The Youth Policy Institute (YPI) has been providing education, workforce training, and social services to youth and families in Los Angeles for over 30 years. YPI now serves over 115,000 people annually through 136 program sites. YPI operates schools, after school programs, job training programs, and family support centers. In 2015, YPI collaborated with over 130 partners to expand its programs and impact, including opening two new early education centers and supporting over 150 youth through immigration policy programs. YPI aims to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty through a holistic approach to support youth and families from early childhood through college and careers.

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or more than 30 years, the Youth Policy Institute (YPI) has been breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty by
providing access to education, workforce training, and essential services for youth and families.
Originally part of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, YPI was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1983. In 1996, YPI relocated to
Los Angeles to focus on direct education and comprehensive services including early childhood education, tutoring, operating
K-12 schools, college preparation, computer labs, case management, financial literacy, and job training.
Now over 1,600 YPI employees serve some of the city’s lowest-income neighborhoods, reaching more than 115,000 youth and
adults annually at 136 program sites in Los Angeles. YPI is the only nonprofit in the country to receive all three signature White House
Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative grants: Promise Neighborhoods, Choice Neighborhoods, and Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation;
and is lead implementation partner for the Los Angeles Promise Zone.
We are humbled by these endorsements of YPI’s work and consider them a call to do even better. In the years ahead, we will
continue to build and strengthen collaborations, invest in our staff, and sharpen our ability to measure the impact of our work.
We are honored to provide these services in Los Angeles, and thank you for your support of our efforts.
from cradle to college and career
YPI transforms Los Angeles neighborhoods using a holistic approach to reduce poverty
by ensuring families have access to high quality schools, wrap-around education, and
technology services, enabling a successful transition from cradle to college and career.
Our Mission
Transforming Lives and
Neighborhoods

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From Our Executive Director
Dixon Slingerland
Iam honored to share with you some of the impact YPI created and
fostered in 2015. It was a year filled with educational milestones for our
youth, great strides for our families, and compelling transformations for the
communities we serve.
In 2015, YPI collaborated with more than 130 community-based, business, and governmental partners to make our city a
better place for all who live and work here. This included a new data-sharing agreement with the Los Angeles
Unified School District—the first time the district has shared student-level data with an external agency. This unprecedented
partnership will help YPI and our partners create better place-based solutions to benefit thousands of students. It will also
allow us to track student results at 119 schools, and follow their stories year after year.
For our youngest learners and their families, YPI was thrilled to secure a competitive contract with Los Angeles
County that will enable us to open two Early Head Start facilities in 2016. This opportunity creates high quality learning
experiences for infants and toddlers, and jumpstarts their readiness for school.
Also in 2015, Los Angeles was selected by the Obama Administration for the first ever round of Performance
Partnership Pilot Awards for Disconnected Youth (P3). One of only five cities selected, P3 allows Los Angeles to
integrate programs and blend funding streams to improve outcomes for Opportunity Youth ages 14-24. Importantly, it
gives flexibility around federal program rules and regulations that have proven to be barriers in serving older youth
who drop out of school and are not employed—building on our work in the Los Angeles Promise Zone.
We will continue to strengthen our city’s youth and families by integrating and expanding our programs in response to
community needs. We want to ensure that our neighborhoods are safe, positive places to establish careers and build
lives of hope and promise.
I could not be more proud of the work our YPI staff achieved in 2015. With your help, I’m excited to see what we will
accomplish next.

