Falcons Youth and Family Services

The Summer Food Progam(SFSP)is federally funded by the united States Department of Agriculture(USDA) and is administered by the California Department of Education.The Intent of the SFSP is to Bridge the gap in nutrition during summer months by serving nutritious meals to youth 18 years and younger while school is not in session. When schools are in session,we provide afterschool snack to youth ages 18 and younger. The goal of the snack program is to provide students with a healthy snack to provide the additional fule needed to get them though the long after school day

The Los Angeles County Health Survey reports that 29% of youth age 16 and younger in Los Angeless are considered obese. Our Camp Hope( Helping the Obesity Problem End)is a healty eating wellness education and physical fitness program for the entire family

Youth in South Los Angeles communities face multiple poor acedemics high obesity and an overall sense of hopelessness,helplessness and despair.In response,we have developed a sport-based youth development program. The goal of program is to use the social capital of sports to mentor and helpyouth and become positive productive adults