UNITE-LA hosted 7 Work Readiness Certifications and 8 Job Skills Workshops, partnered with L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell and LA-Tech.org, presented at the Education Funders Group meeting on the L.A. Compact, and successfully completed our 19th year of the L.A. Cash for College (CFC) program. Click to learn more about other highlights from the second quarter of 2021.

UNITE-LA launched the 2nd cohort of Real World of STEAM, hosted a 3rd successful School Nurse Hiring event virtually, sent a joint advocacy letter to President Biden, and unveiled our Getting Back to Work: Revamping the Economy by Removing Past Records report. Click to learn more about other highlights from the first quarter of 2021.

UNITE-LA concluded the Real World of STEAM and L.A. Rewire Accelerator, hosted a virtual Fireside Chat with California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, and concluded Fall 2020 virtual L.A. Cash for College financial aid and college readiness workshops. Click to learn more about other highlights from the last quarter of 2020.

Quarter 3 featured the launch of Let's Go To College Los Angeles and UNITE-LA's virtual L.A. Cash for College efforts, the release of our L.A. Health Care Talent Pipeline Impact Report, and the first cohort of the Real World of STEAM program. Click to learn more about other highlights from the third quarter of 2020.

Responding to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, UNITE-LA, in collaboration with state, city and local partners, launched COVID College Connect, Summer of Success and Health Career Recruitment job placement efforts, while LA Youth at Work partnered with Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation to launch a virtual job training program that has already served over 200 local youth.  

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The Policy team led Early Care and Education, and K-12 and Higher Education/Immigration groups at the annual ACCESS D.C. advocacy trip; L.A. Cash for College coordinated 158 financial aid completion workshops, individually assisting 4,830 students in the completion of their FAFSA, CA Dream Act or Chafee Grant applications, and over 350 South L.A. students prepared for summer jobs and internships in the healthcare industry. 

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UNITE-LA hosted 740 Orthopaedic Medical Magnet H.S. students participated in a Biotech & Community Health Career Day , as well as Your Future LA: Beyond the Diploma, where 8,000 students engaged in seminars and workshops providing information on financial aid and college preparation. 

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UNITE-LA helped place 69 South L.A. youth in summer healthcare internships, give 30 youth first access to employment opportunities at Nike, supported a School Nurse Interview Day, and recognized employers who provide internships and jobs to youth at our Titans of Talent event. 

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14 work-ready, justice-involved young adults successfully complete the C.O.R.E. Internship Program.

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The first-ever joint summer internship mock interview day for opportunity youth was held at Vernon-Central YouthSource Center in South L.A.

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