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Educational
Achievement
YPI’s education programs present a focused,
diversified, and thorough commitment to academic
success. Our initiatives prepare learners for post-
secondary education and meaningful lifelong careers.
Our K-12 educational efforts impact 119 district and
charter schools throughout Los Angeles, including
five schools YPI directly operates: three charter
schools and two LAUSD schools. Throughout
the city, YPI provides a vast range of tutoring
and after-school programs, and has opened
83 public computer centers. Our 1,600-person
staff and numerous volunteers work closely with
many partner organizations to provide additional
educational enrichment services that support YPI's
mission and vision for our clients.
In 2015, more than 23,000 individuals took part in
YPI’s extended learning opportunities before and after
school. On average, we served 2,387 elementary and
middle school students and 3,059 high school students
daily—making us the largest after-school provider for
high school students in the state of California. YPI’s tutoring
and project-based learning programs offer individual program
assessments, identifying areas of need for each student, and bring
trained teachers to address those needs.
⋅ Strong curriculum and tutoring programs
focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM).
⋅ After-school tutoring and developmental
programs, such as Supplemental Educational
Services tutoring and GEAR UP.
⋅ Summer school programs that encourage continued
learning in engaging environments.
⋅ College workshops, visits, and counseling/career
advising for more than 3,000 students per year.
a college promise
YPI’s Promise Scholars Program includes
a critical financial component. We help
low-income students pay for college through
a unique 3:1 match that puts up to $981 per
student into a special savings account. This
amount covers the financial gap for the first
year of community college after financial aid.
Providing this match makes it three times more
likely that students enroll in college—and four
times more likely they’ll graduate.
Our range of academic and youth development programs and services include:
⋅ College access programs specifically focused on
immigrant youth.
⋅ An alternative high school for homeless youth, and
support for disconnected youth who have dropped
out of school through YouthSource Centers.
⋅ An in-house GED program with YouthBuild.
⋅ Physical education and general wellness programs.
⋅ Translators for parent conferences in Spanish-
speaking neighborhoods.
⋅ Broadband and computer access.

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Making a Difference in High-Need Schools
YPI programming has been proven to work at all kinds of schools: charter, district, and pilot. We now operate three
charter schools: Bert Corona Charter Middle and High Schools in Pacoima, and Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter
School in Pico-Union/Westlake. We also operate two LAUSD schools: San Fernando Institute for Applied Media Pilot
School and Sylmar Biotech Health Academy.
In addition to the breadth and scope of these educational programs, YPI is expanding its reach to target specific
neighborhoods and schools greatly impacted by poverty. This immersive work began within the Los Angeles Promise
Neighborhood, where YPI is providing a saturation of services across the area’s 18 schools.
For the 2014-15 academic year, each of the seven LAUSD Promise Neighborhood high schools
increased their graduation rates, with an average increase of 6.6%:
⋅ Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Teacher Prep Academy: 75% graduation rate, an increase of 18.7
percentage points.
⋅ STEM Academy in Hollywood: 79% graduation rate, an increase of 9 percentage points.
⋅ San Fernando High School (2,370+ students): 83% graduation rate, 9 percentage points above the district
average.
⋅ Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy for Scientific Exploration increased 13.4 percentage points,
to an 87% graduation rate.
⋅ Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas had a rate of 94%, continuing its graduation
success and making it a strong role model working toward a 100% goal.
This is remarkable
leadership in action …
This community and
these young people
are going to help prove
to the country what
children who weren’t
born with a silver
spoon in their mouth
can do if we give them
opportunities.
– Arne Duncan
former U.S. Secretary of
Education

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Fresh produce
from the Community
Supported Agriculture
Program is distributed at YPI's FamilySource
Center, one of many services available here.
policy into action
In 2015, YPI helped 149 youth apply for the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Program, supporting undocumented youth in
learning more about national and California
policies regarding access to college and career
opportunities. By the end of the year, 50 had
received work permits, 38 had obtained jobs,
and 17 had entered postsecondary education.
Supporting Families
YPI is the only Los Angeles organization operating
the full range of center-based programming through
the city’s YouthSource, FamilySource, and WorkSource
Centers.
Collectively at these Centers, YPI provides families
in need with job training, skill building, employment
support, financial literacy, tax preparation, legal
services, assistance applying for public benefits,
computer classes and access, adult education
programs, parenting classes, leadership
development training, cultural and recreational
activities, and referrals to health care, housing,
and emergency services.
YPI supports families by utilizing an intensive
case management system at our Hollywood
FamilySource Center. YPI’s WorkSource Center in
Pacoima houses an innovative Financial Opportunity
Center, which integrates financial coaching with
workforce development and assistance obtaining
income supports. Clients are encouraged to move
through the entire continuum of services in order
to maximize the benefit of each.
The Youth Policy Institute is a
leader for social change in Los
Angeles, improving the well-being
of our struggling communities with
intelligent and innovative approaches for
L.A.’s new war on poverty.
– Fred Ali
President and CEO
Weingart Foundation

