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.