Over the last month, UNITE-LA’s My Pathway to Health program has seen many successes as we transition from allied health training to job placement.

On Oct. 12, UNITE-LA launched its fourth cohort of Step into Tech in partnership with the Cisco Networking Academy with 18 participants, which will be culminating on Nov. 16.

UNITE-LA’s LA Regional Cleantech Career Academy hosted its first career day in October.

Last month, UNITE-LA hosted a virtual Health Care Career Fair, with close to 50 aspiring, health care professionals in attendance.

Staff from UNITE-LA traveled to Dallas, TX, last month to attend the 2023 National College Attainment Network (NCAN) Conference.

Last month, UNITE-LA partnered with the Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC), Pasadena City College (PCC) and the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) to host the Community Health Job & Career Fair on the Pasadena City College Foothill campus.

Last month, UNITE-LA’s Tech Pathways Academy, powered by Microsoft, launched with 32 high school students from across L.A. County.

UNITE-LA’s National Strategic Partnerships (NSP) team participated in the Grantmakers for Education annual conference in Atlanta, GA, in mid-October.

UNITE-LA is pleased to share that Carrie Lemmon, UNITE-LA vice president of Systems Change Strategy, was recently appointed to the City of Los Angeles' Youth Council, where committee members facilitate collaboration for youth advocacy and increase youth job opportunities. Moreover, Alysia Bell, president of UNITE-LA, joined the City of L.A. Workforce Development Board’s Five-Year Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee.

UNITE-LA supported the REAL EDWD Committee’s October convening, which focused on workforce development challenges in the health care sector and featured Clifford R. Daniels, senior vice president and chief strategy & integration officer for USC Arcadia Hospital. Daniels flagged one in five hospitals are in danger of shutting down in Southern California due to funding and workforce access challenges, making this a critical issue for the region. He emphasized a need for innovative solutions and strong legislative advocacy to address these and other impacting factors, including lack of child care, teacher shortages and a need for stronger K-12 pipeline programs.