Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc

Lost Angels Children's Project (LACP) empowers and employs youth within the Antelope Valley community and the greater Los Angeles area by offering a paid vocational training program that provides a direct path to sustainable job placement. LACP program participants are socioeconomically disadvantaged, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, single parents, young women, justice and/or foster system impacted transitional aged youth.LACP's main program offered is "The Work Program", a twelve week intensive industrial arts vocational training and skills development program. LACP has designed the curriculum with input from aerospace industry professionals and employers to teach transferable skill sets in high demand career fields.Since inception, LACP has trained and mentored youth in the Antelope Valley area, and partnered with the City of Lancaster, LA County Office of Education, and America's job Center of California to create a classic car restoration social enterprise job training program. LACP offers paid vocational training for transitional aged youth, case management, barrier assessment, wrap-around support, job placement and retention services.In 2023, LACP served a total of 115 transitional aged youth in The Work Program cohorts, with a 94% graduation rate. In addition, to the Work Program, LACP offers supportive services, case management, wraparound services, and employment support to the transitional aged youth in the Antelope Valley community. In 2023, LACP provided services to over 400 youth through case management and supportive services. Additionally, LACP aided with an additional 50+ employment placements of services youth not in the Work Program.