Youth Policy Institute 2015 Impact Report

2015
IMPACT
REPORT

Transforming Lives and
Neighborhoods
For more than 30 years, the Youth Policy Institute (YPI) has been breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty by

providing access to education, workforce training, and essential services for youth and families.

Originally part of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, YPI was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1983. In 1996, YPI relocated
to Los Angeles to focus on direct education and comprehensive services including early childhood education, tutoring,
operating K-12 schools, college preparation, computer labs, case management, financial literacy, and job training.

Now over 1,600 YPI employees serve some of the city’s lowest-income neighborhoods, reaching more than 115,000 youth and
adults annually at 136 program sites in Los Angeles. YPI is the only nonprofit in the country to receive all three signature White
House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative grants: Promise Neighborhoods, Choice Neighborhoods, and Byrne Criminal Justice
Innovation; and is lead implementation partner for the Los Angeles Promise Zone.

We are humbled by these endorsements of YPI’s work and consider them a call to do even better. In the years ahead, we
will continue to build and strengthen collaborations, invest in our staff, and sharpen our ability to measure the impact of
our work. We are honored to provide these services in Los Angeles, and thank you for your support of our efforts.

Our Mission

From Cradle to College and Career

YPI transforms Los Angeles neighborhoods using a holistic approach to reduce poverty by
ensuring families have access to high quality schools, wrap-around education, and technology
services, enabling a successful transition from cradle to college and career.

From Our Executive Director
Dixon Slingerland

Iam honored to share with you some of the impact YPI created and
fostered in 2015. It was a year filled with educational milestones for our
youth, great strides for our families, and compelling transformations for
the communities we serve.

In 2015, YPI collaborated with more than 130 community-based, business, and
governmental partners to make our city a better place for all who live and work here.
This included a new data-sharing agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District—
the first time the district has shared student-level data with an external agency. This unprecedented partnership
will help YPI and our partners create better place-based solutions to benefit thousands of students. It will also allow us to
track student results at 119 schools, and follow their stories year after year.

For our youngest learners and their families, YPI was thrilled to secure a competitive contract with Los Angeles County
that will enable us to open two Early Head Start facilities in 2016. This opportunity creates high quality learning
experiences for infants and toddlers and jumpstarts their readiness for school.

Also in 2015, Los Angeles was selected by the Obama Administration for the first ever round of Performance
Partnership Pilot Awards for Disconnected Youth (P3). One of only five cities selected, P3 allows Los Angeles to integrate
programs and blend funding streams to improve outcomes for Opportunity Youth ages 14-24. Importantly, it gives
flexibility around federal program rules and regulations that have proven to be barriers in serving older youth who drop
out of school and are not employed—building on our work in the Los Angeles Promise Zone.

We will continue to strengthen our city’s youth and families by integrating and expanding our programs in response to
community needs. We want to ensure that our neighborhoods are safe, positive places to establish careers and build
lives of hope and promise.

I could not be more proud of the work our YPI staff achieved in 2015. With your help, I’m excited to see what we will
accomplish next.

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Educational
Achievement

A COLLEGE PROMISE YPI’s education programs present a focused,
diversified, and thorough commitment to
YPI’s Promise Scholars Program includes academic success. Our initiatives prepare learners
a critical financial component. We help for post-secondary education and meaningful
low-income students pay for college lifelong careers. Our K-12 educational efforts
through a unique 3:1 match that puts up to impact 119 district and charter schools throughout
$981 per student into a special savings account. Los Angeles, including five schools YPI directly
This amount covers the financial gap for the operates: three charter schools and two LAUSD
first year of community college after financial schools. Throughout the city, YPI provides a vast
aid. In 2015, YPI helped 1,300 students save range of tutoring and after-school programs,
for college who otherwise may not have been and has opened 83 public computer centers. Our
1,600-person staff and numerous volunteers work
closely with many partner organizations to provide
additional educational enrichment services that
support our mission and vision for our clients.

able to afford school. Providing this match In 2015, more than 23,000 individuals took part in YPI’s
makes it three times more likely that extended learning opportunities before and after school.
students enroll in college—and four On average, we served 2,387 elementary and middle school
times more likely they’ll graduate. students and 3,059 high school students daily—making us the
largest after-school provider for high school students in the state
of California. YPI’s tutoring and project-based learning programs
offer individual program assessments, identifying areas of need for
each student, and bring trained teachers to address those needs.

