Members of UNITE-LA's Policy Team participated in the California Stewardship Network's (CSN's) inaugural Workgroup Leads Retreat in April to build connections across other work groups and policy areas and identify opportunities for collaboration in preparation for the fall summit.

UNITE-LA applauds our partners at the California African American Chamber of Commerce (CAAACC) for their support of AB 789 (Berman), the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Bill, which is co-sponsored by UNITE-LA.

Members of UNITE-LA’s Policy Team met with the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce last month to re-engage them on critical cradle-to-career advocacy.

In March, UNITE-LA partner, the National Association of Women Business Owners - Los Angeles (NAWBO-LA), hosted the Future is Female to honor some of L.A.’s women leaders.

In the spirit of cross-collaboration, UNITE-LA’s Policy and National teams joined forces to lead the Small Business Majority Alliance’s March meeting and present the Business Case for Child Care to the Alliance network of national partners. The full presentation may be viewed here.