UNITE-LA extended its systems transformation work into digital equity—an essential foundation for learning, work and civic participation. As co-convener of the California Public Utilities Commission's designated Regional Broadband Consortium for L.A. County, LA DEAL, UNITE-LA catalyzed a $25 million broadband infrastructure proposal in the Antelope Valley that will increase internet access for nearly 1,000 residents. The Antelope Valley Broadband Project is transforming the way residents access the internet by providing them with internet service that is run by a community organization versus a private sector internet service provider.

In 2025, UNITE‑LA published two reports with the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative—Centering Youth, Strengthening Systems and Uncovering the Full Cost of L.A. Youth Workforce Development Programs—to inform how workforce systems can better serve opportunity youth and improve long‑term outcomes.

As co-convener of LAUSD's Community Schools Initiative (CSI), UNITE-LA supported the implementation of the Meaningful Teaching and Learning (MTL) resolution, which empowers five designated community schools to redesign instruction and assessment toward deeper, more relevant and equity-centered learning aligned with student and community needs.

The Project CAMINOS STEM Summer Academy at Cal Poly Pomona, supported by the L.A. Region K-16 Collaborative, expanded equitable access to hands-on STEM learning for high school students across Los Angeles, providing robotics, architecture and other immersive experiences that help students see college as within reach and themselves as active learners on a university campus.

Since 2019, UNITE-LA has led a regional effort to redesign the student transfer ecosystem, partnering with community colleges, CSU campuses and philanthropy to address policies, practices and institutional cultures that hinder degree completion. This work evolved into a student-centered initiative anchored by CSU Dominguez Hills and Cal Poly Pomona.

UNITE-LA and the Los Angeles Digital Equity Action League (LA DEAL) advanced a coordinated, countywide approach to digital equity—aligning cities, community organizations, public agencies and residents around strategies to expand access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet.

UNITE-LA strengthened Southern California's apprenticeship ecosystem by aligning workforce, education and industry partners to expand non-traditional earn-and-learn opportunities.

The L.A. Region K–16 Collaborative is the region's engine for aligning K–12 districts, higher education and industry partners to build seamless pathways into health care, computer science and engineering careers.

In 2025, UNITE-LA, alongside the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC), supported the transition of Horizons 32K from planning to implementation, marking a major step in the region's effort to reduce youth disconnection by 32,000 by 2028. This year, partners launched a multi-sector Stewardship Board bringing together leaders from K–12, postsecondary, workforce and holistic support agencies to guide collaborative action across systems that shape young adults' education-to-career pathways.

At California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), Dr. Amber Johnson often returns to a simple but transformative question: What would it look like if students experienced college as a place where they inherently belong, years before they ever apply? As an associate professor of Health Science and director of the Center for Health Equity Research, Dr. Johnson helped launch the Sankofa Summer Academy in partnership with CSULB’s College of Health and Human Services, the Sankofa Parent Village, and the Long Beach Unified School District’s (LBUSD) Black Student Excellence Center. As part of the L.A. Region K-16 Collaborative, convened by UNITE-LA, these partners came together to intentionally design an early pathway rooted in culture, belonging and opportunity. What began as a pilot effort has become a living example of how aligned systems can expand access and reimagine student futures.