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YPI’s Asset Building Programs provided almost 3,881 hours of financial education in 2015, serving more than
1,000 clients and helping families save more than $100,000—and these programs are continuing to expand.
They are another crucial component in achieving our mission to fight poverty.
⋅ Financial capability workshops in English and Spanish that use the FDIC MoneySmart curriculum.
⋅ One-on-one financial coaching to provide personalized support that helps clients improve their own
financial capacities.
⋅ 1,269 individuals have received comprehensive financial education workshops in order to start saving
for college.
⋅ Free tax preparation services through the VITA program. $145,084 in Earned Income Credit has been
provided to the community. The total refund amount provided to the community
was $335,553.
⋅ Matched savings accounts specifically earmarked for college costs, home purchase, or to
start a business. 363 matched savings accounts were opened in 2015.
At YPI’s Hollywood FamilySource Center alone, families that participated in our Asset Building Programs
collectively increased their income more than $600,000 in 2015.
Helping Families Build Assets

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closing the gap
Government grants provide much needed
funding. But these dollars don’t nearly cover
all of the costs of our integrated service
delivery. Private support makes government
dollars work harder and smarter to make
sure YPI’s programs are effective and
successful.
Creating the L.A.
Promise Zone
When YPI moved to Los Angeles in 1996 with
the mission to fight intergenerational poverty,
we knew our work would include providing as
many programs and services as possible to
neighborhoods most in need.
Our successes continued to build over time, and
in 2012-13, YPI received all three signature White
House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
grants—the only organization in the country to
earn this honor. The Promise Neighborhood,
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation, and Choice
Neighborhood grants have provided YPI with
the opportunity to dig deeper and do more within
targeted communities, while creating innovative
place-based collaborations with partners seeking the
same results.
The recognition of these grants—and more
importantly the work behind them—led to
another enormous honor and opportunity:
In 2014, Los Angeles became one of the first
five federally designated Promise Zones in
the country, with YPI as lead implementation
partner.
The L.A. Promise Zone encompasses the
communities of East Hollywood, Thai Town,
Little Armenia, Koreatown, and Pico-Union/
Westlake. The needs in these communities
are profound, but YPI and our 50 Promise Zone
partners are confident we can affect meaningful,
long-term change through job creation, increased
economic activity, improved educational opportunities,
improved public safety, leveraged private capital, preserving and
expanding housing affordability, and through smart growth policies.
We recognize that to succeed we must overcome formidable obstacles.
We are happy to report that we are succeeding, thanks to collaborative
partnerships across the Promise Zone communities and beyond.
Luke Tate,
Special Assistant to the
President for Economic Mobility,
speaking at our 2015 gala.

