YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

YDI’s mission is to help disadvantaged adolescent youth make pathways out of poverty by engaging them in evidence-based life skills training after school in which they develop The EDGE: 1) Establish individualized career plans 2) Develop critical life skills 3) Gain essential real-world employment and relationship-building opportunities and 4) Explore college/post-secondary training options.

• Private Independent Foundations

• 1775.

Specialty Family Foundation

We invest in the strength of families We invest in the boldness of innovation We invest in the strength of families We invest in the strength of families We invest in visionary leadership We invest in the strength of families We invest in the strength of families We invest in the power of partnership We invest in the strength of families We invest in the strength of families Photo Ron Eshel Specialty Family Foundationseeks to alleviate the conditionsthat lead to persistent poverty Our Impact Our strategic portfolio includes philanthropic investments in highrisk highimpact and largescale multiyear initiatives organizational capacity building and programs that transform individual lives across LA County.

Children Striving Together

Helping out youth thrive. Helping Our Youth Thrive.

• Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

• 1777.

We Are Dwyer Foundation

Fosters opportunity for development of fine arts, capital improvements, and educational enhancements.

• Youth Development Programs

• 1778.

Comeunity 1 Stop

ComeUnity One Stop is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the communities and individuals we support.

• Human Services - Multipurpose & Other N.E.C.

• 1779.

Hope for Children Foundation

Mission of Hope For Children Foundation: To help prevent cruelty to children through proactive prevention & intervention education to 1st Responders including law enforcement officers, teachers, medical professionals, and parents, offering a shield of protection to help prevent victims from falling through the cracks of the legal system concerning sexual assault and domestic violence.

• Educational Services and Schools - Other

• 1780.

Youthful Impact

A proven community-driven youth entrepreneurship program for building employability skills.

• Vocational Counseling/ Guidance/Testing

• 1781.

Helping Others Prioritize Education Hope Initiative

To provide career and workforce opportunities.

• Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

• 1782.

Support 2 Other People

To provide an educational environment designed to assist young Black men with personal and professional development.