Last month, General Manager of the Youth Development Department, City of Los Angeles, and UNITE-LA Board Member, Lisa Salazar, invited two UNITE-LA superstars, Maria Marquez Alvarez, manager, L.A. Cash for College, and Matt Moor, manager, Postsecondary Systems, to LA CITYVIEW 35's studio set for a taping of "Protest and Promise."

This month's spotlight belongs to our Opportunity Youth Champions, CA EDGE Coalition, California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN) and New Ways to Work!

Last month, UNITE-LA had the opportunity to join the National Association of Women Business Owners' (NAWBO-LA’s) 3rd Annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B) convening.

UNITE-LA understands the importance of strengthening working relationships with ethnic and minority business partners that break down barriers and build up the economy. As such, UNITE-LA met with the President of the Coalition of Filipino American Chambers of Commerce (COFACC) last month.

Last month, UNITE-LA submitted public comment on California's Unified Strategic Workforce Development Plan (State Plan) for Program Years 2024-27.

UNITE-LA supported the R.E.A.L. Education and Workforce Development Committee meeting last month, which featured Childcare Resource Center (CCRC), whose President & CEO, Michael Olenick, sits on the UNITE-LA board.

UNITE-LA recently submitted public comment on the draft State Digital Equity Plan, which lays out how California’s agencies will invest in communities to ensure every Californian has access to affordable and reliable internet.

Last month, UNITE-LA, in partnership with Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) and the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, hosted a virtual Education Means Business webinar with California's leading experts on the state budget: State Senator Anthony Portantino, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, and Jason Sisney, Budget Director for Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas.

Laser focused on equitable, economic mobility through education and workforce development, UNITE-LA applauds the Governor’s Executive Order to create a Master Plan for Career Education. A state task force has kicked off a public engagement plan and already identified numerous challenges and potential solutions to developing a cohesive, statewide approach to education and training pathways.

UNITE-LA participated in the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's member event, The Power of Business Summit, hosted at the Santa Monica Brew Works in Santa Monica last month, which brought together more than 150 small businesses for an insightful and collaborative event.