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.

Request for Information

The Department of Youth Development is seeking information about organizations and practitioners who manage research, communications, or engagement projects focused on uplifting evidence-informed definitions and key messages of youth development. Click below to reply to the Request for Information (RFI) survey by 5:00PM PST on Friday, March 29th!

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!

What We Do

development

Investing in a growing network of youth development resources.

diversion

Expanding access to youth diversion and restorative justice.

reentry

Improving collaborative support for system-impacted youth.

INNOVATION

Integrating program and policy research and collaborative innovation.

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