YPI Full-Service Community Schools

The YPI Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) Programs serve two targeted communities in Los Angeles- Pico Union/ Westlake and the Northeast San Fernando Valley. The programs receive separate grants from the U.S. Department of Education and work with distinct and separate partners in each community to provide a full range of education and community services for students and families attending target schools in the neighborhoods. The FSCS Programs build upon the saturation services model YPI has built in high need communities in LA, and will combine with other programs YPI offers in the targeted communities, such as the Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood and the Hollywood FamilySource Center.

Belmont FSCS Program

The Belmont Full-Service Community Schools program in Pico Union/Westlake is partnerings with four Los Angeles Unified School District and charter schools and has operated since 2007. Services provided include early childhood education, tutoring, college preparation, enrichment and remedial academic services, parenting education, mentoring, supportive services for families (such as Earned Income Tax Credit workshops, financial literacy, and linkages to City of Los Angeles 311 social services), service learning projects, job training, career counseling, family nutrition, mental health counseling, and primary health and dental care.

San Fernando Valley FSCS Program

The Full-Services Community Schools program in the Northeast San Fernando Valley partners with four other charter, LAUSD or pilot schools serving the neighborhood. The San Fernando Valley FSCS Program began services in Fall 2010 and is targeting the same community as the Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood in Pacoima. The programs will merge services to better support youth and families at target schools and in the surrounding neighborhood.