C5LA

Program Description

The mission of the C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California, is to change the odds for high-potential teens from under-resourced communities by inspiring them to pursue personal success, while preparing them for leadership roles in school, college, work and their communities.

• Our youth-centered program:
• Builds strong relationships between youth and adults -- creating confidence that our youth are not alone, that people truly care about and support them.
• Introduces the concept of college early -- allowing them to see this as a realistic goal and showing them how to achieve it.
• Introduces them to new activities, ideas and concepts -- expanding their horizons, helping to create a new vision for their future.
• Engages them in challenging activities -- building self-confidence which youth carry with them into challenging real-life situations.
• Engages them in community service -- building self-efficacy so they see that they can make a difference.
• Leads them to career opportunities -- exposing them to new opportunities through job shadowing and career exploration.

Demographics

Education Level and
Number of Students

• High School: 300
• Middle School: 0
• Elementary School: 0
• Post-secondary: 0
• Non-traditional: 0

Populations Served

• Academically At-risk
• Academically High-performing
• ESL Students

First-Generation

• Less than 25%

Representative
Colleges Attended
by Alumni

• California State University-Los Angeles (2)
• California State University-Northridge
• Emory University (1)
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• University of California-Riverside
• Wesleyan University (1)

Matriculation & Completion

• 4-yr College Matriculation: 95%