC. YATC serves a culturally diverse population, with 70% of graduates self-identifying as non-white. More than 90% of graduates are gainfully employed, furthering their education or […]

Community partnerships strengthen YATC family

The YATC family grows every year as new graduates complete the program and as organizations in the community learn about the program. Forming community partnerships is a primary goal for YATC. Organizations that employ YATC graduates are a wonderful extension of these partnerships, and United Auto Radio & A/C and its owners Eddie & Diane […]

Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

The 2020 graduation looked quite different than previous years, but the result was just as incredible. In drive-in style with sound broadcast over FM radio, YATC celebrated the accomplishments of the 41st Class, a group of dedicated students who finished the program in spite of the constraints of COVID-19. Many friends, family, Board of Directors […]

Spring 2020

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