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Causes: Animal-Related, Animals, Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Equestrian, Sports, Youth Development - Agricultural, Youth Violence Prevention
Mission: The compton jr posse leverages the rich equestrian heritage of our community to give inner-city youth an alternative to gang and other street life based influences by providing a self development focused program, where participants are taught the value of education, hard work, career planning, and making positive contributions to society.
Target demographics: at-risk youth, using horses as the motivational tool, and
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 500 kids.
Geographic areas served: Los Angeles county and surrounding areas
Programs: equine science to teach math and nutritional skills, riding program to encourage confidence, ranch management, and outreach to teach kids about the impact they can create in their community.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.