Subject Tutoring (Youth)

The agency provides youth services for foster youth and probation youth age 11 to 21 in Los Angeles County. Services include emancipation of minors services, tutoring services, life skills education services, and peer counseling services. There are no geographic restrictions. The Individual Transition Skills Program (ITSP) operates in collaboration with Los Angeles County and other partners, support foster youth in their transition to adulthood by providing services to help find employment, finish education goals, and prevent homelessness. Youth are assigned to Transition Development Specialist, who provides them with one-on-one guidance and support for up to five hours per month. Specialists introduce them to academic, financial and vocational resources available at the college, as well as other resources in their communities.

ITSP offers life skills classes to older youth (16 to 21) residing in Service Planning Areas (SPA's) 1 Antelope Valley, 2 Santa Clarita, Van Nuys, San Fernando Valley, 3 Pasadena, Pomona and West Covina, 4 Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Hollywood and Highland Park, 5 West Los Angeles and 7 Santa Fe Springs, Whittier and Cerritos.