What We Offer
Youth Employment Program
Grant Programs
Serves older youth ages 18-24. Youth are placed primarily in private businesses to gain the skills and experience needed to climb the career ladder jobs within a company. The program pays for the initial training hours as an incentive for the employer to hire youth. Funding for this program is provided by Verdugo Workforce Development Board and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants.
For more information, contact Jasmine Venegas Goulet at 818-937-8055, or Laura Isaacs-Galvan at 818-937-8057.
Ages 18-24
Training & Employment
long-term
The TEAM program is designed to prepare students, ages 14-21, for post-secondary education and the world of work. Participants learn to meet workplace expectations such as being on time, dressing appropriately, and following through on assignments. The TEAM program is funded by the Verdugo Workforce Development Board and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants.
For more information, contact Lusine Baghdasaryan at (818) 937-8006.
Ages 14-21
low income
long term
FUNDING EXHAUSTED FOR 2026-27 PROGRAM YEAR- Youth Participants between the age of 14-24 receive life skills, pre-employment training and paid work experience. The Brush Clearance Program provides the youngest and unskilled youth, ages 14-16, a first time job experience. On closely supervised teams, they spend 6 weeks removing overgrown brush on over 30 parcels of city owned land, augmenting the City's Vegetation Management Program and reducing the risk of fire on the city's hillsides. Youth who already possess some basic job skills are placed in jobs in the community such as local hospitals, non-profit organizations, libraries, schools, businesses and public agencies. The program is funded by Los Angeles County and the City of Glendale Departments.
Ages 14-24
First job
Summer job
NOT FUNDED FOR 2026-2027 PROGRAM YEAR- Student Training & Employment Program (STEP) provides 120 hours of paid work experience to in-school youth ages 16 to 21 that have disabilities and/or health condition (including IEP, 504 plan, learning or intellectual disability, anxiety, de-pression, ADHD, diabetes, high cholesterol, scoliosis, paralysis, etc.). Youth also receive work readiness training through Glendale Community Colleges’ Professional Development Center and gain experience at a worksite based on their skills, aptitudes and interests.
Ages 16-21
Disabilities/Health Condition
In school
Youth Employment Program
Enterprise Programs
Youth that succeed in the Summer Brush Clearance Program are eligible to participate in GYEP. In this self-sustaining program, supervised teams of youth as young as 16 years old are hired to perform hillside brush clearance on private properties for a fee. Youth can also be hired for other general labor tasks
Ages 16-24
Year-round
Long term
In this program, young adults with a proven work ethic and previous job experience are placed in career exploration jobs. Their wages are paid by the business that hires them.
Ages 18-24
Year-round
Long-term
Homeless Services
Homeless Housing Assistance Program- Emergency Shelter
CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE- This program provides up to 30 or 60 days of hotel vouchers (depending on the grant) to the youth participants that are homeless or on the verge of homelessness. The program serves youth ages 18-24 as a means of emergency housing while we work closely with the youth participant to find employment and connect them to the needed services to transition to permanent housing. Each youth that participates in GYA programs will receive work readiness, career exploration, and soft skills training provided by various partners and staff. In total, GYA assisted over 60 homeless youth through this program since 2022.
ages 18-24
homeless
runaway
Training & Case Management Grants
Kaiser Permanente Foundation
The Kaiser Permanente Foundation awarded grant funding for the 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 program years to GYA to provide intense case management and referrals to youth in our community to obtain medical, dental, mental health and other resources as needed.
