Strong Youth, Strong Families, Strong FuturesThe Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) is a non-profit youth and family center in Washington, DC. Founded in 1974 for the purpose of serving at-risk immigrant Latino youth, LAYC now works each year with over 5,000 infants, children, teens, and adults from the city's Latino, Vietnamese, Caribbean, African-American, and African communities. Based in Columbia Heights, LAYC attracts individuals citywide to programs in academics, health education, job training, social services, leadership development, substance abuse prevention, housing, arts, humanities, and recreation.
Volunteers are needed to help out in a variety of areas, including: The Teen Center, Counseling, Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention, Art Classes, Youth Radio, Family Strengthening, Teen Health, Street Outreach and the After School program. The goal of the Volunteer program is to provide beneficial services to the participants while providing exciting and rewarding experiences for the volunteers. To get more information about volunteer opportunities, send an e-mail to Kai Blackwood, or call 202/319-2286.