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  2. Children's Institute Inc. - Wikipedia

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    The organization has since expanded its services to at-risk youth in Los Angeles who are affected by child abuse, neglect domestic and gang violence as well as poverty. CII is a multi-service organization that combines evidence-based clinical services, youth development programs and family support services designed to address the whole child ...

  3. YWCA Greater Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    In 1953 the Compton development Center was established [6] with programs designed for teens. In the late 1950s, the YWCA Greater Los Angeles began operation of a transient hotel for women and in 1965 the first Los Angeles Job Corps Center opened. By the late 1960s the YWCA established both the East Los Angeles and the Angeles Mesa Activity Centers.

  4. Youth mentoring - Wikipedia

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    Youth mentoring is the process of matching mentors with young people who need or want a caring, responsible adult in their lives. Adult mentors are usually unrelated to the child or teen and work as volunteers through a community-, school-, or church-based social service program.

  5. Homeboy Industries - Wikipedia

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    Homeboy Industries began in 1988 as a job training program (called Jobs for a Future) [1] out of Dolores Mission Parish in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, US.It was created by then-pastor Greg Boyle to offer an alternative to gang life for high-risk youth, who were living in a city (Los Angeles) with the highest concentration of gang activity in the country. [10]

  6. Valley Christian Schools (Los Angeles County, California)

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    Valley Christian Schools (VCS) is a private Christian K-12 school located in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the largest in Los Angeles and Orange Counties . It was founded in 1935 and has 4 campuses (preschool, elementary, middle and high school) enrolling more than 1,300 students. [ 1 ]

  7. Harmony Project - Wikipedia

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    It has many different teaching sites all over the Los Angeles area. The first site launched in Hollywood with 36 students and $9000 in funding from the Rotary Club of Hollywood . [ 6 ] In 2006, a second site opened in South LA at EXPO center, and the following year Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) was formed in partnership with the Los ...

  8. Youth for Christ - Wikipedia

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    Youth For Christ (YFC) is a worldwide Christian movement working with young people, whose main purpose is evangelism among teenagers. It began informally in New York City in 1940, when Jack Wyrtzen held evangelical Protestant rallies for teenagers. [ 1 ]

  9. Crenshaw Christian Center - Wikipedia

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    The Crenshaw Christian Center is a non-denominational megachurch based in Los Angeles, California. It has around 28,000 members. It has around 28,000 members. History