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A bridge between L.A.’s promise and its potential, the
Youth Policy Institute is a one-of-a-kind organization
that makes real change—by challenging the status
quo and delivering innovative solutions that make our
communities stronger, safer, smarter, and more stable.
As Mayor, I’ve found YPI to be one of our strongest,
most creative partners in facing down obstacles to
academic achievement, job success, and financial
stability. It operates each type of the City’s most
critical resource centers and partners effectively with
charter and district schools to break down barriers and
maintain focus on our young people and their future
success. YPI has also been a cornerstone of L.A.’s
recent success in drawing federal dollars to support
our most vulnerable communities.
– Eric Garcetti
Mayor, City of Los Angeles
The needs of the
L.A. Promise Zone are startling:
⋅ 35% of the population lives at or below
poverty level, compared to 20% city-wide.
⋅ 33% of households earn less than $20,000
per year.
⋅ 31% of the population is under the age of 25.
⋅ 37% of residents age 25+ do not have a
high school diploma.
⋅ Only 20% of 6th graders are proficient in math;
only 28% are proficient in English Language Arts.
⋅ 77% of households with children under 18 receive
CalFresh (food stamps).
⋅ At the 45 schools in the Promise Zone, more than
80% of students are eligible for free and reduced
lunch.
⋅ The unemployment rate is 14%, nearly double the
city average.
⋅ Violent crime is twice the city-wide rate.
YPI’s saturation of programs and services for
youth and their families in the Promise Zone is
just getting started. To date, we are seeing high
school graduation rates rise, and increases in both
academic proficiency and family income. There
is much work ahead to address community
needs, and to create neighborhoods of
opportunity and promise.

10. YPI in Action:
Helping the Whole Family
the enciso family story
Julian and Sylvia Enciso came to the United States more than 20 years ago
to give their children a chance for greater opportunities. Sylvia has a 6th
grade education. Julian is a mechanic and wishes he could have had a better
education.
Their sons Julian Jr. and Luis were doing well in elementary school, but
everything changed when Julian Jr. was 10 and Luis was 6, and their 13-year-
old sister died after a long illness. Devastated, they became disillusioned with
school, and struggled with their grief. “They didn't want to try,” Sylvia explains.
Turning to YPI for Help
Sylvia came to YPI and enrolled Julian in the GEAR UP program, which helped
him focus on his studies and succeed in school. Now 21, Julian has a child, works
with his father, and attends Mission College. Sylvia herself started attending nutrition
courses through YPI and took part in programming to help support the family through
their difficult transition.
Luis Gets His Life Back:
Without YPI “I’d be dead or in jail.”
The biggest change was in their son, Luis, now 17.
“I ended my freshman year as a D student,” Luis shares. In 10th grade, a YPI
staff member learned about his artistic talent, and recruited him to help create
a student mural at his school, Sylmar Biotech and Health Academy. “Having
something I enjoyed about school, something I looked forward to, and
something I was good at gave me confidence,” Luis says. “It was then I
started to realize the importance of school and my future.”
Luis is now an honor student, is class vice president, and has started a
tutoring program for freshmen students.
In October 2015, Luis spoke passionately at YPI’s annual gala about his
experiences, and YPI’s impact on his life and his future:
“I found out I am bright. I am smart. I have started taking college classes.
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The many gifts
and unstoppable
energy of YPI’s staff
have made them
a critical factor in
advancing academic
achievement in
Los Angeles.
– Steve Zimmer
LAUSD Board President
possible if you try.”
Luis will graduate high school in 2016. He is preparing to study computer science in
college. He wants to give back to kids, and to YPI.
Words of Gratitude
The Enciso Family is just one example of the thousands of families we help every day.
Their words are a testament to the care and hard work of our teachers, volunteers, staff,
and supporters.
“I went through a huge transformation because of the people who never lost faith in me:
my family, friends, and the YPI staff,” Luis says. “They never stop caring. They gave me
my start, and I give them my thanks.”
His father, Julian, says, “They change a life at a time. They plant a seed of hope in
our kids and in this society. Because of them, our family and our sons have changed.”
Sylvia adds, “People who donate, do it with humility. You are giving a donation to
save a youth, a family. It’s an investment.”
Luis is proud of the mural he helped create at YPI’s Sylmar Biotech and Health Academy. Luis discovered: “I have an amazing
mind. My mind is really big.“ Parents Julian and Sylvia with Luis, 10-year-old brother Estif, and 4-year-old brother Joey.

