If your young adult has finished college and is living at home in Los Angeles without a clear next step, a mentor can turn the time at home into a launch instead of a pause. Blackburn Mentoring pairs them with one dedicated mentor who meets every week, in person in Los Angeles or by video, to set a direction, run a real job search, build daily structure and plan the move to independence. The first step is a free 20 minute intro call.
Why so many LA graduates live at home
Living at home after college in Los Angeles is common and often sensible. Housing is expensive: the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Los Angeles County reports a median gross rent of $1,954 a month in Los Angeles County (2020 to 2024), and an average of 2.81 people per household. Saving for a deposit while starting out at an entry-level salary can take time. Living at home is not the problem.
The problem is drift. Months go by, applications go out in bursts and stop, sleep shifts later, friends scatter, and the conversation at home gets harder to start. Parents often feel stuck between being supportive and being a landlord. Our guides on moving back home after college and an adult child living at home cover the family side; this page is about getting the young adult moving.
What a mentor works on
- A direction. Interests, strengths and the realistic first jobs that connect to them, narrowed to a target the young adult can act on. See career coaching for young adults.
- A weekly job search that actually runs. A set number of tailored applications and outreach each week, interview practice and follow-up. See job search coaching and your first job after college.
- Daily structure. A wake time, exercise and working hours, so job searching does not expand to fill the whole day or shrink to nothing.
- Money. A simple budget, a savings target for moving out and what rent in their part of LA will really take.
- A social life. Building friendships and a network after the campus is gone; see making friends after college.
- The move out. A timeline and the steps to get there, reviewed every month.
Searching for work from home in Los Angeles
LA’s size shapes the search. The same Census QuickFacts page puts the average commute to work at 30.4 minutes, so where a job is matters as much as what it pays, especially for someone living with family in one part of the county. A mentor helps your young adult weigh commute, pay and growth honestly, target employers within a realistic radius and use LA’s industries, from health care and education to entertainment, tech, trades and public service, without chasing everything at once.
Mentors meet young adults in person in Los Angeles at a convenient, appropriate place worked out on the intro call, and use video when that is easier. Sessions are usually 60 minutes, weekly or several times a week, with text and phone check-ins between them, including early morning, evening and weekend times.
How parents fit in
Your young adult is an adult, so they own the goals. Parents often make the first call. With your young adult’s permission, mentors share regular progress updates, which lets you stop asking about applications at dinner. Clear expectations help everyone; our living at home agreement builder helps a family write them down together.
What mentoring is not
A mentor is not a recruiter, a placement agency or a therapist, and mentoring does not promise a job or a timeline. If depression, anxiety or another health concern is part of what is holding your young adult back, a licensed professional should come first, and a mentor can work alongside that care with permission. In a crisis, call or text 988.
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Common questions
My adult child graduated and is living at home in LA with no plan. Can a mentor help?
Yes. A mentor helps your young adult set a direction, run a steady weekly job search, build a daily routine and plan the move out, with check-ins between sessions so the plan keeps moving.
Is it normal for college graduates in Los Angeles to live at home?
It is common, and housing costs are one reason: Census QuickFacts reports a median gross rent of $1,954 a month in Los Angeles County for 2020 to 2024. Living at home works best with a plan and a timeline.
Do you meet young adults in person in Los Angeles?
Yes. Mentors meet young adults in person in Los Angeles at a convenient, appropriate place agreed on the intro call, and use video when that is easier.
Will I know how things are going?
With your young adult’s permission, mentors share regular progress updates with parents.
Do you guarantee a job?
No. Mentoring does not promise a job or a timeline. It provides structure, skills practice and accountability for the search.
How do we start?
Book a free 20 minute intro call or take the short assessment. After the call your young adult is matched with one dedicated mentor within 2 business days.
Get started
Want to talk through a plan for your young adult? Call (888) 305 5422, email contact@blackburnmentoring.com or start with a short assessment. A member of our team reviews every assessment personally and sets up a free 20 minute intro call.
Booking for a son or daughter? You can book the call yourself. Free, by video, 20 minutes, with a member of our team. Weekdays 9 to 5 Pacific.