Our range of academic and youth development programs and services include:

— Strong curriculum and tutoring programs — College access programs specifically focused on

focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and immigrant youth.

Mathematics (STEM). — An alternative high school for homeless

— After-school tutoring and developmental youth, and support for disconnected youth

programs, such as Supplemental Educational who have dropped out of school through

Services tutoring and GEAR UP. YouthSource Centers.

— Summer school programs that encourage — An in-house GED program with YouthBuild.
— Physical education and general wellness programs.
continued learning in engaging environments. — Translators for parent conferences in Spanish-

— College workshops, visits, and counseling/ speaking neighborhoods.

career advising for more than 3,000 students — Broadband and computer access.

per year.

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This is remarkable
leadership in
action… This
community and
these young people
are going to help
prove to the country
what children who
weren’t born with
a silver spoon in
their mouth can
do if we give them
opportunities.

– Arne Duncan

former U.S. Secretary of
Education

Making a Difference in High-Need Schools

YPI programming has been proven to work at all kinds of schools: charter, district, and pilot. We now operate three
charter schools: Bert Corona Charter Middle and High Schools in Pacoima and Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School
in Pico-Union/Westlake. We also operate two LAUSD schools: San Fernando Institute for Applied Media Pilot School and
Sylmar Biotech Health Academy.

In addition to the breadth and scope of these educational programs, YPI is expanding its reach to target specific
neighborhoods and schools greatly impacted by poverty. This immersive work began within the Los Angeles Promise
Neighborhood, where YPI is providing a saturation of services across the area’s 18 schools.

For the 2014-15 academic year, each of the seven LAUSD Promise Neighborhood high schools
increased their graduation rates, with an average increase of 6.6%:

Ü Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Teacher Prep Academy: 75% graduation rate, an increase of 18.7

percentage points.

Ü STEM Academy in Hollywood: 79% graduation rate, an increase of 9 percentage points.
Ü San Fernando High School (2,370+ students): 83% graduation rate, 9 percentage points above the

district average.

Ü Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy for Scientific Exploration increased 13.4 percentage

points, to an 87% graduation rate.

Ü Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies–Social Justice Humanitas had a rate of 94%, continuing its

graduation success and making it a strong role model working toward a 100% goal.

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Supporting Families

POLICY INTO YPI is the only Los Angeles organization operating the full
ACTION range of center-based programming through the city’s
YouthSource, FamilySource, and WorkSource Centers.
In 2015, YPI helped 149 youth apply for the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Collectively at these Centers, YPI provides families in
Program, supporting undocumented youth in need with job training, skill building, employment
learning more about national and California support, financial literacy, tax preparation, legal
policies regarding access to college and career
opportunities. By the end of the year, 50 had services, assistance applying for public benefits,
received work permits, 38 had obtained a job, computer classes and access, adult education
and 17 had entered postsecondary education. programs, parenting classes, leadership
development training, cultural and recreational
activities, and referrals to health care, housing,
and emergency services.

YPI supports families by utilizing an intensive
case management system at our Hollywood
FamilySource Center. YPI’s WorkSource Center in
Pacoima houses an innovative Financial Opportunity
Center, which integrates financial coaching with
workforce development and assistance obtaining
income supports. Clients are encouraged to move
through the entire continuum of services in order to

maximize the benefit of each.

