The L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC) recently released its 2020 Impact Report, demonstrating the power and impact of more than 100 partners from public agencies, community-based organizations, foundations, young adults and educational institutions working together to improve education and employment outcomes for transition-age foster youth.

Key outcomes from 2020 include:

• 68 percent of foster youth high school seniors completed the FAFSA, an increase from 33 percent
• 866 current and former foster youth participated in a paid work experience through L.A. County’s Youth at Work program, an increase of 15 percent
• OYC Young Leaders successfully advocated for $32.4 million in funding for youth housing and employment programs

Read the full 2020 Impact Report.