Youth Support
YouthSource Centers offer support and resources to Angelenos ages 14-24 years to help them get the education, mentoring, and career training and experience they need to achieve success.
Hire LA's Youth offers work experience, summer internships, financial literacy, career coaching, and mentoring to prepare LA youth ages 14-24 with the skills needed to enter the workforce, become lifetime earners, and find success.
The Earn Learn Play website offers a variety of youth programs and activities for ages 7-24 in the City of Los Angeles, including employment, arts and crafts, sports, and other recreational programs during the summer and year-round.
The Olivia E. Mitchell LA City Youth Council seats 30 youth for a one-year term to learn about local government, drive special community projects and make policy and budget recommendations to elected and civic leaders.
Youth Resources
Access guidance tailored to immigrant youth and families, related to legal and constitutional protections, education policies and available support systems across the Los Angeles area.
Culturally appropriate mental health and wellness services for Los Angeles youth that include resources for fitness, physical wellbeing, nutrition, mental health and substance abuse support.
Financial literacy resources for young Angelenos offered through trusted community organizations providing free, accessible, and culturally relevant tools and guides to support informed, confident money decisions.
The Youth Protection Division is responsible for collecting and assessing youth protection policies and procedures in City departments, identifying and improving mechanisms to prevent abuse and protect minors.
Youth Data & Research
The data dashboards include youth services and program data for ages 0 to 25 across City of Los Angeles departments to better understand the challenges that LA youth face.
The Program Evaluation Guide provides a comprehensive overview of youth program evaluation, intended for use by government employees working in youth development.
Reports and evaluations of best practices and core concepts related to positive youth development, youth program evaluation, and youth development programming in the City of Los Angeles.