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Have questions? Need help? Call the free JCOD Support Center. Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Se habla Español. (833) 522-5263

Incubation Academy

Program Overview

Ready to Join the Academy? New applicants can apply on a rolling basis for future cohorts here.  

The JCOD Incubation Academy aims to engage and enroll Los Angeles County grassroots non-profit organizations, especially those with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, or justice-involved leadership, that have historically been providing services to justice-involved people but have faced challenges obtaining government contracts and funding.

The program seeks to build the capacity of these organizations and equip them with the best practices in non-profit management through 15 weeks of virtual training sessions and a year of support in the form of technical assistance and peer advising.

Target Organizations:

  • Non-profit, 501(c)(3) status, and/ or faith-based organization
  • Grassroots and small CBOs (less than 50 full-time employees)
  • Diverse leadership (Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, formerly incarcerated)
  • Priority given to organizations serving the highest need areas CBOs offering a wide range of services and offer geographic diversity
Graduates from Cohorts 1- 5  Have received more than $55 million in Combined Capacity-Building and CFCI Grants.

 

Incubation Academy Fact Sheet

Learn more about how Incubation Academy works by viewing our Fact Sheet.

Ready to join the Academy?

New applicants can apply on a rolling basis for future cohorts. If you’re interested in participating in the Academy, click below to apply. If you have any questions or need assistance completing this application, please email the Incubation Academy Team at IncubationAcademy@jcod.lacounty.gov.

See The Academy in Action

Meet Cohort 5 at their Graduation

Incubation Academy Cohorts

Meet the organizations that have participated in prior Incubation Academy Cohorts.

  • A New Day Youth & Community Service Center
  • After Life Initiative
  • Assured Lifestyle Housing
  • Better Youth
  • Bithiah’s Family Services
  • California Mental Health Connection
  • Cherished LA
  • Community Veteran Justice Project (CVJP)
  • DEUCE Community
  • Do Good Daniels Family Foundation
  • Gems Uncovered Inc.
  • Green Thumb AV GRIP ( Gang-Reduction- Intervention-Prevention)
  • Growing Outreach Growing Opportunities
  • Healing Los Angeles Together Org
  • Health Matters Clinic
  • Jobs for Humanity
  • New Leaf on Life
  • On My Grind, Re-entry Services Inc
  • Plenitude Independence
  • Rescue-A-Life Foundation
  • Safety Alliance Group
  • Sisters of Action Recovering
  • Somos Familia Valle
  • SRD Straightening Reins
  • The Antelope Valley Community Uplift Foundation (AVCUF)
  • The City Lights Gateway Foundation

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