About
Legacy LA Youth Programs offers youth programs and family support programming connected to Legacy LA and the Best Buy Teen Tech Center. The programs include leadership development, academic intervention, personal development, and Student Success Programs with a unanimous success rate. Last year, more than 400 youth participated in development programming during school, after school, and on weekends, and 100 youth completed a workforce training internship.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 9:30am–6:00pm; Youth Office and Best Buy Teen Tech Center closed 7/6/26–7/24/26
Legacy LA Youth Programs is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2007 by former Ramona Gardens neighborhood resident Maria “Lou” Calanche. The organization reports that 100% of high school seniors in its Student Success Programs applied to and were accepted to a college or university, and that 75% of high school students improved their grades. It also reports that 28% of Legacy staff are Legacy LA alumni, and that it has served over 400 youth and community members this year.
Legacy LA states that it was founded in Ramona Gardens and focuses on youth and families in Boyle Heights and surrounding neighborhoods, with a mission to address multigenerational poverty and trauma through leadership, healing, and community-driven change. The organization describes its community involvement as serving youth, families, and surrounding communities of Ramona Gardens, addressing the impact of multi-generational gang violence and low educational attainment, and advocating for community members to expand their capacity to build a better Ramona Gardens and enact infrastructure change.
One Legacy LA member, Michelle C., age 17, states that Legacy LA has many programs that support high school students, including step-by-step help with college applications. Another current student reports feeling safe, welcome, and not judged at Legacy LA and describes receiving support during a time of great need. A high school case manager and education advocate, Alina C., describes Legacy LA as a home and a safe and brave space for many young people and reports seeing students earn high school diplomas, grow as leaders, and reach their goals.
Last updated August 16, 2026.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 9:30am–6:00pm; Youth Office and Best Buy Teen Tech Center closed 7/6/26–7/24/26
Legacy LA Youth Programs is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2007 by former Ramona Gardens neighborhood resident Maria “Lou” Calanche. The organization reports that 100% of high school seniors in its Student Success Programs applied to and were accepted to a college or university, and that 75% of high school students improved their grades. It also reports that 28% of Legacy staff are Legacy LA alumni, and that it has served over 400 youth and community members this year.
Legacy LA states that it was founded in Ramona Gardens and focuses on youth and families in Boyle Heights and surrounding neighborhoods, with a mission to address multigenerational poverty and trauma through leadership, healing, and community-driven change. The organization describes its community involvement as serving youth, families, and surrounding communities of Ramona Gardens, addressing the impact of multi-generational gang violence and low educational attainment, and advocating for community members to expand their capacity to build a better Ramona Gardens and enact infrastructure change.
One Legacy LA member, Michelle C., age 17, states that Legacy LA has many programs that support high school students, including step-by-step help with college applications. Another current student reports feeling safe, welcome, and not judged at Legacy LA and describes receiving support during a time of great need. A high school case manager and education advocate, Alina C., describes Legacy LA as a home and a safe and brave space for many young people and reports seeing students earn high school diplomas, grow as leaders, and reach their goals.
Last updated August 16, 2026.
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