Fresh produce The Youth Policy Institute is a
from the Community leader for social change in Los
Supported Agriculture Angeles, improving the well-being
Program is distributed at YPI's FamilySource of our struggling communities with
Center, one of many services available here. intelligent and innovative approaches
for L.A.’s new war on poverty.

– Fred Ali

President and CEO
Weingart Foundation

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YPI’s Asset Building Programs provided more than 4,000 hours of financial education in 2015, serving
more than 1,000 clients and helping families save more than $100,000—and these programs are
continuing to expand. They are another crucial component in achieving our mission to fight poverty.

Ü Financial literacy workshops in English and Spanish that use the FDIC

MoneySmart curriculum.

Ü One-on-one financial coaching to provide personalized support that helps clients

improve their own financial capacities.

Ü Free tax preparation services through the VITA program.
Ü Matched savings accounts specifically earmarked for college costs, home purchase, or to

start a business. More than 350 matched savings accounts were opened in 2015.

At YPI’s Hollywood FamilySource Center alone, families that participated in our Asset Building
Programs collectively increased their income more than $600,000 in 2015.

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Creating the L.A.
Promise Zone

CLOSING THE GAP When YPI moved to Los Angeles in 1996 with
the mission to fight intergenerational poverty,
Government grants provide much needed we knew our work would include providing as many
funding. But these dollars don’t nearly programs and services as possible to neighborhoods
cover all of the costs of our integrated most in need.
service delivery. Private support makes
government dollars work harder and Our successes continued to build over time, and
smarter to make sure YPI’s programs are in 2012-13, YPI received all three signature White
effective and successful. House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative grants—
the only organization in the country to earn this
honor. The Promise Neighborhood, Byrne Criminal
Justice Innovation, and Choice Neighborhood grants
have provided YPI with the opportunity to dig deeper
and do more within targeted communities, while
creating innovative place-based collaborations with
partners seeking the same results.

The recognition of these grants—and more importantly
the work behind them—led to another enormous
honor and opportunity: in 2014, Los Angeles
became one of the first five federally designated
Promise Zones in the country, with YPI as lead
implementation partner.

Luke Tate, Special The L.A. Promise Zone encompasses the
Assistant to the President communities of East Hollywood, Thai Town,
for Economic Mobility, speaking Little Armenia, Koreatown, and Pico-Union/
at our 2015 gala. Westlake. The needs in these communities
are profound, but YPI and our 50 Promise Zone
partners are confident we can affect meaningful,
long-term change through job creation, increased
economic activity, improved educational opportunities,
improved public safety, leveraged private capital,
preserving and expanding housing affordability, and through
smart growth policies.

We recognize that to succeed we must overcome formidable obstacles. We are
happy to report that we are succeeding, thanks to collaborative partnerships
across the Promise Zone communities and beyond.

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The needs of the A bridge between L.A.’s promise and its
L.A. Promise Zone are startling: potential, the Youth Policy Institute is a one-of-
a-kind organization that makes real change—
— 35% of the population lives at or below by challenging the status quo and delivering
innovative solutions that make our communities
poverty level, compared to 20% city-wide. stronger, safer, smarter, and more stable.
As Mayor, I’ve found YPI to be one of our strongest,
— 33% of households earn less than $20,000 most creative partners in facing down obstacles to
academic achievement, job success, and financial
per year. stability. It operates each type of the City’s most
critical resource centers and partners effectively
— 31% of the population is under the age of 25. with charter and district schools to break down
— 37% of residents age 25+ do not have a high barriers and maintain focus on our young people
and their future success. YPI has also been a
school diploma.
cornerstone of L.A.’s recent success in drawing
— Only 20% of 6th graders are proficient in federal dollars to support our most vulnerable
communities.
math; only 28% are proficient in English
Language Arts. – Eric Garcetti

— At the 45 schools in the Promise Zone, more Mayor, City of Los Angeles

than 80% of students are eligible for free
and reduced lunch.

