Empower LA - Youth Seats: Become a Neighborhood Council Youth Representative. Some Neighborhood Councils do not have Youth Representative seats, but allow those under the age of 18 to run for any Board position – in this case, take a look at the election website and see if there is a good seat for you!
Read MoreEmpower LA - Civic Youth: Civic Youth Leadership Academy is a program designed to educate, engage, and empower young people
to take active roles in your communities and speak up on issues that matter to you.
Civic University: The CU provides an educational program targeted to a particular audience that leads to a non-credit certificate in local government issued by the University’s PaGE program (College of Professional and Global Education).
Read MoreMayor's Youth Council: Apply to join Los Angeles' Mayor's Youth Council.
Read MoreLAPD Cadet Program: The purpose of the LAPD Cadet Program is to help instill discipline, leadership, academic excellence and life-skills in all youth participants. The LAPD Cadet Program also seeks to empower students to maximize their personal, scholastic and their life potential.
Read MorePolice Orientation & Preparation Program: POPP is a two-year Associate’s Degree program supported by the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles Community College District.
Read MorePolice Academy Magnet School Program: The Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet School Program offers a rigorous, police officer-led high school curriculum developed for young men and women expressing an interest in a career in law enforcement. The program provides a better understanding of law enforcement for students no matter what career path they eventually follow, and also provides a high quality recruiting resource for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Read MoreVisible Men Academy: The mission of VMA is to provide boys with strong academic, character, and social education in a nurturing school environment. VMA is to deliver a high-quality educational experience that meets the specific needs of at-risk elementary and middle school aged boys through the collaborative efforts of administrators, teachers, parents, the broader community, and the students themselves.
Read MoreSan Francisco Kindergarten to College (K2C) Program: The San Francisco Kindergarten to College (K2C) Program is a college savings program by the City and County of San Francisco in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). A K2C college savings account is automatically opened for each SFUSD student entering kindergarten, or a participating program year. The City and County of San Francisco starts each account with $50, and families have the opportunity to earn additional incentives.
Read MoreNonprofit Professionals Advisory Group: NPAG was founded in 2002 to bring the rapidly evolving social sector a more current, more strategic, and less transactional approach to executive search and talent consulting.
Read MoreGrads For Life: Grads of Life helps employers nationwide fulfill their talent needs and build talent pipelines for Opportunity Youth – young people 16-24 who are motivated and driven and have yet to obtain a college credential.
Read MoreZócalo Public Square connects people to ideas and to each other by examining essential questions in an accessible, broad-minded, and democratic spirit.
Read MoreSheriff's Youth Foundation: provides food and shelter; teaches and gives guidance in school studies, life skills, sports, computer skills and the arts; creates activities; and counsel and mentor youth.
Read MoreFacing History and Ourselves: Los Angeles office provides professional development and resources to more than 6,338 area educators; reaching 439,900 students in 1,115 public, religious, and independent schools throughout Southern California.
Read MoreThe Bigger Picture: inspires young people to change the conversation about Type 2 diabetes by exposing the environmental and social conditions that lead to its spread.
Read MoreThe Shanghai Project: has been an experiment, a laboratory for testing the boundaries of existing assumptions, and for considering how ideas might expand beyond the confines of individual silos of knowledge.
Read MoreFosterMore: highlights the amazing potential of youth in the foster care system and encourages all of us to play a part in ensuring that they receive the support and guidance they need to thrive.
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