Glendale Youth Alliance

We're delighted to announce the City of Glendale's certification as a Certified Age-Friendly Employer by , recognizing our dedication to creating an exceptional workplace for those aged 50+. This prestigious designation reflects city's commitment to inclusivity and prioritizing the well-being of its older workforce. Embracing the "Age-Friendly" label, the City of Glendale is dedicated to fostering environments that provide seamless access to services and diverse opportunities, celebrating the valuable contributions of our older employees.
Glendale Youth Alliance is proud to be part of the City of Glendale and to be founded and operated in the Jewel City for more than 30 years!

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YOU can create the LA that Angelenos deserve! 💛 Vote for the issues you care about to receive $1 million via the LA2050 Grants Challenge.

Spread the word! Voting is online now through May 8th, open to all ages and available in 12 different languages.

https://la2050.me/gya

Councilmember Paula Devine has always been one of the most generous supporters of GYA! Throughout the years she has continuously donated to our programs and helped us reshape the future workforce in our community. She always had a kind remark and a word of wisdom for GYA youth and staff. That’s why we didn’t think twice when nominating Paula Devine for GYA Legacy Award in 2023! From the entire GYA team we wish her a happy retirement and an exciting journey in this new chapter! City of Glendale, CA

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We are so proud of our Youth Services Field Coordinator Alfred Garciga for volunteering at along with former employee Jairo Rivera! 👏

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We are so excited to announce that we are collaborating with for the 2024 Charity Golf Tournament! Join us for this fun event and help reinvent the future workforce with us!

Join GYA and Glendale Community College to learn more about our programs!

We are excited to announce that we have funding to operate Low Income Family Employment and Rental Assistance Program (LIFERAP) in partnership with City of Glendale Housing Department and Verdugo Workforce Development Board once again as of July 2024. The purpose of the program is to provide rental subsidy and employment assistance to eligible working families for a 12-month period.

We are accepting applications until 3/15/24.

It’s such an honor to be recognized as the Organization of the Year by ! Congratulations to and for being fellow awardees! We are happy to join the effort to help youth to succeed. Everyone at GYA does their best to guide the future members of our workforce find stability, confidence, and opportunity for a better life.

We are so grateful to for awarding GYA with this funding! Because of this support, we are able to help homeless youth in the community to find a temporary shelter through our motel voucher program. Housing is the most important part of a success in someone’s life, and GYA is lucky to be there to provide the right foundations for the youth to change their lives!

Don’t miss this opportunity to find your dream job!

GYA is exited for this new collaboration with ! We can’t wait to see how will our youth thrive in this great company 🤩🏎️🚙🚘

GYA was honored to be present at the annual Armenian Christmas Service organized by the Dignity Health Glendale. Shared prayers and blessings were given by the St. Mary’s Apostolic Church clergy.

GYA was one of the nonprofits recognized by the Glendale Noon Rotary Club at the Holiday Luncheon. We are grateful for noticing the work that GYA is doing in the community to help youth with barriers.

Quarterly AJCC partner meeting hosted at We are happy to collaborate with all the organizations that make difference in the community!

You can now find the information about GYA STEP program at 🤩. The program is for youth with disabilities who are 16-21 years old and can work independently. There are no limits at GYA if you are looking for a job! Apply today!

Experience in the hospital is stressful for everyone and specially for children. GYA was happy to support the Fund-a-Bear event to give a toy bear to every child entering the Emergency Department. We were also very excited to see our friends and make new ones at the Leadership Glendale Alumni mix & mingle at Build-a-Bear!

GYA is lucky to have amazing friends. One of them is Betty Porto, the founder of the Cuban bakery chain ! For years, she supported GYA programs by donating her delicious creations to our fundraising events. Thank you for your friendship, dear Betty!

We are accepting applications for GYA's STEP program! If you qualify with any of the requirements and can work independently, this program is for you! Apply today at our website or call us 818-937-8073.

And here is the digital copy of article featuring GYA’s 30th Anniversary Luncheon & Award Ceremony honoring Glendale City Councilmember PPaula Devine Through her career, Paula Devine served children and youth in the community and became a role model for many of them. She continuously supported GYA programs creating opportunities for disadvantaged youth find an employment, shelter and other services they needed. Thank you KKennedy Zakfor writing about this and LLiana Grigoryan Photographyfor capturing the perfect moment!

Glendale Youth Alliance Honors Devine - Glendale News-Press The Glendale Youth Alliance, a nonprofit that provides jobs and employment training for low-income youth, held its 30th Anniversary Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, where they presented Councilwoman Paula Devine with the Legacy Award on Oct. 25.“They say the things you do for yourself are gone when y...

30 years ago community leaders established the Glendale Youth Alliance to help youth find an employment, stay out of streets and build a future for themselves. And here we are three decades later with more than 12.000 stories of successful beginnings and even more wonderful continuation of success in careers and future of youth in our community! GYA celebrates this meaningful milestone with pride and commitment to change more lives in the next 30 years to come!
We are grateful to GYA Board for guiding us through all these years. We are grateful to elected officials for supporting us all the way! And we are grateful to all our funders, sponsors and partners for helping us serve our youth! Cheers!
Photo credits Liana Grigoryan Photography

We are so excited to have Irene Cruz from ABC News as our MC at the Glendale Youth Alliance's 30th Anniversary Luncheon & Award Ceremony! If you haven't RSVPed yet, hurry up! we still have seats left!

Diana is one of the GYA's Out of School Youth program participants who was hired by this Monday upon completing her hours. What is so great about her is that she is now training another GYA youth in the program.
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On July 20th, Glendale Youth Alliance(GYA) celebrated its 30th anniversary. For the last three decades a team of dedicated people at GYA helped more than 12.000 youth in the community to find an employment, professional training, shelter and so much more and become a valuable member of the society. Since then, GYA youth was holding many positions in various public organizations, agencies and private businesses. GYA is successfully reinventing the future workforce, and it's being noticed: Glendale News Press wrote a beautiful article highlighting the change that GYA was making for the last 30 years in Glendale, Burbank, La Canada and the Greater Los Angeles County.

Glendale Youth Alliance Turns 30 Years Old - Glendale News-Press Community members and city officials gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Glendale Youth Alliance, a nonprofit which provides jobs and employment training for low-income youth, on July 21 at Doctor's House Museum and Gazebo in Brand Park.Karine Grigoryan, the organization’s executive ...