SHOWING YOUTHS A PATH TO A BETTER LIFE THE SHERIFFS YOUTH FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXISTS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE SAFE COMMUNITIES DONT JUST HAPPEN. WE BELIEVE IT TAKES VIGILANCE, TEAMWORK AND THE COLLECTIVE DESIRE OF RESIDENTS TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE THEY AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE. THE FOUNDATION EXISTS BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE, AND WE WANT TO EQUIP THEM FOR SUCCESS. IF A CHILD GROWS UP SEEING NOTHING OTHER THAN A CYCLE OF CRIME, DRUGS AND ABUSIVE LIFESTYLES, CHANCES ARE THAT CHILD WILL CONTINUE THE CYCLE. BUT IF THE CHILD SEES A BETTER WAY A PATH TO A PRODUCTIVE, SAFE AND HAPPY LIFE THEY WILL INVARIABLY SIZE UP THE OPTIONS, AND CHOOSE WELL. THROUGH THE FOUNDATIONS VARIOUS PROGRAMS, WE SHOW THEM A PATH TO SUCCESS. THE FOUNDATION AND ITS TEAM OF DEPUTIES, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS HELP AT-RISK YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO GROW, BE HEALTHY AND DEVELOP THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. THROUGH SEVEN MISSION-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, THE SHERIFFS YOUTH F