About Us
Los Angeles Community Youth Center
since 1977
The population mainly served at the ELACYC is at-risk Latino youth between the ages of 7 to 17 residing in the East Los Angeles. Our program provides services for approximately 450 children at our facility PLUS a 65-member class in the after-school computer lab and academia.
Providing a wide variety of academic, interactive and social activities.
We have amazing volunteers from colleges and universities such as East Los Angeles College and California State University Los Angeles offering tutoring and mentoring for youth.
ELACYC Provides...
TRANSPORTATION
TUTORING
MENTORING
CREATIVE SPACE
Increasing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through unique hands-on leaning opportunities.
At the ELACYC, we are very proud to be able to help our youth fight against health and heart related diseases through our many physical activities. We work very hard to help the youth of our community maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Helping our youth excel academically is definitely part of our mission. We are very proud to see the youth of the ELACYC achieve high standardized test scores. We are very thankful to our tutors' hard work and dedication in mentoring and assisting to make these test scores a steady and constant reality.
Our Board Members
Who we are
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President
Frank X. Villalobos, Barrio Planners Inc.
Treasurer
Michael Murray SagePoint Financial Inc.
Secretary
Salvador Carlos Jr., S.D. Carlos & Associates
Members
Jesus Burciaga, Former Deputy Chief of the L.A. Fire Department
Lourdes Olivares, Via Care Community Health Services
William Villalobos, Barrio Planners Inc.
Dulce Acosta, USC Community Relations
Sofia Olivares, Barrio Planners Inc.
Teresa Kelly, Don Bosco Tech High School
Emeritus
Ronald Lozano ✝
Honorary Board of Directors
Antonio Chapa, Legislative Deputy District Supervisor First District
Executive Director
John Garcia
Program Overview and Needs Assessment
Primary concern has been the need of educational improvement, encouragement for higher education, and meeting above the standard academic level. Our community suffers from lack of real educational programs, therefore a math program with reading and art has been established.
Harvard Westlake is currently partnering up with ELACYC by providing online teaching about art with mathematical concepts. Recently E-sports has been introduced as a way to foster strategic thinking, teamwork, communication, leadership, performance skills and confidence building.
At ELACYC, the center focus has been to improve the level of educational services by incorporating reading, writing, math, and science activities. In order to maintain a wide range of resources to our youth funding is crucial to overall improvement of the community center. Marketing is a vital component that will improve, our student population. We have concluded that sport utilities, games, and new reading materials are in dire need.
Academia
Students from elementary school through 12th grade participate in our after-school tutorial program. Our dedicated staff and volunteer tutors from Cal State Los Angeles, provided homework assistance in Mathematics, Reading, Science, Social Science, Computer Literacy as well as Art and Crafts and other homework needs for students.
Once they complete homework assignments members are free to enjoy our learning center, art center, and use our recreational space. Our goal is to both help students complete their assignments and provide a place where their learning experience can continue in a spacious comfortable environment beyond school hours.
Athletics
The ELACYC offers physical training in various athletic disciplines. Youth training is provided by knowledgeable volunteers and professional athletes alike.
Athletics
The ELACYC offers physical training in various athletic disciplines. Youth training is provided by knowledgeable volunteers and professional athletes alike.