Youth Innovation
Project-based learning that treats young people as designers — not recipients — of their own futures.
- Approach
- Project-based, mentor-led
- Tracks
- AI · Media · Entrepreneurship · Wellness
- Audience
- Ages 14–24
How this work shows up in community.
Our youth work is built around a simple premise: teenagers are capable of designing real things that matter in their communities. We run project-based cohorts that pair young people with mentors in AI, digital media, entrepreneurship, and mental wellness — then ask them to ship: an app, a campaign, a small business, a piece of cultural work, a community research project.
Programming is intentionally designed for opportunity youth, justice-involved teens, and students from communities that are usually consulted last. Outputs are real; relationships are long; the bar is high.
Other focus areas
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Workforce Development
Career pathways, employer partnerships, and wraparound coaching for high-opportunity industries.
AI & Digital Literacy
Practical AI fluency, data skills, and tooling — so communities use AI, not the other way around.
Community Health & CalAIM
CalAIM-aligned outreach, enrollment, and care navigation for Medi-Cal members.
Arts, Culture & Creative Tech
Where heritage meets new tools — studio access, creative residencies, and cultural production.
Outreach & Community Infrastructure
Field operations, trusted messengers, and data systems that make access actually work.