Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs

An alliance of 44 private independent elementary and secondary schools in the Greater Los Angeles area that places bright, motivated, and underredpresented students of color with its member schools. www.thealliance-la.org/

New Visions Foundation

Dedicated to providing innovative educational opportunities to underserved children through which they can transform their lives.www.newvisionsfnd.org/ 

Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP)

Financed by First 5 LA (a commision formed from Proposition 10 “Children & Families Act of 1998”) seeks to offer high-quality preschool access to every 4-year-old in Los Angeles County by 2016. www.laup.net/

Determined to Succeed

Determined to Succeed is a Los Angeles-based grassroots organization dedicated to providing an exceptional group of low socio-economic students with comprehensive year-round academic and enrichment support.www.dtsla.org/ 

Youth Policy Institute

Offering educational (after school programs, tutoring, enrichment activities, etc), job training and computer literacy services to low income families.  Winner of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer’s Excellence in Educationaward. www.ypiusa.org/

Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission in Boyle Heights

Community building organization providing education, training and social service to Boyle Heights. www.proyectopastoral.org/