— 77% of households with children under 18

receive CalFresh (food stamps).

— The unemployment rate is 14%, nearly

double the city average.

— Violent crime is twice the citywide rate.

YPI’s saturation of programs and services for
youth and their families in the Promise Zone is just
getting started. To date, we are seeing high school
graduation rates rise, and increases in both academic
proficiency and family income. There is much work
ahead to address community needs, and create
neighborhoods of opportunity and promise.

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YPI in Action:
Helping the Whole Family

The Enciso Family Story

Julian and Sylvia Enciso came to the U.S. more than 20 years ago to give
their children a chance for greater opportunities. Sylvia has a 6th grade
education. Julian is a mechanic and wishes he could have had a better education.

Their sons Julian Jr. and Luis were doing well in elementary school, but
everything changed when Julian Jr. was 10 and Luis was 6, and their
13-year old sister died after a long illness. Devastated, they became
disillusioned with school, and struggled with their grief. “They didn't want
to try," Sylvia explains.

Turning to YPI for Help

Sylvia came to YPI and enrolled Julian in the GEAR UP program, which
helped him focus on his studies and succeed in school. Now 21, Julian has a
child, works with his father, and attends Mission College. Sylvia herself started
attending nutrition courses through YPI and took part in programming to help
support the family through their difficult transition.

Luis Gets His Life Back: Without YPI
“I’d be dead or in jail.”

The biggest change was in their son, Luis, now 17.

“I ended my freshman year as a D student,” Luis shares. He had also been
making bad choices, and had vandalized properties as a “graffiti artist.”

In 10th grade, a YPI staff member learned about his artistic talent, and
recruited him to help create a student mural at his school, Sylmar Biotech
and Health Academy. “Having something I enjoyed about school,
something I looked forward to, and something I was good at gave
me confidence,” Luis says. “It was then I started to realize the
importance of school and my future.”

Luis is now an honor student, his class vice president, and has started a
tutoring program for freshmen students.

In October 2015, Luis spoke passionately at YPI’s annual gala about his
experiences, and YPI’s impact on his life and his future:

Luis is proud of the mural he helped create at YPI’s Sylmar Biotech and Health Academy. Luis discovered: “I have an amazing
mind. My mind is really big.“ Parents Julian and Sylvia with Luis, 10-year old brother Estif, and 4 year-old brother Joey.

“I found out I was bright. I am smart. I have started taking college classes. Thanks to The many gifts
[YPI] I have a lot of confidence now… I realize that anything is possible if you try.” and unstoppable
energy of YPI’s
Luis will graduate high school in 2016. He is preparing to study computer science in staff have
college. He wants to give back to kids, and to YPI. made them a
critical factor
Words of Gratitude in advancing
academic
The Enciso Family is just one example of the thousands of families we help every day. achievement in
Their words are a testament to the care and hard work of our teachers, volunteers, Los Angeles.
staff, and supporters.
– Steve Zimmer
“I went through a huge transformation because of the people who never lost faith in me:
my family, friends, and the YPI staff.” Luis says, “They never stop caring. They gave me LAUSD Board President
my start, and I give them my thanks.”

His father, Julian, says, “They change a life at a time. They plant a seed of hope in our
kids and in this society. Because of them, our family and our sons have changed.”

Sylvia adds, “People who donate, do it with humility. You are giving a donation to
save a youth, a family. It’s an investment.”

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Harvard Bound

Noemi Valdez was a straight A student in Mexico. When she was 9, her family moved to
the U.S., where her grades suffered severely as she struggled to learn English. Through
hard work, she mastered the language and began to excel in her course work again.

In high school, Noemi had a 4.3 GPA but never thought about a college career. “A lot of first
generation kids don’t know about college,” she says. During junior year, she enrolled in YPI

programs that help students navigate the route to college. She participated in YPI’s College
Ambassador and Cash for College programs, in addition to workshops on college
applications, personal statements, and financial aid.

Noemi learned that she qualified for private and prestigious schools, significant for
the availabity of financial aid. “[YPI’s programs] expose you to the different
options that are available.”

In 2015 Noemi graduated with honors from San Fernando High School and
received a full scholarship to Harvard. There, she is studying archeology and
mathematics with the goal of becoming a university professor. She is proud to be the
first in her family to go to college.

Of her experience with YPI Noemi says, “I want to thank them for making it possible
for me to be here and get me the help that I needed.”

From Juvenile Hall
to College

A nthony Chavarria was just a kid when he served a four-year sentence in a juvenile hall for
selling drugs. As a teenager, he passed through four different high schools and eventually
dropped out. By the time he was 20, he was homeless and living on the streets.

Anthony’s life changed forever when a fellow homeless friend told him about YPI. He visited
YPI’s YouthSource Center in Pacoima and got help receiving his GED, preparing a resume, and
securing job interviews.

Today, Anthony works at Olive View UCLA Medical Center, transporting patients. While working full
time, he is attending Valley College at night studying music technology, with a goal to transfer to the
University of Southern California.

Anthony also volunteers as a guest speaker for YPI programs that help younger students
and Opportunity Youth. “Now I say, I’m stressing over a midterm final. Then I was
stressing over where to sleep that night.”

Most importantly, Anthony says, “Now, I’m creating a future for myself.”

YPI Impact – 2015 By the Numbers

$ 602,846 increase in family income through YPI’s
FamilySource Center programs.

44,364 individuals provided with Internet access.

29,477 hours of academic tutoring.

18,907 students participated in educational
enrichment programs.

4,204 students engaged in physical education and
general wellness programs.

3,881 hours of financial education helped
families collectively save almost $100,000.

2,387 elementary and middle school students and 3,059 high school students attended
after school programming daily.

2,895 students received access to college visits, workshops, and counseling.

1,821 adults received workforce training.

363 matched savings accounts were opened with YPI’s help.

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Your Support is an Investment in
the Children and Families We Serve!

T he Youth Policy Institute continues to grow and
increase our positive impact on students, families,
and communities. Hundreds of YPI staff and volunteers

serve some of the city’s lowest-income
neighborhoods, reaching more than
115,000 youth and adults at 136
program sites in and around L.A.

The need is great. Over 35%
of Promise Zone residents
live at or below the poverty
line (compared to 20%
city-wide), with 1/3 of
households earning less
than $20,000 per year.

We invite you to
join the YPI Promise
Network of donors,
philanthropists, and
businesses committed to the
future of Los Angeles and the
transformative success of the youth,
families, and individuals working their way
out of poverty. We cannot do this work without you.

Gifts of all levels are welcome and may be targeted to
the interests of the donor or directed where they are
needed most. Here are some of the ways you can help…

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Supporter

$25 – $1,000

Provides 1:1 tutoring in Math and
Language Arts, plus much-needed supplies

for after-school enrichment programs at
more than 70 different schools.

Advocate

$1,000 – $25,000

Contributes to educational programs
like Promise Scholars, career building,

and WorkForce training programs.

Patron

$25,000 – $100,000

Funds essential education in STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and

Math), Arts, and Culture.

Champion

$100,000 and up

Helps build full service community
schools. Coaches families and individuals
in financial literacy to break the cycle of

intergenerational poverty.

Donate at

www.ypiusa.org/donate

90%

of YPI’s operating
budget goes directly

to program
services.

