Youth Policy Institute, Inc.

Youth Policy Institute, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides services focused on poverty reduction, education, workforce development, and community revitalization. Through federal grants, they aim to improve outcomes for disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles by ensuring access to quality schools, wrap-around services, and pathways from early childhood to college and career.

Past federal prime grant awards to Youth Policy Institute, Inc. have supported programs in workforce development for young offenders via the Department of Labor, and comprehensive neighborhood revitalization through the Corporation for National and Community Service's Promise Zone initiative. As a sub-awardee, they have received federal funds to provide employment services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act through the California Employment Development Department, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership services via the Los Angeles County Office of Education, and other anti-poverty programming. The focus areas of Youth Policy Institute's federally-funded work includes education, social services, job training, and community development for disadvantaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles.