LA’s BEST

LA’s BEST provides a safe, enriching, and joyful learning experience—guided by diverse, caring mentors, immersive activity-based learning, and a strong sense of community and competition that helps students build confidence and self-advocate. LA’s BEST serves 17,000 students daily in nearly 200 schools, delivering measurable results and expanding opportunities where they’re needed most. Dedicated to communities with the greatest need and kids at the most critical stage of development—adolescence—LA’s BEST provides stability and support every child deserves during the pivotal hours afterschool, when they are most vulnerable and parents most concerned.