Project Youth has been a long term partner of the Hoag OC Running Festival with a mission to keep at-risk youth in school, healthy and drug-free through education, counseling, mentoring, and family strengthening.

Our goal is to reach at-risk youth early and provide long-term solutions to the obstacles they face. This is accomplished by offering specialized services to help youth make positive and healthy life choices. For many of the youth we serve, this involves giving them a second chance to get back on the right path.  
 
Project Youth OCBF is proud to serve over 1,500 Orange County youth each year. Our strategic plan includes positioning Project Youth OCBF as a one-stop center for integrated prevention and intervention services that offer juvenile crime diversion, educational mentoring, health education, substance abuse treatment, and mental health services.