The Los Angeles County Department of Youth Development (DYD) represents a historic investment in youth wellbeing and development, with a focus on young people and communities who have been impacted by structural racism, poverty, and criminalization.

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Drum Corps at Barry J. Nidorf

DYD partnered with the Department of Arts and Culture, Department of Probation, and the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles to bring the arts to life inside the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility, where justice-involved youth learned to play in a drumline in the new Drum Corps Program.

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Diversion Partner Featured on Kelly Clarkson Show!

Check out this interview with Jimmy Wu, the Executive Director of InsideOUT Writers, one of the Department of Youth Development’s wonderful youth diversion partners!

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Evaluation of DYD's Youth Diversion Program

RDA Consulting completed a comprehensive evaluation of the DYD Youth Diversion and Development program and the evidence is undeniable: community-based youth diversion and development works! The full report includes outcomes, equity, and cost benefit analyses, as well as Youth Participatory Action Research that centered youth voices and made the evaluation even more meaningful!

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What We Do
development

Investing in a growing network of youth development resources.

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diversion

Expanding access to youth diversion and restorative justice.

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reentry

Improving collaborative support for system-impacted youth.

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INNOVATION

Integrating program and policy research and collaborative innovation.

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