Inner City Visions (ICV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2007 in the epicenter of South Los Angeles. They engage what is statistically the most vulnerable population of at-risk and exploited youth and provide solutions to their ever-evolving hardships. Combatting human trafficking in the Florence-Firestone area of Los Angeles involves taking high-level risks and addressing the deeply engrained dysfunctions of a generationally disadvantaged and gang-influenced community. ICV is the only NGO in South Los Angeles that is built on a history of long-standing community relationships and has an in-depth understanding of how youth become vulnerable to exploitation and recruitment into the commercial sex trade.
ICV was founded by Alfred Lomas, Executive Director of Inner City Visions. Mr. Lomas is an international peacemaker, celebrated gang intervention specialist, humanitarian and social entrepreneur. He dedicated his life to breaking the cycles of poverty, addiction & gang violence. These efforts have helped bridge communities devastated by multi-generational hatred and violence. Mr. Lomas has launched new economic models from within the South Los Angeles communities to provide positive redirection, purpose, opportunity, hope and value to the residents of South Los Angeles. The anti-violence strategies have positively impacted thousands of young adults and children both locally & worldwide, including the “child gun soldiers” of Sudan. His work has been featured on CNN, ABC World News, NY Times & NPR to name a few.
In order to combat human trafficking, ICV provides immediate crisis care and empowerment services to runaway children and transitional age youth (TAY) in high crime areas of South Los Angeles. This includes 24-Hour Immediate Crisis Care. Runaway/homeless youth have the overwhelming burden of navigating through
Case management – wraparound services
Substance abuse services
Legal service
Mental health services
Inner City Visions’ Multi-Disciplinary Teaming (MDT) process is designed to ensure the medical, social services, and crisis response to sex trafficking is victim-centered. The team assesses the immediate needs of the victim and develops a safety plan. The goal of the MDT process is the stabilization and wellbeing of the victim, utilizing
Here ICV strategically breaks the inter-generational cycles of poverty, addiction and gang violence by using a holistic approach that meets the unique needs of vulnerable families and children.
ICV provides gang intervention, immediate crisis care, prevention, intervention and empowerment to children and families who are most vulnerable to human trafficking and exploitation.
ICV’s program targets students/youths that are “highest at risk” for
ICV is committed to recruit, train and empower a new generation of leaders that are the eyes and ears of the vulnerable. ICV is a multifaceted intervention program involving several different components. Most notably, their Crisis Intervention Specialists (CIS) team works cohesively with case managers and multi-disciplinary team members to better grasp and help
We assist and help youth and children by empowering them with tools and training to implement in life. We are dedicated to serving the youth with complex needs, as well as providing methods for the prevention of the exploitation of vulnerable youth and children. The following are some of the services ICV provides:
Inner City Visions’ Multi-Disciplinary Teaming (MDT) process is designed to ensure the medical, social services, and crisis response to sex trafficking is victim-centered. The team assesses the immediate needs of the victim and develops a safety plan. The goal of the MDT process is the stabilization and wellbeing of the victim, utilizing
ICV reduces crime and violence associated with street gangs by providing hardcore
Many conflicts within school settings have been shown to be subsets of previous conflicts stemming from street encounters and/or rumors. Inner City Visions currently provides
ICV provides immediate crisis care and empowerment services to runaway children and transitional age youth (TAY) in high crime areas of South Los Angeles. Young people aging out of the foster care system often do not have the resources to transition safely and productively into their communities. Inner City Visions offers after-care support and life skills for youth aging out of foster care. Life skills, including job training, higher or practical education, and needs-based case management are all necessary to help ease the transition from foster care to adulthood, along with:
Inner City Visions is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization dedicated to gang violence reduction and youth development in Florence-Firestone since 2007. Inner City Visions is a funded partner of A BETTER LA, founded by Seattle Sea Hawks NFL head football coach Pete Carroll. ABLA unites local leaders from the private, non-profit, social service, faith-based, education and law enforcement sectors.