Education

Legacy Youth Leadership – Leadership Program

Legacy Youth Leadership is a nonprofit organization that works to build a socially conscious & active generation of young people. LYL provides free educational & activism programs as well as leadership coaching & mentoring to young people to supplement students’ existing school & youth development. Students develop the following skills: Self Awareness, Social Awareness, Goal Setting, and Strategic Planning.

Click here to apply. Open year-round.

Earn College Credit with CLEP

• “Students take CLEP exams at official CLEP test centers or at home with remote proctoring.”
• “CLEP exams are offered year-round at more than 2,000 CLEP test centers worldwide.”
• “CLEP exams take about 90–120 minutes to complete, depending on the exam subject.”
• “Students receive their CLEP exam scores immediately after completing the exam (except for College Composition and Spanish with Writing).”
• “ANYONE can take a CLEP exam.”

Click here to register for a CLEP exam! Open year-round.

Latino Film Institute – Youth Cinema Project

The Youth Cinema Project (YCP) is project based learning that produces competent, resilient, real world problem-solvers and bridges the achievement and opportunity gaps by creating lifelong learners and the entertainment industry’s multicultural future.

Click here to learn more. Open year-round.

Help Me Grow LA

Help Me Grow LA supports all families in promoting young children’s development and lifelong success by connecting them to developmental services and supports that promote their child’s well-being.

Click here to learn more.  Open year-round.

Economic Prosperity

Southeast Los Angeles Financial Resources / Recursos Financieros para el Sureste de Los Ángeles

We recognize the systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Latina/o communities, including limited access to economic opportunities. Additionally, we deeply understand that equitable access to financial resources is crucial for developing generational wealth for Latinas/os. In response to the issues highlighted by our community, we have brought together these resources and tools for individuals, small businesses, and communities on their path to financial success.

Click here to read more (English) Open year-round.

Reconocemos las barreras sistémicas que afectan desproporcionadamente las comunidades latinas, incluyendo el acceso limitado a las oportunidades economicas. Además, entendemos profundamente la importancia al acceso equitativo a recursos financieros es crucial para el desarrollo de un patrimonio generacional para los latinas/os. En respuesta a las cuestiones destacadas por nuestra comunidad, juntamos estos recursos y herramientas para individuos, pequeñas empresas y comunidades en su camino hacia el éxito financiero.

Para leer más, haz clic aquí. (Español) Open year-round.

Pathways LA

Pathways LA strengthens low-income and vulnerable working families, promotes high quality early care and education services for children of all abilities, develops knowledgeable early care providers and promotes economically resilient communities.

Click here to learn more. Open year-round.

Home Rise

Step Up provides innovative, community-based Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and comprehensive case management services for those experiencing housing insecurity via developments in Los Angeles, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino, and Sacramento Counties across California, and in Seminole County, Florida. New locations coming soon in the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, California. Step Up is a “Housing First” provider. Housing First advocates the provision of client-preferred services based on the premise that individuals know what is best for themselves, that services are to be directed by an individual’s self-determined goals.

Click here to learn more. Open year-round.

SHE IS HOPE LA

SHE IS HOPE LA is a nonprofit organization providing emotional, physical, and financial tools and services to help guide single mothers through every aspect of supporting themselves and their child/children.

Click here to apply. Open year-round.

CalFresh

CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. The CalFresh Program, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores. The CalFresh Program helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and individuals by providing them a means to meet their nutritional needs.

Click here to apply. Open year-round.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs. To qualify, you must be a resident or property owner in an eligible city, and have total household monthly gross income within the HEAP income guidelines. Click here for Spanish translation.  Open year-round.

Health

DACA Recipients Now Eligible for Covered California / Los beneficiarios DACA ya son elegibles para Covered California

Starting November 1st, DACA recipients can apply for health insurance through Covered California and receive financial assistance to lower their monthly premiums! The open enrollment period runs from November 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025. For more information on how to apply, click the link here.

El 1 de Noviembre, los beneficiarios de DACA pueden solicitar un seguro de salud a través de Covered California y recibir asistencia financiera para reducir sus primas mensuales. ¡El período de inscripción abierta va del 1 de Noviembre de 2024 al 31 de Enero de 2025! Para más información sobre cómo solicitar, haz clic en el enlace aquí.

Health4All Resource Roundup

The Health4All leaders have assembled a hub for resources related to the Medi-Cal expansion for undocumented adults aged 26-49. This hub will be continuously updated with upcoming webinars, events, and information. Open year-round.

Financial Resources for Cancer Patients

There are many agencies and organizations that work to help provide direct financial assistance to low-income families as well as free or affordable health care. Asbestos.com can help find financial aid for cancer patients and their families living with mesothelioma. Open year-round.

Department of Health and Human Services

The HHS Health Resources Services Administration has community-based clinics across the U.S. that provide health care services on a sliding fee scale based on financial need. The HHS also runs the HealthCare.gov Marketplace that offers health insurance that is partially subsidized based on income. Open year-round.

National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics

The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics helps people find medical clinics and pharmacies in their area. They work to ensure that uninsured and underinsured people have access to health care. Open year-round.

Caring.com

“A little-known yet growing concern among social service workers and those operating homeless shelters across the United States is the increasing number of older Americans experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Around the country, federal, state and locally funded programs exist for the purpose of helping Americans, and older Americans in particular, access resources such as emergency housing financial assistance and rapid rehousing support. In this guide, we’ll help you learn about available resources for emergency housing and how to access them.” Open year-round.

Los Angeles Community Garden Council

The mission of the LA Community Garden Council is to strengthen communities by building and supporting community gardens where every person in Los Angeles County can grow healthy food in their neighborhood.

Click here to learn more about what community gardens are near you and how you can become involved. Open year-round.

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