CRCD serves as lead agency for the VCN YouthSource Center — the first of its kind in Vernon-Central. The YouthSource Center is a partnership of CRCD, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, and All Peoples Community Center to connect young people to education, leadership, community service, career path training, and employment opportunities. We provide intensive case management, support services, placement, and follow-up for continued success. 

Summer Youth Employment Program

The Summer Youth Employment Program operates year round to provide youth ages 14-21 an opportunity to earn while they learn. The goal of the program is to introduce young people to the workplace, gain valuable employment skills and earn an income.

LA College Promise Works

The Los Angeles College Promise serves first-time, full-time college students with a comprehensive strategy to support students in completing a higher education degree and/or a workforce certification. Important aspects of the LA College Promise Works are waived tuition for the first two years of college, priority enrollment, additional financial support, and a dedicated support team providing a wide array of academic and student support services.

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Located on the campus of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, CRCD Academy offers young people ages 16–24 an accelerated path to earn an accredited high school diploma while preparing for college and career success.

Students have the opportunity to co-enroll at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, gaining hands-on experience in construction and earning college credits that count toward future degrees or certifications.

Our project-based curriculum integrates community service, leadership development, and career readiness—helping students build real-world skills while giving back to their community.

CRCD Academy is operated in partnership with the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD), Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, and YouthBuild Charter School of California.

Jobs for Los Angeles Graduates (JLAG) is part of the national network of Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program designed to serve youth (ages 16–24) who have left the traditional school system and are interested in completing the requirements for a high school diploma. The primary mission of JLAG is to provide a pathway to success and jobs for youth through an array of counseling, employability and technical skills development, professional association, career development, and job placement services that will result in either a quality job leading to a career after graduation and/or enrollment in a postsecondary education and certification training program.

The Coalition for Responsible Community Development organization received a U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Pathways grant in the amount of $725,00,000, constituting 83% of the federal funding for the Jobs for Los Angeles Graduates (JLAG) program over a 57-month period. The remaining 17% of the funding for the JLAG program comes from non-governmental sources. CRCD is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program.

The Project Tipping Point program provides support for LA’s current and former foster youth to successfully access college through the provision of a two-year, cohort-based academic program operated in partnership with Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Program participants earn postsecondary credentials and exit prepared to pursue higher education or embark on a sustaining career path.

CRCD operates CURE (Community Uniting for Resolution and Empowerment), an alternative sentencing program, in partnership with the LA City Attorney and LA County Public Defender. In place of incarceration, nonviolent offenders ages 18–25 engage in education and training with CRCD. This prevents the harmful impact of a criminal record, which is a barrier to obtaining employment, housing, and other services. CRCD is also a pilot site for the City Attorney’s new Neighborhood Justice Program, which offers restorative justice opportunities in lieu of court.

The LA:RISE Youth Academy program is focused on improving housing, education, and workforce outcomes for unhoused youth. The goal is to provide services that will allow youth to earn their high school diploma or GED while also receiving services to remove barriers to housing, vocational training, and work readiness. CRCD provides case management and follow up care for continued success.