OTTP recently completed its "Summer Work Experience Program" for out-of-school youth ages 14 - 24 residing in Los Angeles County. Youth participants were eligible for up to 220 hours of Paid Work Experience.


Program eligibility is as follows:

All youth must meet the following “Needy Family Definition” established by DPSS:

Must live with parent or an adult relative care giver
Must have income that does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level
Must be a related minor child living in the home

All youth must be able to provide the required documentation. Youth under the age of 18 must be able to provide a work permit. Please complete the Participant Application that is included in this section of the OTTP website and forward to Marion Pate, Work Experience Coordinator at OTTP. Please submit it via email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,) fax (310-323-1570; 310-817-113), or walk it into 19401 S. Vermont Avenue, Suite A200 Torrance, Ca 90502.

OTTP's "Summer Youth Employment Program" is made possible through a contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Community & Senior Services and is funded by the Emergency Contingency Fund of Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services in conjunction with American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

These publicly funded programs are Equal Opportunity programs.

* This WIA Title 1- financially assisted program or activity is an equal opportunity employer/program.

* Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.