Latin American Youth Center

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Contact Information

1419 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
United States
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DayHours
Monday 10 AM-6 PM
Tuesday 10 AM-6 PM
Wednesday 10 AM-6 PM
Thursday 10 AM-6 PM
Friday 10 AM-6 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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Our mission is to empower a diverse population of youth to achieve a successful transition to adulthood through multi-cultural, comprehensive, and innovative programs that address youths’ social, academic, and career needs.

Since our founding in the late 1960s, LAYC has grown from a small grassroots recreation center into a nationally recognized agency serving all low-income youth. Each year LAYC serves over 4,000 youth and families through youth centers, school-based sites, and public charter schools in the District of Columbia and Maryland’s Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties as the Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC).

We believe in a future where all youth pursue their dreams, reach their goals, and acquire the skills and self-confidence to live a life of purpose, connection, contribution, and joy.

Services and information

  • Other

Requirements to become a foster parent

Because there aren't enough foster parents in the District of Columbia, many foster kids end up living in nearby Maryland. However, D.C. has its own minimum requirements for licensing foster parents. Parents for District foster children need must:

  • Be at least 21 years old
  • Prove financial resources to support a child
  • Rent or own a home
  • Show you are healthy enough to care for a child
  • Provide enough space in the house for each foster child
  • Complete 30 hours of training
  • Pass a Home Study

There is no minimum parenting experience required. Foster parents in the District of Columbia can be single or married, with or without biological children at home. In fact, licensed homes are often a mix of biological and foster or adopted children.

You can work outside the home or be a stay-at-home parent. To help offset the costs of childcare, foster families receive assistance for every foster child in the home.

Ratings and Reviews

Average user rating

4.8 / 5
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esther martinez
Aug 22, 2018

The best

Rating: 5
Georgina Blackwell
Mar 20, 2016

A great resource for youth who need GED Prep assistance.

Rating: 5
Bayronngtr500 Carr
Nov 08, 2014

good

Rating: 5