Sonia Campos Rivera, VP of Public Policy and Public Affairs, responds to governor's budget proposal

Prioritizing Your Employees: Bring Stability and Productivity To Your Company

Employees are a company’s #1 asset. Family-friendly policies in the workplace will ensure a company’s success and a community’s economic stability.

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.

Learn more about this and other highlights from our 2019 second quarter activities.

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

Learn more about this and other highlights from our 2019 first quarter activities.

After developing its content over the past year and a half, we are pleased to present the full We Choose ALL research and policy brief series. This post links to the 100-page book, but you can also view the individual briefs in the blog posts here. 

In early 2016, representatives of UNITE-LA, In the Public Interest, the Advancement Project, the Learning Policy Institute and UCLA IDEA came together with the goal of informing public debate about the four-fold increase in L.A. charter school enrollment and declining LAUSD enrollment. We called ourselves, the “We Choose All” coalition, in recognition of our shared interest in supporting an educational system that provides high quality education to all Los Angeles students.

We entered the conversation recognizing the wonderful work of Los Angeles educators in both district and charter schools as well as the civic energy of labor and community leaders, advocates and philanthropists who grappled with one another to define the future of Los Angeles schools. Yet, we worried that “reform” that emerges without systemic planning and public deliberation could not meet the needs of all Los Angeles students.

L.A. Youth at Work joins Mayor Garcetti as he kicks off this summer's HIRE LA's Youth Program