Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Understanding Youth Culture to Impact Youth Culture CPYU works with churches, schools, and community organizations to build stronger relationships between young people and those charged with helping them grow into a heathly adulthood. The mission is accomplished by: helping parents understand and respond to the complex world of their children and teens from a distinctively Christian point of view; equipping teenagers to deal with the challenges of adolescence; and raising the youth culture awareness of youth workers and educators, thereby helping them increase their effectiveness with parents, children and teens.