12. Harvard Bound
Noemi Valdez was a straight-A student in Mexico. When she was 9, her family moved
to the United States, where her grades suffered severely as she struggled to learn
English. Through hard work, she mastered the language and began to excel in her
coursework again.
In high school, Noemi had a 4.3 GPA but never thought about a college career. “A lot
of first generation kids don’t know about college,” she says. During her junior year,
she enrolled in YPI programs that help students navigate the route to college. She
participated in YPI’s College Ambassador and Cash for College programs,
in addition to workshops on college applications, personal statements, and
financial aid.
Noemi learned that she had a good possibility of getting into private and
prestigious schools, but she knew she would need significant financial aid in order
to enroll. “[YPI’s programs] expose you to the different options that are available,”
Noemi says.
In 2015, Noemi graduated with honors from San Fernando High School and received
a full scholarship to Harvard. She is studying archaeology and mathematics with the
goal of becoming a university professor. She is proud to be the first in her family to
go to college.
Of her experience with YPI, Noemi says, “I want to thank them for making it possible
for me to be here and get me the help that I needed.”
Anthony Chavarria was just a kid when he served a four-year sentence in juvenile
hall. As a teenager, he passed through four different high schools and eventually
dropped out. By the time he was 20, he was homeless and living on the streets.
Anthony’s life changed when a fellow homeless friend told him about YPI. He visited
YPI’s YouthSource Center in Pacoima and got help receiving his GED, preparing
a resume, and securing job interviews.
Today, Anthony works at Olive View UCLA Medical Center, transporting patients. While
working full time, he is attending Valley College at night studying music technology, with
a goal to transfer to the University of Southern California.
Anthony also volunteers as a guest speaker for YPI programs that help younger
students and Opportunity Youth. “Now I say, I’m stressing over a midterm final.
Then, I was stressing over where to sleep that night.”
Most importantly, Anthony says, “Now, I’m creating a future for myself.”
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Increase in collective family income through YPI’s
FamilySource Center programs.
Individuals provided with Internet access.
Hours of academic tutoring.
Students participated in educational
enrichment programs.
Students engaged in physical education and
general wellness programs.
Hours of financial education helped
families collectively save more than $100,000.
Elementary and middle school students and 3,059 high school students
attended after school programming daily.
Students received access to college visits, workshops, and counseling.
Adults received workforce training.
Matched savings accounts were opened with YPI’s help.
$602,846
44,364
29,477
18,907
4,204
3,881
2,387
2,895
1,821
363
YPI Impact – 2015 By the Numbers

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Your Support is an Investment in the
Children and Families We Serve!
The Youth Policy Institute continues to grow and
increase our positive impact on students, families,
and communities. Hundreds of YPI staff and volunteers
serve some of the city’s lowest-income
neighborhoods, reaching more than
115,000 youth and adults at 136
program sites in and around L.A.
The need is great. Over 35%
of Promise Zone residents
live at or below the poverty
line (compared to 20%
city-wide), with 1/3 of
households earning less
than $20,000 per year.
We invite you to join the
YPI Promise Network
of donors, philanthropists,
and businesses committed to
the future of Los Angeles and
the transformative success of the
youth, families, and individuals working
their way out of poverty. We cannot do this
work without you.
Gifts of all levels are welcome and may be targeted to the
interests of the donor or directed where they are needed
most. Here are some of the ways you can help …

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All donations are tax deductible. The Youth Policy Institute
is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.
90%of YPI’s operating
budget goes
directly to program
services.
donate at
ypiusa.org/donate
hope
$25 – $1,000
Provides 1:1 tutoring in Math and
Language Arts, plus much-needed supplies
for after-school enrichment programs at
more than 70 different schools.
access
$1,000 – $25,000
Contributes to educational programs
like Promise Scholars, career building,
and workforce training programs.
empower
$25,000 – $100,000
Funds essential education in
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Math), Arts, and Culture.
transform
$100,000 and up
Helps build Full-Service Community Schools.
Coaches families and individuals in
financial literacy to break the cycle of
intergenerational poverty.

