Education in Los Angeles, CA
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In Los Angeles, CA, including services covering this area
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Barrio Action Youth & Community Center
Serves East LA communities including El Sereno, Lincoln Heights, and Highland Park with alternative education, case management, job search and placement, juvenile diversion, delinquency prevention, and youth development programs.
DOORS Community Reentry Center - LA County
Housing assistance · Employment services · Legal aid clinic
Who it helps: Open to all justice-involved individuals, their families, and the broader community; services available to those on adult felony supervision and others
Five Keys Charter School and Programs
Adult education and GED · High school diploma · Vocational training
Who it helps: Open to adults; free enrollment; locations throughout LA County including Boyle Heights and reentry sites
Goodwill Southern California Career Services
Job placement assistance · Career counseling · Digital literacy training
Who it helps: Open to all; free services; over 100 locations in LA County and beyond
Who it helps: Open to formerly gang-involved and formerly incarcerated adults; no ID required to begin services
InsideOUT Writers
Reduces juvenile recidivism through writing programs and reentry services for currently and formerly incarcerated youth and young adults. Alumni Program provides case management, Individual Action Plans, and community reintegration services with less than 10% recidivism rate.
LA Southwest College - Continuing Education
Free noncredit courses · ESL classes · Computer skills training
Who it helps: Open enrollment community college. Noncredit courses are free. California Community College fee waiver available for qualifying credit students.
LA Trade Technical College - Reentry Pathway
Reentry Pathway support program · Vocational/trade training · Academic transfer programs
Who it helps: Open enrollment community college. Reentry Pathway program specifically for justice-involved individuals. California Community College fee waiver available for qualifying students.
Los Angeles Job Corps Center
Career technical training · GED/high school diploma · Job placement assistance
Who it helps: Ages 16-24, low-income, US citizen or legal resident. Must be free of serious behavioral issues. Admissions: (800) 733-5627.
Los Angeles Mission College - Reentry Hub
Community college in Sylmar (San Fernando Valley) with a College Culture Reentry Hub for post-release probationers. Offers 24+ career education programs, adult basic education, ESL, vocational training, and continuing education with WorkSource Center on campus.
Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership (LARRP)
Resource navigation · Monthly legal clinics · Expungement assistance
Who it helps: Open to all justice-involved individuals in LA County; operates at DOORS Community Reentry Center; Mon-Thu 8am-4pm
Project180 - Reentry & Education Services
Substance abuse treatment · RSAT program · GED and education completion
Who it helps: Serves formerly incarcerated individuals in LA County; focuses on those with substance abuse needs and educational gaps
South Los Angeles YouthBuild (CRCD)
GED/high school diploma · Construction trades training · Leadership development
Who it helps: Ages 16-24, currently out of school and unemployed. Priority for justice-involved, foster care, and homeless youth.