Mar Vista Family Center's mission is to provide families with quality early childhood education, youth enrichment, and educational tools to create the positive change they want in their lives and their communities. Every program adheres to the basic premise that it is critical to empower children, teens and adults to play vital and responsible roles – as decision makers, community leaders and advocates, mentors, classroom volunteers, and fundraisers – at MVFC. MVFC currently operates 21 projects within three main program areas: Early Childhood Education, Youth and Community.