Los Angeles Lakers Champion, Metta World Peace, Joined Youth Champions to Inspire LA Teens
Former Los Angeles Lakers champion, Metta World Peace, joined Youth Champions at their Springboard Summit 2025 to inspire L.A. teens. Over 250 teens attended the summit, the centerpiece to the nonprofit’s yearly programing, focused on promoting leadership, developing confidence, and to help students excel in life.
Read the Los Angeles Tribune’s coverage of the amazing event here!
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Mission
Each $1,000 donation to Youth Champions funds one student’s stipend, powering an entire year of personal development for an underserved Los Angeles teen at no cost to them. Your gift provides access to this life-changing program, stability for a teen’s family, and opportunity through mentorship and exposure to new horizons – all of which can launch the next Kevin or Danna toward a brighter future. It’s not just a donation; it’s an investment in Los Angeles’s youth, one champion at a time.
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Each $1,000 donation to Youth Champions funds one student’s stipend, powering an entire year of personal development for an underserved Los Angeles teen at no cost to them. Your gift provides access to this life-changing program, stability for a teen’s family, and opportunity through mentorship and exposure to new horizons – all of which can launch the next Kevin or Danna toward a brighter future. It’s not just a donation; it’s an investment in Los Angeles’s youth, one champion at a time.
Key Supporters
Business Finance Capital (BFC)
Maureen & Mike Mekjian, The M Foundation
Vera R. Campbell Foundation
Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Bagnard Family Foundation
Gold Family Foundation
The Friese Foundation
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