Black-led mentoring programs in LA County
Structured mentoring, rites-of-passage and youth-development programs pairing young people with adults over time. This is the category where Black-led organizations in LA are strongest and longest-running.
8 programs · every Black-led label carries its evidence.
Brotherhood Crusade - Youth Programs (BioFuture STEM; Mentor & Me; Jr. Executive Leadership; Brother to Brother)
South LA, Los Angeles · youth and young adults (ages not stated)
57-year-old grassroots org. Youth programs include BioFuture STEM, Mentor & Me, Brother to Brother, GYRD, Jr. Executive Leadership Program, Teaching Gardens, Boys and Men of Color, South LA Youth Council, Golf Mentoring, BLOOM, Soccer for Success, Books and Basketball Camp.
Free
Concerned Black Men of Los Angeles (CBMLA) - Welcome to Manhood / Welcome to Womanhood
Gardena · Manhood ages 11-19; Womanhood ages 11-15
Welcome to Manhood workshops ~2 hours once a month during the 9-month academic year. Also CBMLA CARES (middle school, school-based) and Emerging Leaders. Cost not stated; mailing address only.
Free
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter (Delta Academy; Delta GEMS; EMBODI)
Westchester, Los Angeles · girls 11-14 (Academy); girls 14-18 (GEMS); African American males (EMBODI)
Delta Academy (est. 1996) focuses on math, science, technology and leadership; EMBODI covers STEM, culture, self-efficacy, health. Program contacts: DeltaAcademy@ and EMBODI@DSTLAChapter.com. Youth program sessions e.g. Sat Oct 11, 2025 10am-12pm. Cost not stated on page (sorority youth programs typically no-fee).
Free
100 Black Men of Long Beach - GRITS Mentoring Program
Long Beach · young men ages 8-18
'Our Mentoring Program (GRITS) focuses on young men 8 to 18 years old ... held at California State University, Long Beach on every 3rd Saturday.' Contact details from Long Beach Gives profile.
Cost not listed
100 Black Men of Los Angeles - Young Black Scholars & See Your Future Mentoring
View Park-Windsor Hills, Los Angeles · grades 9-12
Since 1986; 21,000+ students served; ~1,000 students from 170+ high schools; '30+ workshops, programs, seminars, and conferences' per school year; annual Academic Kickoff and College Fair at West LA College each September. 1degree listing gives phone 310-497-2176.
Cost not listed
Social Justice Learning Institute (SJLI) - Urban Scholars & Black Male Youth Academy
Inglewood · high school (grades not stated)
Urban Scholars has served 3,810 students; graduates attended 39 campuses. Black Male Youth Academy and 100 Seeds of Change (urban ag) listed in navigation; ages/cost not stated.
Free
Private School Village
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles · PreK-12
Mission: transform private school experience for Black and Brown families. LA/Pasadena programs: PreK-8 Social Pods, High School Leadership Program, Somos PSV, back-to-school picnics ($12.50), The Village Scholarship. Not a school; relevant to families choosing independent schools.
Cost not listed
The Village Nation
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles · grades 6-12
501(c)(3) est. 2003; programs: TVN Scholars, Blk To College Symposium, Black Brown Love Assembly, Color Purple Seminar, UCLA UniCamp. Official LAUSD BENCH provider (school-contracted, not direct-enroll).
Cost not listed