With support from the California Arts Council, Better Youth will enhance our human resources infrastructure and provide equitable staff benefits, including a new HR platform, 401 (k) implementation, and trauma-informed leadership training. These investments directly support our mission of building life-affirming career pathways in the arts for foster and system-impacted youth by modeling best practices within our own organization. By strengthening our internal capacity, we will improve delivery of our arts and cultural programs—AIM-N-Inspire, Real to Reel Global film platform, and our Registered Apprenticeship Program—which serve youth from historically and systemically underserved communities in South Los Angeles. This support furthers California’s cultural vitality by enabling us to sustain a diverse arts workforce and infrastructure while providing transformative creative expression opportunities that cultivate a better California for all.