Lakers Youth Foundation YOU Grant Contest
March 2024 Lakers Youth Foundation YOU Grant Contest
Congratulations to the three finalists for the March 2024 Lakers Youth Foundation YOU Grant Contest! Read about each nonprofit and vote for your favorite to win the $7,500 YOU Grant from the Lakers Youth Foundation.
Voting Period: 2:00 p.m. PT on March 13, 2024 until 10:00 a.m. PT on March 21, 2024
Winner Announced: Thursday, March 21, 2024
New Village Girls Academy
Mission Statement:
The mission of New Village Girls Academy is to provide a high quality, engaging educational opportunity with integrated support services for young women, especially those for whom the challenging circumstances of their lives have led to previous school failure and alienation.
Funding Project:
New Village Girls Academy is located in the Rampart neighborhood serving vulnerable young women of color from underserved, low-income communities. A YOU GRANT will provide new technology equipment and supplies for our after-school STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) enrichment program. We will purchase two desktop computers, one Eco tank printer and inks, a resin- based 3-D printer and a filament-based 3-D printer and supplies which will expand student opportunities for learning new technological skills and creating a variety of finished products. Engaging in STEAM learning can lead to greater college access, higher rates of degree completion, and greater access to well-paying, in-demand jobs in science, engineering and technology fields where women of color are underrepresented.
P.F. Bresee Foundation
Mission Statement:
Bresee’s mission is to battle poverty by empowering youth and families in Los Angeles with the skills, resources, and relationships necessary to thrive.
Funding Project:
The P.F. Bresee Foundation is seeking support for its youth services, which offer essential academic and educational enrichment services to more than 1,000 low-income youth in Central Los Angeles every year. These services include tutoring and academic enrichment, tech- focused programming, paid internships, college access/success support, and leadership development through sports. Empowered by our services and staff, our youth go beyond their own academic pursuits to empower other students and their communities at large. Support from the Lakers Youth Foundation will enable us to continue creating the next generation of dedicated, community leaders who understand the importance of giving back.
Young Men and Women’s Leadership Initiative Foundation
Mission Statement:
The Mission of the Young Men and Women's Leadership Initiative Foundation is to uplift, empower, and prepare the next generation of young leaders. Through the creation, development, and implementation of new cutting-edge innovative academic constructs we aim to reduce absenteeism, re-engage disengaged students, and increase graduation rates. Our PBL (project based learning) initiatives are designed to inspire teamwork, a sense of unity, and ultimately enable our students to develop real-time lifeskills they, otherwise, would not experience. In all, it is our mission to partner existing resources, individuals, and organizations to aid in the empowerment of disproportionately affected youth throughout LA, and the society at-large.
Funding Project:
The YOU Grant funds would be used to provide students with the equipment needed to beautify the blighted Jordan Downs neighborhood. While the funds will help to purchase brooms, trashbags, shovels, gloves, and other necessary cleaning supplies, funding actually helps to instill an attitude of community among the students, as well as helps to develop a sense of accomplishment, and citizenry. The purchased equipment will be stored and used for additional Jordan High School student-led community beautification projects. Our way of building civic responsibility, volunteerism, and self-esteem in our young people.
