29 Oct Ready to Rise Launches New 2024 Cohort, Investing $50M+ in LA Youth Programs

The California Community Foundation (CCF), Liberty Hill Foundation, and L.A. County Probation Department announced the selection of a new cohort of community-based organizations for Ready to Rise. This public-private partnership reimagines youth development and focuses on keeping youth out of the criminal justice system. Since 2019, this partnership, which also supports programs that help previously incarcerated youth transition back into their communities, has provided capacity-building assistance and more than $22 million in grants to LA County organizations, serving over 26,000 youth. With a renewed contract approved by the LA County Probation Department earlier this year, investments in the program will increase by at least $50 million over the next seven years.

Below is the list of grantees: 

Advot: Provides youth with tools for effective communication and personal development through creative arts.

All Peoples Community Center: Offers youth services and family support to empower communities in South Los Angeles.

Asian Pacific Islander Reentry through Support Inclusion & Empowerment: Focuses on reentry support for Asian Pacific Islander youth.

ArtworxLA: Engages at-risk youth in arts education to re-engage them in learning.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles: Provides a safe space for youth with a focus on education, health, and leadership.

Brothers, Sons, Selves Coalition: Works to improve educational and life outcomes for boys and men of color.

Centinela Youth Services: Offers diversion programs to reduce youth involvement in the criminal justice system.

Changeist: Engages youth in community service and social justice projects.

Changing the Faces of Homelessness: Provides housing and support services for homeless youth.

Communities In Schools of Los Angeles: Provides in-school support to at-risk students to help them succeed.

Creative Acts: Uses theater arts to help justice-involved youth express themselves and build resilience.

Dance and Dialogue: Combines dance with dialogue to empower youth and foster social-emotional growth.

Dream Live Hope Foundation: Supports underserved youth with mentorship and educational opportunities.

East Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club: Provides after-school programs focusing on academic success and healthy lifestyles.

EXP (formerly International Trade Education Programs): Prepares youth for careers in global trade and logistics.

FACTS Education Fund (Fair Chance Project): Advocates for criminal justice reform and supports youth impacted by incarceration.

Fostering Media Connections: Uses journalism to elevate stories about youth in foster care and juvenile justice.

Future Leaders California: Provides leadership development and college preparation for underserved youth.

G.IRL: Supports young girls of color with mentorship, empowerment, and leadership programs.

Gente Organizada: Engages youth in advocacy and organizing for educational equity.

InsideOUT Writers: Provides writing workshops for youth impacted by the juvenile justice system.

Just Us 4 Youth: Offers mentoring and intervention programs to support at-risk youth.

Kids In The Spotlight: Empowers foster youth to tell their stories through filmmaking.

Kollab Youth Workforce Development Program: Provides workforce training and development for youth.

My Friend’s Place: Supports homeless youth with comprehensive services.

P.F. Bresee Foundation: Offers after-school programs and family services to support youth development.

Pathway to Kinship: Provides support to foster youth and their caregivers.

Pause 4 Peace Foundation: Uses mindfulness practices to support youth mental health.

Peace Over Violence: Works to prevent violence and support survivors through education and advocacy.

Peace4Kids: Provides programs for foster youth to build community and life skills.

Project Hope CA: Supports youth affected by trauma with mentorship and wellness programs.

Social Justice Learning Institute: Engages youth in social justice education and community health initiatives.

Soledad Enrichment Action: Offers education and intervention programs for at-risk youth.

Street Poets Inc. Uses poetry and music to inspire youth and reduce violence.

Students Deserve: Advocates for educational justice and supports student organizing.

The Actors’ Gang: Provides theater programs to help incarcerated youth develop emotional literacy.

The Los Angeles City College Foundation: Provides scholarships and support for students pursuing higher education.

The Tree Yoga Cooperative: Offers wellness programs to support community health and empowerment.

Toberman Neighborhood Center: Provides youth and family services to support community stability.

Transcendence Children and Family Services: Supports foster youth with therapeutic services and family support.

Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Education Program: Offers substance abuse prevention and education for youth.

Urban Scholar Academy: Provides academic support and mentorship for underserved youth.

Venice Arts: Engages youth in storytelling through photography and film.

Watts of Power Foundation: Supports youth with education and leadership development programs.

WriteGirl: Empowers girls through creative writing workshops and mentorship.

White Hall Arts Academy Foundation: Provides arts education to empower youth through music and performance.

Youth Guidance BAM Los Angeles: Offers school-based counseling and mentoring for young men of color.

Youth Justice Coalition:  A Los Angeles organization focused on ending youth incarceration and racial injustice by advocating for systemic change and empowering impacted communities.

Youth Mentoring Action Network: Empowers underserved youth through mentoring and educational programs, supporting their personal and professional growth.

2nd Call: Provides reentry support and life skills training for formerly incarcerated individuals, promoting healing, accountability, and community reintegration

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About Liberty Hill Foundation
Liberty Hill Foundation is a laboratory for social change philanthropy. We leverage the power of community organizers, donor activists, and allies to advance social justice through strategic investment in grants, leadership training, and campaigns. We envision a society in which all people have a powerful voice, including those currently shut out of our democracy, people cut off from opportunities because of their skin color, gender or sexual orientation, where they live, or where they were born. We will not rest until society provides justice and equality for all.

About the California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation (CCF) has served as a public, charitable organization for Los Angeles County since 1915. Its mission is to lead positive systemic change that strengthens Los Angeles communities. CCF stewards $2.4 billion in assets and manages 1,700 charitable foundations, funds and legacies. For more information, please visit calfund.org.