27 Feb Ready to Rise 2.0 Report
New Ready to Rise 2.0 Report Shows Expansion of Community-Led Youth Justice Models in Los Angeles County
(Los Angeles)— Ready to Rise (R2R) 2.0 serves as a transformative model for youth justice, demonstrating the collective power of community to support young people who bear the burden of punitive policies. Since its expansion in November 2024, the partnership between the Los Angeles County Probation Department, California Community Foundation, and Liberty Hill Foundation has provided programmatic investment and capacity-strengthening resources to a new cohort of 50 community-based organizations. To date, this initiative has invested over $40M into building a positive youth development (PYD) ecosystem centered on healing, learning, and opportunity.
2024-2025 Key Takeaways
- Broad Reach: Organizations collectively served 12,443 unique youth through 123,573 program touchpoints in the first year alone.
- Increased Mentorship: Availability of mentoring opportunities grew by 23%, with 88% of grantees now implementing this core strategy.
- Support for Vulnerable Youth: The initiative significantly increased its reach to high-priority populations, including a 26% increase in serving gang-involved youth and a 12% increase in serving foster youth.
- Geographic Expansion: R2R 2.0 expanded its footprint across all major Los Angeles County regions, with the largest growth occurring in South/South Central LA.
- Organizational Success: Nearly 90% of grantees achieved their goals for establishing, expanding, or replicating their programs, with 65% meeting or exceeding their youth service targets.
The report demonstrates that R2R 2.0 continues to be an effective vehicle for equitable public investment, fostering organizational resiliency despite environmental challenges like the LA wildfires. By prioritizing smaller grassroots organizations and community-defined best practices, the model continues to inform the County’s shift toward a “whole-youth” focused system.
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