All donations are tax deductible. The Youth Policy Institute is a
501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

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Youth Policy Institute Statement of Activities

Ending June 30, 2015 (in thousands)

SOURCES OF FUNDS

n Contracts and Grants $ 30,792 86%
n Contributions and Other 5,212

Total* $36,004 14%

*Over $60 million with affiliated schools

FY 07 4

FYUS0E8S OF FUNDS 9

FYn 0P9rogram Services 15 $ 31,785

FYn 1G0eneral Operating Expenses 232,005

FYn 1F1undraising 44255 90%

FYTo1t2al $352,3235 1% 9%
FYIn1cr3ease in Net Assets
FY 14 2 1 $769

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FY 15 36

FYPR1O6GRAM SERVICES BY POPULATION SERVED 43

n Pre K $50
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40
n K – 8 1.9%

n High School 38%

n Opportunity Youth 8.1%

n College 9.1%

n Adults 38%

2.1%
n Families 1.9%

YPI BUDGET (EXPENSES) FROM FY07 TO FY16

$50

IN MILLIONS $40 22 25 23 21 27 36 43
$30 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16
$20 9 15
$10 FY 08 FY 09

4
$0

FY 07

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Our Funders and Supporters

YPI is deeply grateful to the donors listed below for their generous financial support. These partnerships allow us
to serve some of the most vulnerable communities in Los Angeles, and help create neighborhoods of opportunity
and promise.

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS Johnny Carson Foundation Telacu
JP Morgan Chase Time Warner Cable
The Accelerated Schools Kaiser Permanente Tristar Group
Adams Legacy Foundation Kindel Gagen Associates Union Bank Foundation
AEG Korea Times United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Ahmanson Foundation Los Angeles Department of Water Up2Us
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles UPS
Annenberg Foundation and Power The USC Sol Price School, Center on
Aszkenazy Development Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
Athens Services Liberty Hill Foundation Philanthropy and Public Policy
Bank of America Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Verizon
Bank of the West Loyola Marymount University School Ware Disposal
Bright Future International Weingart Foundation
The Broad Foundation of Education Ziffren Brittenham
California Emerging Technology Fund Los Angeles Giving Circle
The California Endowment Los Angeles Mayor’s Fund INDIVIDUALS
The California Wellness Foundation Marcled Foundation
The Carol and James Collins Foundation The Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams Family David Abel and Brenda Levin
Catapult Learning Aileen Adams and Geoffrey Cowan
Celerity Charter Schools Foundation Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter
Center for Nonprofit Management Microsoft Jay Berger
Citi Community Development Mitchell Silberberg Knupp Carol and Frank Biondi
Citi Foundation The Music Center Andrew E. Bogen
Coca-Cola Government Relations National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation NBC Universal/Comcast continued
David Bohnett Foundation Nederlander of California
DirecTV Paramount Pictures
Disney Points of Light Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Edison International Recology
Eisner Foundation REDF
First 5 LA Riordan Foundation/RX for Reading
Fox Entertainment Group Rose Hills Foundation
Aileen Getty Foundation Scholastic
Gibson Dunn SEIU Local 721
GRACE Inc. Showtime
Hershey Cause Communications SoCal Gas
Home Depot Soledad Enrichment Action
Hudson Pacific Properties Sony Pictures Entertainment
Imagine Learning Sound Body Sound Mind
Taproot Foundation

