Youth Mentoring Connection
South LA, Los Angeles · Mentoring
Ready to Rise grantee page: serves at-risk youth 11-24 'primarily in the high-crime areas of South LA, Compton, Watts and Inglewood.' Programs: core 9-month mentoring, 4-day mountain Initiation Weekends, STOKED CITY surf camp, ECHO monthly gatherings.
Youth Mentoring Connection program details
- Program type
- Mentoring
- Ages / grades
- ages 11-24 (mostly high school)
- When
- After school · Weekends
- Cost
- Free
- Focus
- 9-month mentoring · worksite mentoring · Initiation Weekend retreats · surf camp · Urban Oasis Film Academy
- Where
- South LA, Los Angeles
- School district
- LAUSD
Where this came from
Last verified 2026-09-12. We re-check listings quarterly — program details change, so confirm with the program before you plan around them.
Similar mentoring programs nearby
Brotherhood Crusade - Youth Programs (BioFuture STEM; Mentor & Me; Jr. Executive Leadership; Brother to Brother)
South LA, Los Angeles · Mentoring · 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
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter (Delta Academy; Delta GEMS; EMBODI)
Westchester, Los Angeles · Mentoring · 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 Los Angeles - Young Black Scholars & See Your Future Mentoring
View Park-Windsor Hills, Los Angeles · Mentoring · 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