UNITE-LA’s L.A. Youth at Work team hosted in-person work-readiness certification sessions at Theodore Roosevelt High School and Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School.

Across four, full days, the team interviewed more than 470 junior high school students with the support of 40 volunteers, who came from Manufacturers Bank, Royal Business Bank, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, UCLA Health, California Hospital Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente. Students who are work ready certified will be invited to apply for the summer Kaiser Permanente internship program, among other opportunities.