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14%
86%
FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 07
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
FY 15
FY 16
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50
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9
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38%
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1.9%
1.9%
2.1%
8.1%
9.1%
90%
1%
9%
Youth Policy Institute Statement of Activities
Ending June 30, 2015 (in thousands) INMILLIONS
YPI BUDGET (EXPENSES) FROM FY07 TO FY16
n Contracts and Grants
n Contributions and Other
TOTAL
n Program Services
n Management and General
n Fundraising
$30,792
5,212
$36,004
$31,785
3,005
445
SOURCES OF FUNDS
USES OF FUNDS
PROGRAM EXPENSES BY POPULATION SERVED
n Pre K
n K – 8
n High School
n Opportunity Youth
n College
n Adults
n Families
Totaling
Increase in Net Assets
$35,235
$769

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The Accelerated Schools
Adams Legacy Foundation
AEG
Ahmanson Foundation
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles
Annenberg Foundation
Aszkenazy Development
Athens Services
Bank of America
Bank of the West
Bright Future International
The Broad Foundation
California Emerging Technology Fund
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
The Carol and James Collins Foundation
Catapult Learning
Celerity Charter Schools
Center for Nonprofit Management
Citi Community Development
Citi Foundation
Coca-Cola Government Relations
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
David Bohnett Foundation
DirecTV
Disney
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Edison International
Eisner Foundation
First 5 LA
Fox Entertainment Group
Aileen Getty Foundation
Gibson Dunn
GRACE Inc.
Hershey Cause Communications
Home Depot
Hudson Pacific Properties
Imagine Learning
CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
Johnny Carson Foundation
JP Morgan Chase
Kaiser Permanente
Kindel Gagen Associates
Korea Times
Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
Liberty Hill Foundation
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Loyola Marymount University School
of Education
Los Angeles Giving Circle
Los Angeles Mayor’s Fund
Marcled Foundation
The Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams Family
Foundation
Microsoft
Mitchell Silberberg Knupp
The Music Center
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
NBC Universal/Comcast
Nederlander of California
Paramount Pictures
Points of Light Foundation
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Recology
REDF
Riordan Foundation/RX for Reading
Rose Hills Foundation
Scholastic
SEIU Local 721
Showtime
SoCal Gas
Soledad Enrichment Action
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sound Body Sound Mind
Taproot Foundation
Telacu
Time Warner Cable
Tristar Group
Union Bank Foundation
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Up2Us
UPS
The USC Sol Price School, Center on
Philanthropy and Public Policy
Verizon
Ware Disposal
Weingart Foundation
Ziffren Brittenham
INDIVIDUALS
David Abel and Brenda Levin
Aileen Adams and Geoffrey Cowan
Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter
Jay Berger
Carol and Frank Biondi
Andrew E. Bogen
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Our Funders and Supporters
YPI is deeply grateful to the donors listed below for their generous financial support. These partnerships allow
us to serve some of the most vulnerable communities in Los Angeles, and help create neighborhoods of
opportunity and promise.

