HACLA and the Youth Policy Institute entered into a partnership and on August 1, 2001, created the Valley Family Technology Project (VFTP). VFTP is located at Pacoima Elementary School and serves as a model bilingual technology project aimed at helping limited-English speaking children, their families and teachers overcome the Digital Divide. After completing the first session, parents are further trained, receiving employment and online banking skills. VFTP includes four primary components:

IMPACTO LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE PROGRAM
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HACLA partnered with Proyecto Pastoral and Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center to establish an innovative youth project serving youth ages 7-18. The program provides such services as conflict resolution, crisis intervention, peer counseling, mentoring, job training and placement, tutorial assistance, recreational activities, computer training, and arts and crafts courses. To provide these services, mentors are recruited, screened, and trained for the task. Once mentors have completed training, they are matched with program participants. While students are enrolled in the program, parents are required to participate in a 10-week parenting class. Seventy-five percent (75%) of parents choose to participate through the 20th week. Mothers of youth participating in the program attend a three-day retreat that focuses on self-esteem, better parenting and community enrichment. Examples IMPACTO programs include the Canvass Mural Project, where artwork is displayed in the Aliso Village Community Room, and the 3-day Unity Gathering Event, in which development youth host at-risk youth from all over the United States.