Progressive Life Center (PLC) was founded in 1983 as a nonprofit, community-based organization to improve the delivery of mental health services to individuals and families in urban communities.
 

For over 30 years, PLC has provided culturally competent, highly collaborative, evidence-based and family-centered services to youth and families in Washington, DC; Newark, DE; Baltimore, MD; Landover, MD; Philadelphia, PA; and Accra, Ghana.
 

With a developmental focus that emphasizes personal and family resiliency, PLC provides quality mental health and social services in three core areas: Child Welfare, Behavioral Health Care and Juvenile Justice Services.