On April 3, UNITE-LA hosted its first Health Sector Collaborative of 2024 and was joined by 12 of our partners from LAUSD, Monrovia School District, City of L.A. Economic & Workforce Development Department, L.A. Mission College, Common Spirit, Dignity Health, Propel America, AllSumJobs and the UNITE-LA Systems-Change Team.

On April 23, UNITE-LA supported the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Unified School District by joining a stellar career panel for 150 sophomore-through-senior student-athletes from four different schools, Washington Prep, Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, Huntington Park and University Pathways High School, all within LAUSD.

UNITE-LA hosted its first Future Forward Forum of 2024, an eye-opening journey into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care careers.

A big thank you to the Santa Monica Chamber Board Foundation, who invited UNITE-LA to serve on the Foundation board to support their NextGen Mentors initiative. UNITE-LA's Ilia Lopez, Associate Director of Inclusion and Community Partnerships, will represent UNITE-LA for a two-year term starting July 1.

UNITE-LA, along with numerous other government, education, business and nonprofit allies, has joined the Governor’s Office in an innovative, public-private partnership called Corps to Career.

Last month, several members of UNITE-LA’s Programs and Systems-Change teams attended the annual Linked Learning Conference, hosted in downtown L.A.

In early April, UNITE-LA participated in a panel discussion with partners from Jobs for the Future (JFF) at the national conference for Correctional Education Association (CEA).

UNITE-LA has been invited to serve on a targeted Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) workgroup designed to develop and implement the Jobs@LAX Academy.

Last year, UNITE-LA supported the State’s Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Mixed Delivery Quality & Access Workgroup by surveying the business community on their perspectives and potential roles within the early education, mixed-delivery model, particularly for chambers of commerce and business organizations that represent ​diverse communities. ​These findings were incorporated into a broader, final report that was unveiled by the workgroup during a virtual convening last month.

The third cohort of the Los Angeles Regional Cleantech Academy is underway. Forty-seven students, ages 17-24, are spending 12 weeks learning about essential skills, industry sectors, local employers and career pathways into the emerging, clean energy economy. As part of this, and with April marking Earth Month, here are some examples of their opportunities.