About Positive Reflections Youth Services
Community-Based Programs Built on Relationships, Structure, and Opportunity
Positive Reflections Youth Services is a community-based youth development organization created to help young people build confidence, life skills, positive relationships, and a stronger sense of direction. Our work is grounded in the belief that youth need more than supervision. They need trusted adults, meaningful experiences, consistent structure, and opportunities to grow in real-world settings.
We support youth through three major program areas: Community-Based Mentoring with Wraparound Services, Camp PR, and After-School Enrichment Programs for elementary students and Intramural Sports Programs for middle school students. Each program is designed to meet youth where they are and help them grow socially, academically, emotionally, and personally.
Positive Reflections works in partnership with families, schools, and community organizations to create safe, engaging, and developmentally focused experiences that extend beyond the traditional classroom or after-school setting.
Mission
Our mission is to empower youth through trusted relationships, community-based support, structured programming, and meaningful experiences that strengthen confidence, character, life skills, and positive direction.
Vision
Our vision is to build stronger communities where every young person has access to caring adults, safe and engaging programs, and opportunities to discover their strengths and reach their potential.
Meet Our Founder
Leadership Grounded in Education, Counseling, and Community Youth Development
Clarence Martin
Founder, Positive Reflections Youth Services
Clarence Martin is the Founder of Positive Reflections Youth Services and an experienced education, counseling, and youth-development professional. His career has included service as a School Counselor, School Administrator, and Community Youth Counselor in Washington, D.C., along with extensive experience mentoring and supporting young people in school and community settings.
Clarence holds two master’s degrees in education and counseling. His academic preparation and professional experience have given him a strong understanding of youth development, school systems, family support, behavioral and social growth, and the importance of trusted adult relationships.
Throughout his career, Clarence has seen that young people make the greatest progress when they receive consistent guidance, clear expectations, meaningful opportunities, and support that reaches beyond a single classroom or program session. That understanding became the foundation of Positive Reflections Youth Services.
Clarence created Positive Reflections to provide youth with more than supervision. The organization delivers relationship-driven and community-based programming through Community-Based Mentoring with Wraparound Services, Camp PR, After-School Enrichment Programs for elementary students, and Intramural Sports Programs for middle school students.
