
J.W. Anthony Youth
and Family Outreach
âYou must take care of your community, because it should be inconceivable to turn a blind eye to anyone in need of help, if you have help to give.”
â James Willard Anthony
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- Professor Emeritus
- California State University, Northridge
- BA, University of California at Los Angeles
- MA, University of Southern California
- Ph.D. University of Southern California
- Postdoctoral work: UCLA, University of California, Irvine

Dr. Barbara Rhodes
Director_
Population Targeted
At-risk and underserved youth and their parents in South Los Angeles, CA, Inglewood, CA and Las Vegas, NV
1998 - present
Community Work
- Teen Mentor Program (multiple funders)
- Partnerships Empowering Youth to Serve (3 years) (funded by The California Endowment)
- Partnership: Village Foundation/Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), Las Vegas, NV
- Adolescent Based Abstinence (5 years) (funded by the federal government)
- Partnerships Empowering Youth to Succeed (5 years) (funded by federal government)
- Cesar Chavez Program (funded by the State of California)
- HIV/AIDS Education for Youth (5 years) (multiple funders)
- DuBois-Hamer Saturday School (6 years) (funded by the State of California)
- Cable television show (15 shows) – âYouth Taking Charge: Paths to Empowermentâ
- Summer Leadership Institute (3 years-residential program on CSUN campus)
- Homeless Advocacy
- Healthy Foods/Healthy Communities (funded by Centers for Disease Control)
- Tobacco Cessation Program (funded by State of California)
- Scholarships and Emergency Tuition Assistance
acknowledgements
Awards and Commendations
- Northridge Chamber of Commerce Lifesavers Award
- Mayorâs Certificate for Community Service
- Los Angeles Unified District Seven Star Awardee-2003
- NAACP Community Service Award
- City of Inglewood Commendation for Community Service
- BSU Award for Community Service
- Womenâs Commission on Alcohol and Addiction Certificate of Appreciation
- Northridge Chamber of Commerce Lifesaver Award
- Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition (3)
- Certificate of Recognition-California State Assembly
- Certificate of Recognition-California Senate
- Certificate of Recognition-California Legislature
- County of Los Angeles Commendation