Together, we make an impact

The Mission of Youth Mentoring Connection is to transform the lives of at-risk youth by caring for their wounds and shining a light on their gifts through an ongoing mentoring community, creative expression, and life-changing experiences; thus inspiring them to become thriving adults.

Angels Nest Transitional Living Program�s mission is to support current and former foster youth exiting the foster care system who are at risk of homelessness. They serve these young adults as they pursue a college degree to become independent, self-supporting, community leaders. They also provide services including housing, career development, and life-skills training to overcome past trauma and break the cycle in their own families and communities to reach their fullest potential.

Elizabeth House's mission is to empower pregnant and parenting women in need to reclaim their lives and build successful family legacies. They take a trauma-informed approach and address physical, emotional, spiritual, and economic needs in both women and their children

Friends of the Children is a national nonprofit organization that selects and invites youth � all of whom have unique talents, interests and dreams, and face multiple systemic obstacles � to be paired with a paid, professional mentor called a Friend. They hire and train Friends to support their youth from as early as age 4 through high school graduation  12+ years, no matter what.

Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT) has held a distinctive record of providing high quality through its vision - to advocate, educate, and achieve optimal health and well-being for vulnerable communities. APAIT's mission is to positively impact the quality of life for vulnerable communities experiencing behavioral health challenges, housing insecurity, and at-risk for HIV/AIDS.�

The mission of the Violence Intervention Program is to protect and treat all victims of family violence and sexual assault, and for 30 years, has been executing and expanding that vision.

The San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission operates a 90-bed family shelter, offering hope, shelter and safe, supportive housing to thousands of families who are homeless. The facility includes private family bedrooms, a commercial kitchen, common dining room and living spaces, meeting rooms, computer education center, playground and garden � all geared toward helping families achieve a brighter future.

At Communities In Schools� (CIS�), they surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

The Children's Center of the Antelope Valley's Mission is to promote healing and provide protection from abuse through education and expert care for children and families in the Antelope Valley. The Center offers innovative, comprehensive prevention, intervention and treatment services and is the coordinating agency of multiple community partnerships involving both public and private agencies.�

Avalon Carver works to care for the physical, mental and spiritual needs of individuals and families through education, community outreach and empowerment.

The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) works to end mass incarceration in California. To ensure our communities are safe, healthy, and whole, ARC empowers formerly and currently incarcerated people to thrive by providing a support network, comprehensive reentry services, and opportunities to advocate for policy change. Through our grassroots policy advocacy, we are dedicated to transforming the criminal justice system so that it is more just and equitable for all people.

Each year NLSLA provides free assistance to more than 150,000 individuals and families through innovative projects that expand access to justice and address the most critical needs of people living in poverty throughout Los Angeles. At NLSLA, they see the law as a powerful tool to fight for individual rights and social change. Their work aims to unravel entrenched disparities that have resulted from longstanding injustice, systemic racism and institutionalized inequality.

El Nido Family Centers is a social service non-profit agency that provides counseling and family support services to disadvantaged communities throughout Los Angeles County. Their core programs include Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment, Parent Education and Family Development, Teen Parent Family Services and Youth Development.