Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) meets the diverse needs of underserved D.C. area youth with a breadth of academic and residential programs, career preparation, counseling, and drop-in services. Each year LAYC serves over 4,000 youth and families through youth centers and school-based sites in the District of Columbia, and Maryland’s Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties as Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC). Their Promotor Pathway model matches highly trained LAYC staff, called Promotores, with the most vulnerable youth for long-term, intensive case management, support, guidance, mentoring, service coordination, and advocacy, meeting several times each week or as needed. Promotores follow the lead and needs of their youth while providing options to learn good decision-making and encouragement for resilience and self-efficacy. It’s about “discovering (in yourself that) you have more than you knew you came in with,” says Marta Urquilla, former board member and LAYC alumna. “How many other places can you go where you can really be whole?” she adds, reflecting the organization’s deep respect for every staff member and youth.” To support the work of LAYC go to: https://www.layc-dc.org/donate.