The Youth Policy Institute (YPI) is a nonprofit organization that uses a holistic approach to reduce poverty by ensuring families have access to high quality schools, wrap-around education and technology services, enabling a successful transition from cradle to college and career. YPI was founded in 1983 as an outgrowth of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial and has been operating in California since 1996. Since then, YPI has worked in Los Angeles to provide direct education and human need services for low-income youth and families. We now serve over 100,000 youth and adults annually at 125 sites throughout Los Angeles, with a focus on place-based community-driven initiatives that target high need communities such as Hollywood, Pacoima, and Pico Union/Westlake.

Children & Youth , Employment , Human Services , Job Training , Youth Development

Early education learning services like Baby University and Mommy and Me classes; K-12 mentoring, tutoring, arts, and sports programs -- offered before, during, and after school; college and career preparation services like summer job opportunities, matched college savings accounts and college counseling services; and family supportive services that include case management, workforce development, health and nutrition classes, access to public benefits like CalFresh and health care services, and adult education programs (classes like ESL, GED, computer literacy).

Low-income families

Los Angeles, with an emphasis on the communities of Pacoima, Hollywood & Pico Union/Westlake