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Our Funders and Supporters
Valerie Braimah
Andrew Bridge
Kathleen Brown
Anne Lee Carpenter
George Cheung
Conway Collis
Rose Contreras
Angelina Corona
Glen Dake
Craig Darian
Bill Delvac
Alyssa Do
Percy Duran
Eugene Fisher
John Fogelman
Brenda and Tom Freiberg
Robert Friedman
Art Gastelum
Matthew Given
Marcia Haber
Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley
Myung Ki “Mike” Hong
Patricia Howe
Lida Jennings
Jenny Johnson
Mitch Kamin
Mike Keeley
Mary Keipp
Enrique Koenig
Doris Koplik
Joanne Kozberg
Ari Lanin
Eugene La Pietra
Tamara Larsen
Matthew Laycock
Mia Lehrer
Vikki Levine
Elizabeth Hirsh Levitt
Ellyn Lindsay
Rodger Lowenstein
Monica Lozano
Rick Lynch
Jamie and Michael Lynton
Jim Mangia
Judy and Steve McDonald
Karen McNulty
Keith McNutt
John Megaw
Nathan Megaw
Ricardo Mireles
Marc Mitchell
Terry Monteleone
Frank Moran
Noramae Munster
Bradley Myslinski
Jesse Noonan
Claire O’Farrell
Sherrie Pastron
Jaime Perez
Fidel Ramirez
Lisa Cleri Reale
Rei Reid
Alex Reza
Ernest Roberts
Michael Robin
Tom Safran
Tony Salazar
Jesse Shapiro
Ritz Sherman
Mitchell Silberberg
Bill Simon
Nancy Sinata
Phil Star
Ron Stone
Gene Straub
Sithu Thein Swe
Tom and Janet Unterman
Gustavo Valdivia
Carlos Vaquerano
Jon Vein
Belinda Walker
Ferris and Debbie Wehbe
Daniel Weiss
Anne Williams
Jonathan Williams
Harriet Zaretsky
Jeff Zarrinnam
Corporation for National &
Community Service
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Labor
California Department of Education
Los Angeles County Department
of Probation
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Los Angeles County Workforce
Investment Board
City of Los Angeles Economic &
Workforce Development Department
City of Los Angeles Housing & Community
Investment Department
City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of
Economic Development, L.A.
Promise Zone
City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of
Gang Reduction & Youth Development
Los Angeles Unified School District
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
INDIVIDUALS
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19. Angelina Corona
Executive Director, Hermandad Mexicana Nacional
Brenda Freiberg
Community Activist
Board Chair, New Village Girls Academy
Dr. Myung Ki “Mike” Hong
Founder & President, Dura Coat Products, Inc.
Michael F. Keeley
Attorney
Ari Lanin
Partner, Gibson Dunn
Tom Unterman
Founding Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
Board Chair, California Community Foundation
Board of Directors
Percy Duran, President
Senior Law Partner, Law Firm of Percy Duran, III
Dixon Slingerland, Vice President
Executive Director, Youth Policy Institute
Sandra Lee, Secretary
President & CEO, ES Advertising, Inc.
David Abel
Chairman & Managing Director, VerdeXchange Institute
James Alva
Sr. VP & Southern CA Market Manager,
Citi Community Development
Andrew E. Bogen
Retired Partner, Gibson Dunn
Weingart Foundation Trustee
Executive Team
Dixon Slingerland
Executive Director
Iris Zuñiga
Chief Operating Officer
Steve Schultz
Chief Financial Officer
Jodi Delaney
Chief Development Officer
Jesse Noonan, EdD
Chief Academic Officer
Stan Saunders
Chief Grants Officer
Ruth Dineros
Director of Human Resources & Operations
Tara Watford, PhD
Director of Research & Evaluation
Our Leadership Team
Our children are the most precious natural resource we have.
Every day, cycles of poverty leave them stripped of the opportunity to improve their own lives. Children find themselves
not only born into poverty, but enveloped in it for the rest of their lives. And without the ability to better themselves,
making lasting positive contributions to their families or communities is almost impossible.
We are losing generations of children to poverty. For every incredible story of a child who “beats the odds,” there are
innumerable stories of children who don’t. That statistical reality exists, regardless of where you fall on the political
spectrum.
What’s unique about YPI is the manner in which it works to break the cycle by embracing its communities. It’s a
wraparound approach, an everything approach. And the difference between having access to these services or not
can mean the difference between breaking the cycle or reliving it.
– Ari Lanin
YPI Board Member

20. • Educational Achievement
• Supporting Families
• The Los Angeles Promise Zone
• Success Stories
• How You Can Help
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with the support of the
Taproot Foundation.
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This essential work is only possible
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