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Our Funders and Supporters

INDIVIDUALS Jim Mangia GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Judy and Steve McDonald
continued Karen McNulty Corporation for National &
Valerie Braimah Keith McNutt Community Service
Andrew Bridge John Megaw
Kathleen Brown Nathan Megaw Internal Revenue Service
Anne Lee Carpenter Ricardo Mireles U.S. Department of Agriculture
George Cheung Marc Mitchell U.S. Department of Education
Conway Collis Terry Monteleone U.S. Department of Health and
Rose Contreras Frank Moran
Angelina Corona Noramae Munster Human Services
Glen Dake Bradley Myslinski U.S. Department of Housing and
Craig Darian Jesse Noonan
Bill Delvac Claire O’Farrell Urban Development
Alyssa Do Kevin Parker U.S. Department of Justice
Percy Duran Sherrie Pastron U.S. Department of Labor
Eugene Fisher Jaime Perez California Department of Education
John Fogelman Fidel Ramirez Los Angeles County Department
Brenda and Tom Freiberg Lisa Cleri Reale
Robert Friedman Rei Reid of Education
Art Gastelum Alex Reza Los Angeles County Department
Matthew Given Ernest Roberts
Marcia Haber Michael Robin of Probation
Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley Tom Safran Los Angeles County Workforce
Myung Ki “Mike” Hong Tony Salazar
Patricia Howe Jesse Shapiro Investment Board
Lida Jennings Ritz Sherman City of Los Angeles Economic &
Jenny Johnson Mitchell Silberberg
Mitch Kamin Bill Simon Workforce Development Department
Mike Keeley Nancy Sinata City of Los Angeles Housing & Community
Mary Keipp Phil Star
Enrique Koenig Ron Stone Investment Department
Doris Koplik Gene Straub City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of
Joanne Kozberg Sithu Thein Swe
Ari Lanin Tom and Janet Unterman Gang Reduction & Youth Development
Eugene La Pietra Gustavo Valdivia Los Angeles Unified School District
Tamara Larsen Carlos Vaquerano
Matthew Laycock Jon Vein
Mia Lehrer Belinda Walker
Vikki Levine Ferris and Debbie Wehbe
Elizabeth Hirsh Levitt Daniel Weiss
Ellyn Lindsay Anne Williams
Rodger Lowenstein Jonathan Williams
Monica Lozano Harriet Zaretsky
Rick Lynch Jeff Zarrinnam
Jamie and Michael Lynton

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Our Leadership Team

Board of Directors Angelina Corona
Executive Director - Hermandad Mexicana Nacional
Percy Duran, President Brenda Freiberg
Senior Law Partner - Law Firm of Percy Duran, III Community Activist
Dr. Myung Ki “Mike” Hong
Dixon Slingerland, Vice President Founder & President - Dura Coat Products, Inc.
Executive Director - Youth Policy Institute Michael F. Keeley
Attorney
Sandra Lee, Secretary Ari Lanin
President & CEO - ES Advertising, Inc. Partner - Gibson Dunn
Tom Unterman
David Abel Founding Partner - Rustic Canyon Partners;
Chairman & Managing Director - VerdeXchange Institute Board Chair - California Community Foundation

James Alva Jesse Noonan, EdD
Sr. VP & Southern CA Market Manager - Chief Academic Officer
Citi Community Development Stan Saunders
Chief Grants Officer
Andrew E. Bogen Ruth Dineros
Retired Partner - Gibson Dunn Director of Human Resources & Operations
Weingart Foundation Trustee Tara Watford, PhD
Director of Research & Evaluation
Executive Team

Dixon Slingerland
Executive Director

Iris Zuñiga
Chief Operating Officer

Steve Schultz
Chief Financial Officer

Jodi Delaney
Chief Development Officer

Our children are the most precious natural resource we have.

Every day, cycles of poverty leave them stripped of the opportunity to improve their own lives. Children find
themselves not only born into poverty, but enveloped in it for the rest of their lives. And without the ability to
better themselves, making lasting positive contributions to their families or communities is almost impossible.

We are losing generations of children to poverty. For every incredible story of a child that “beats the odds,”
there are innumerable stories of children that don’t. That statistical reality exists, regardless of where you fall on
the political spectrum.

What’s unique about YPI is the manner in which it works to break the cycle by embracing its communities. It’s a
wraparound approach, an everything approach. And the difference between having access to these services and
not can mean the difference between breaking the cycle and reliving it.

– Ari Lanin
YPI Board Member

2015
IMPACT
REPORT

• Educational Achievement
• Supporting Families
• The Los Angeles Promise Zone
• Success Stories
• How You Can Help

Thank you to our funders and community
supporters who partner with us to
transform lives and neighborhoods. This
essential work is only possible because of
your generosity.

YOUTH POLICY INSTITUTE This impact report was made
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