Youth Voices Amplified

Youth Voice Amplified (YVA) is a podcast channel of students who are a part of the nonprofit Youth Guidance Los Angeles (YGLA) Becoming A Man (BAM) program. Within Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and Compton Unified School District (CUSD), we serve eight schools in total; four middle schools and four high schools.

1. Audubon Middle School
2. Bret Harte Preparatory Middle School
3. Bunche Middle School 
4. Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Middle School

1. George Washington Preparatory High School
2. Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES)
3. Santee Educational Complex
4. Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets


YGLA partnered with The New Sound Initiative at The Network Studios in creating a safe space for student voices to speak to their experiences as high school students while connecting one of six BAM Core Values (Integrity, Accountability, Self-Determination, Positive Anger Expression, Respect for Womanhood, and Visionary Goal Setting) through their journey.