Youth Business Alliance

Youth Business Alliance in collaboration with Haven Neighborhood Services is launching a pilot program to provide low-and moderate-income (LMI) high school students in South Los Angeles with essential tax literacy and practical tax preparation skills.

The Youth Business Alliance is innovating how high school students prepare for college and their careers by providing a comprehensive curriculum addressing soft skills, career development, personal finance and entrepreneurship coupled with weekly guest presentations from industry professionals and hands-on field trips to corporate offices. YBA is seeking support to expand our program offerings digitally, so students can engage in self-paced learning and engage with our content and community in a flexible manner.

Connect at risk and disadvantaged youth to life skills, local professionals, and businesses.

The YBA runs an after school program for disadvantaged high school juniors called "Introduction to Business & Careers." The year-long course is highly experiential for the students and includes: life and business skills training in both soft and hard skills, in-class presentations by business executives, and field trips to area businesses. Additionally, students who successfully complete the course will received a full high school course credit.