UNITE-LA's Director of Digital Equity, Liliana Aide Monge, served on the External Stakeholder Advisory Team that helped shape Los Angeles County's first-ever Digital Equity Roadmap.

On Aug. 22, UNITE-LA joined Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s office for the Ladera Heights Community Resource Fair, bringing together residents and 12 community partner organizations to connect with valuable resources and opportunities. The event also featured a professional headshot station for attendees.

UNITE-LA recently celebrated the successful close of its inaugural California Accessing Economic Mobility (CAEM) Fellowship. Over six months, affinity organization leaders from across California came together to strengthen their capacity to advance job quality, workforce innovation and economic mobility for frontline workers.

We’re proud to share that Sonia Campos-Rivera, UNITE-LA’s Senior Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs, was published in CalMatters last month. Drawing from her firsthand perspective following the Lineage warehouse fire in East Los Angeles, Sonia reflects on the ongoing challenges facing local businesses and families and why resilience alone isn’t enough. She makes the case for greater support to help East Los Angeles communities not only recover, but thrive.

Read Sonia’s full commentary here.

We're excited to share that UNITE-LA has moved to a new office in downtown Los Angeles. Located at 617 W. 7th St., Suite 505, our new space reflects our commitment to fostering collaboration and advancing opportunities for the communities we serve. We look forward to continuing our work with partners across the region and welcoming visitors to our new home.

Building on the momentum and impact of 2025–26, UNITE-LA’s College Access team is expanding its focus in 2026–27 to reach more students and strengthen support for financial-aid completion and postsecondary transitions across L.A. County. Last year, the team reached 4,060 unduplicated students, 85 percent of whom were first-generation college students, through 119 Cash for College workshops and events, providing financial-aid awareness, hands-on FAFSA/CADAA assistance and scholarship guidance. This included a new partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) alternative education division, with three continuation schools supported through the partnership recently recognized by the state for having the most improved financial-aid completion rates.

Last month, UNITE-LA, the Bay Area Council and Jobs for the Future (JFF) convened business leaders at the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Annual Convention to discuss how shifting immigration policies and increased federal enforcement are affecting California’s workers, employers and small businesses.

UNITE-LA is once again leading business engagement for the Golden State for Kids campaign, working alongside a statewide coalition of early care and education advocates. From Oct. 19-23, we’ll host the second annual Child Care Backs My Biz Week, highlighting the essential role child care plays in supporting workers, businesses and California’s economy.

In August, UNITE-LA joined education leaders from across California at the California Latino School Boards Association’s UNITY 2026 Conference in San José to explore the growing value of multilingualism in education, workforce and economic development.

UNITE-LA’s Immigrant Workforce Hub is highlighting perspectives from employers and business leaders on how immigrant workers strengthen businesses, support key industries and contribute to California’s economic growth.