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EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT HELP OVERCOME POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES

 

World Vision is committed to overcoming poverty and injustice in the world including here at home. Poverty in the United States exists in the midst of prosperity, and is characterized by a lack of safety, security, and access to basic resources.

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World Vision's Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) provides young people with the tools and experiences that inspire and encourage civic participation and leadership. YEP takes the passion, pain and anger and redirects the energy into positive activities. Through this experience,youth growing up in distressed communities learn to identify, articulate, and advocate around local and national issues, and to serve as leaders of change in their communities.
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Education and Youth Development

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Despair

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The Need

California is home to 1 in 8 of the nation’s children.

 

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Offering Hope and Opportunity

The Youth Empowerment Project

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Equipping Youth to Transform

The Youth Empowerment Project in Southern California.

 

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Advocacy Training

World Vision collaborates with churches, schools, and community organizations.

 

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Youth Empowerment Summit

A four-day summit in Washington, D.C.,

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Empowered to Advocate

Program, tools and resources necessary to advocate change.

 

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Contact Us - Southern California, YEP

Faye Docuyanan Estrada
Senior Programs Associate
Phone 323.888.2121
2300 South Garfield Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040
laprograms@worldvision.org

 

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