Youth Services

SUPPORTING YOUTH VICTIMS

The Supporting Youth Victims program provides resources, support, and services to all youth from the ages of 6-17 that have been impacted directly or in-directly by the opioid crisis. Through our developed partnerships with Lancaster School District, Tarzana Treatment Centers, Bartz Altadonna, Young People in Recovery (YPR), and AV Youth Opioid Coalition, we provide case management, mentoring, life skill workshops (virtual and in-person), and events directed to meet the youth’s needs and interest.

READY TO RISE

The Ready to Rise Program is an expansion to the Supporting Youth Victims program to increase services to the youth in the Antelope Valley from the ages of 11 to 24.  The goal is to provide an established comprehensive, community-driven, and multidisciplinary response to youth who are or have been in the juvenile system.  Partners include Probation, Lancaster School District, Lancaster Sheriff Station, and Making Appropriate Choices Coalition.

UNITED WAY

With the United Way grant, AVPH plans to increase the rates of low-income students who graduate from high school prepared for college and a career. AVPH has provided career speakers and workshops to multiple schools in the AV. Partners:
· Lancaster School District

LSD MENTORING

The United We Mentor program helps to empower youth in the Antelope Valley community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their potential. The mentoring program is exclusive to the LSD and utilizes volunteers age 18 and above who are willing to commit to be a friend to a young person for a period of at least one year. Partners:
· Lancaster School District
· Colleges/Universities