<< Path to a paycheck

"I’ll baby-sit, braid hair or I tutor other family members."
Dominique Taylor, 16, Leuzinger HS (Lawndale)

"I work with my uncle in his taco stand and I help my parents, too."
Joseph Curiel, 14, San Fernando HS

"I play basketball for it. I go to the park and whoever wants to play for money, I’ll play for money. My parents help me out when I come in with good grades."
De’Andre Johnson, 16, Lawndale HS

"Selling cakes, pastries, yellow cake. I cook most everything and I get $25 a cake."

Jonathan Jones, 16, San Fernando HS

"I play cards. Texas Hold ‘Em for money and I win, too."

Nathan Ramos, 16, San Fernando HS

"I ask my parents because I’m too young to work. And I baby-sit sometimes."
Iliana Flores, 15, San Fernando HS