Junior Forest Rangers: 30 youth will have the opportunity for summer employment. Every year grantee hires two crew bosses and eight high school students, to provide outreach and collect data at different locations in the Angeles National Forest. Goals are to prevent further degradation of the forest and to reestablish the ecological integrity of the degraded aquatic ecosystems, as well as increase awareness of land use ethics on national forest recreation areas and provide youth with job skills and exposure to future careers in the outdoors.

Youth United Toward Environmental Protection (YUTEP): 90 youth will participate in the leadership development and environmental education year-round program. Youth are empowered to participate in civic engagement opportunities, learn about environmental issues in their community, discuss higher education and become advocates for environmental and social justice on campus and in their community. YUTEP members receive service learning hours for their participation in the program.

UC California Naturalist Class and Certification: 30 residents will participate in this educational component, offered through University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. This class offers young people a path to become certified California Naturalists, earn college credits and create pathways to careers in environmental stewardship.

Youth United Toward Environmental Protection College Readiness and Educational Development (YUTEP CRED): 90 high school senriors will have the opportunity to participate in YUTEP CRED to prepare them for college by engaging them in various college readiness activities and providing a place to prepare for the social and emotional impacts of college. This program is a 10-week College Readiness development course. The workshops are centered around identifying pathways toward higher education, professional development, college readiness, goal setting and planning, writing workshops and college tours. Each week, office hours will be made available for students to receive one-on-one mentorship and coaching throughout the college application season.

The Mono Lake Committee – Partnership and capacity building.

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) - This is the location of community home base and will continue to support all programing for this grant as well as the services offered by Pacoima Beautiful.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service – Partnership includes the Junior Ranger Program (service learning), career pathway, and leadership opportunities.

Pacoima Beautiful will continue to recruit and empower youth through the Youth United Towards Environmental Protection (YUTEP) program with no planned end date.

YUTEP will recruit 30 additional students annually from middle and high schools from working class, environmental justice communities. Specifically, students will: participate in weekly meetings (virtual and on high school campuses); learn about environmental issues in their community; be trained in youth empowerment and civic engagement; participate in civic engagement opportunities; discuss and learn about the opportunities for higher educational attainment; learn about building their resume and creating a personal statement; have opportunities to do career exploration through professional panels and guest speakers; become advocates for environmental and social justice in their community.