L.A. Compact Recommitment Announced by Partners
LOS ANGELES – Today, leading education, government, business and labor, and civic organizations in Los Angeles have signed onto the new L.A. Compact agreement.
The L.A. Compact is a bold effort to address gaps and opportunities that exist in our education and workforce development systems, and the list of Compact partners is impressive in its breadth. Leaders in L.A. County are committed to continuing and intensifying their collaboration to improve lives from cradle through career.
Read morePress Release: LA DEAL Awarded CPUC Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 19, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mariah Adedeji, LAEDC
Claudine Battisti, UNITE-LA
CPUC awards grant funding to LA Digital Equity Action League as the Regional Broadband Consortium for Los Angeles County
Funding will support LAEDC and UNITE-LA in facilitating a collaborative regional initiative to eliminate the digital divide in LA County
Read morePress Release: Community Schools Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Claudine Battisti
UNITE-LA Applauds L.A. Unified Board for Its Commitment to Invest $63 million to Expand the Community Schools Initiative over Four Years
Community School designation will expand from 40 to 70 schools by 2025
Read moreUNITE-LA Unveils Report Showing Child Care Workers Are Critical To Reopening The Economy
Report details the effects of paying Early Care and Education (ECE) workers wages that match qualifications
LOS ANGELES, CA — UNITE-LA, joined by the L.A. Partnership for Early Childhood Investment, today unveiled "The Economic Benefits of a Professional Early Care and Education Workforce in L.A. County." The UNITE-LA commissioned report, prepared by Beacon Economics, shows the effects of paying ECE workers wages they deserve and that match qualifications. L.A. County child care workers are less likely to rely on social services programs and more likely to invest in goods and services in their communities. Additionally, child care is critical to reopening the economy amidst the pandemic. Essential workers need access to child care and given the ongoing, pandemic-induced closures, their options are very limited.
Read moreUNITE-LA 2020 Third Quarter Outcomes
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.
UNITE-LA mourns the passing of Dr. Alma Salazar
Oct. 6, 2020
It is with immeasurable sadness the UNITE-LA family acknowledges the passing of our beloved colleague, friend and UNITE-LA family member, Dr. Alma Salazar.
Read moreUNITE-LA Releases New L.A. Health Care Talent Pipeline Impact Report
Dear Partners,
UNITE-LA is pleased to share our L.A. Health Care Talent Pipeline Impact Report and Executive Summary!
The report and summary highlight major accomplishments in our efforts to address critical health care workforce shortages in the L.A. region by ensuring underserved young adults from diverse, local communities engage with high-demand, living wage career pathways in the industry.
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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.