UNITE-LA’s Policy team recently met with Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez to share our work and explore opportunities for collaboration in advancing education and workforce equity.

We are pleased to welcome our newest Angeleno Corps members, Michelle Zhou and Te'yana Brown to the UNITE-LA team!

As co-convener of the Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC), UNITE-LA is driving the Horizons 32K roadmap to reduce youth disconnection by 32,000 by 2028. This fall, two impact initiatives—High School Transitions and Earn and Learn—brought cross-sector partners together to strengthen transitions and expand equitable health care pathways.

As co-conveners of the Los Angeles Digital Equity Action League (LA DEAL), Liliana Aide Monge, UNITE-LA Director of Digital Equity, and Joel Martin, Project Manager at Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), collaborated with Pacoima Beautiful's Executive Director, Veronica Padilla, and Roxy Rivas, Deputy Director of Capital Projects and Planning, to launch a Pacoima Broadband Taskforce that will complete a comprehensive broadband needs assessment and report for the San Fernando area.

UNITE-LA’s College Access/Cash for College team kicked off the new academic year with renewed energy and a strong commitment to removing barriers and expanding postsecondary opportunities for Los Angeles students.

Last month, UNITE-LA joined workforce partners in Oakland for the statewide launch of the Building Opportunities and Optimizing Skills for Transitions (BOOST) Project.

Last month, UNITE-LA hit its maximum capacity of 100 attendees for its Virtual Health Care Career Fair!

With the recent launch of the fall LA Regional Cleantech Career Academy, UNITE-LA proudly launched its Executive Leadership Exchange—a new speaker series in partnership with the Big Energy Group—with an inspiring conversation featuring Michelle Gaskill-Hames, President of Kaiser Permanente.

On Sept. 16, UNITE-LA was very proud the LA Regional Cleantech Career Academy launched its sixth cohort, welcoming 62 students!

Our growing partnership with Accenture took an exciting step forward this year as UNITE-LA was asked to serve as a key recruitment partner for the launch of their pilot Digital Storytelling Academy.