Youth 2 Leaders Education Foundation

We pride ourselves on being a small non-profit with big impact potential. That impact can be on a big scale running financial aid workshops for 3,000 students in Kern County, or being able to simply provide a computer and internet access in our office so that one student can work on college applications. 

We know that educators at the K-12 and Higher Education level are doing their part to ensure that more kids in Kern County have access to a college education. At Youth 2 Leaders we like to view ourselves as "gap fillers." We go to bat for the most disadvantaged students in Kern County. Although our doors our open to everyone, we dedicate alot of resources to help English learners, undocumented students, foster youth, and first-generation students from low income backgrounds.

Our favorite quote comes from one of our pre-college camp participants who wrote a letter to our staff and board of directors; "One day we will pay all of you back by going to college and becoming someone in life." That's the impact that we have at Youth 2 Leaders.