Hope Lives Here: Inspiring Youth and Building Futures
Every young person deserves a place to be seen, supported, and set up for what comes next. Help LAYC keep that place open, growing, and ready for whoever walks through the door.
Hope, by the numbers
Gifts like yours turn into safe homes, passing grades, first credentials, and someone who believes in a young person.
4,056
Youth served across our six sites
58
Years LAYC has served youth and families
80%
of youth exiting LAYC residential programs moved on to safe housing
youth reached with preventive mental health services at 8 partner schools.
7,000+
Hear from our Youth
“Getting my GED at LAYC was a good experience and a big part of my life. I’m grateful I was in this program. Being around people who wanted me to succeed, especially Kaitlyn, really helped. She always saw the positive when I couldn’t.”
LAYC GED Youth
"Being in this program and a part of LAYC has been such a blessing. In LAYC, we feel confident and not judged when it comes to our schoolwork and fieldwork"
LAYC Conservation Corps
"The program gave me support...I had heat, I had food, and I had what was necessary."
LAYC Housing Youth
“At LAYC, I’ve been so grateful to be paid for honoring my craft. Being surrounded by peers with similar interests created such a welcoming environment and helped me settle in, too. Through learning different techniques and ways to draw and paint, I really feel like I’ve improved my skills. One day, I really hope I can do what I love professionally, just like I did here.”
LAYC Teen Center YouthWhere your gift goes -
Your gift supports young people across every LAYC program, wherever the need is greatest.
Education
Support that shows up in report cards
Youth served through Education programs in DC and Maryland, with 87% in after-school programs improving and maintaining a passing grade.
989
Empowering youth to make healthy choices
Sexual and reproductive health, substance use prevention, and wellness services, including counseling and testing for 305 youth.
746
Community Wellness
Helping Youth Find Stability and Opportunity
Host Homes and drop-in centers for youth facing homelessness, plus the academic, job-readiness, and life skills for long-term independence.
596
Housing
Promotor Pathway
467
A mentor who stays in their corner
Intensive case management and mentorship focused on academic success, career readiness, and health and well-being.
Workforce
393
A first step toward a career
Job training and workforce development that helped 29 young people earn their GED.
Creativity, leadership, belonging
Arts and media programs where 79% of participants built artistic skills, and over 1,900 food bags shared with youth and neighbors.
329
Teen Center
Care when it matters most
Individual and family counseling, plus prevention programs that reached more than 7,000 students.
218
Behavioral Health
Why give before December 31?
It counts for 2026 -Gifts made by December 31 may be tax-deductible for this year.
Young people can’t wait - A safe bed, a counselor, a tutor: the need doesn’t pause for the holidays, and neither does the support you provide.
You set up the new year - Year-end gifts help LAYC plan the programs youth and families will count on in January and beyond.
