PAYO’s goal is to ensure youth in Midwood have access to opportunities and resources in order to achieve their goals as civically engaged Americans. PAYO’s mission is to create a safe and supportive environment for young people.The organization’s strategy has three focii each designed to support academic, civic, and professional growth. To foster socially engaged Americans, PAYO offers programs to inculcate service and leadership from a local community perspective, bringing out the importance of not only service to the Midwood community as well as national and global service, since united we stand strong. To bring about academic as well as professional success, PAYO offers enrichment programs that support the educational endeavours of youth and their families,