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L.A. Compact Connection | March 2022

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · March 31, 2022 10:30 AM · 1 reaction

Charting Progress Towards L.A. Compact Goals


Charting Progress Towards L.A. Compact Goals

Posted on Newsletters (Read More) by Jason Chau · March 28, 2022 9:00 AM · 1 reaction

More than 150 L.A. Compact partners joined UNITE-LA and SoCal Grantmakers for our Data to Action event on Feb. 24 to officially launch the L.A. Compact Charting Progress Dashboard and to discuss new data and trends in education and workforce outcomes and what the path forward looks like for our cradle-to-career systems amid COVID-19 and persistent, systemic racism. The event featured a distinguished panel with the region's key systems leaders, including UNITE-LA board members Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez (LACCD), Dr. Manuel Pastor (USC), and Bill Allen (LAEDC), as well as LAUSD Board President Kelly Gonez and First 5 LA's Dr. Kimberly Hall.

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L.A. Compact Connection | January 2022

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · January 24, 2022 9:00 AM

Looking Back at 2021


L.A. Compact Recommitment Announced by Partners

Posted on News Room by Jason Chau · October 14, 2021 9:00 AM · 1 reaction

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.

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L.A. Compact Connection | August 2021

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · August 25, 2021 9:00 AM · 1 reaction

Mobilizing to End the Digital Divide in L.A. County


New Consortium Forms to End the Digital Divide for Good in L.A. County

Posted on Newsletters (Read More) by Jason Chau · August 23, 2021 5:00 PM · 1 reaction

Reliable and affordable broadband internet access can serve as an engine of economic mobility, educational opportunity, civic engagement and better health care. As our reliance on the internet continues to grow, we are also leaving behind many individuals and communities who have limited or no internet access at all. It is time we eliminate the digital divide.

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Improving Equitable Employment Outcomes for Transition-Age Foster Youth in L.A. County

Posted on News Room by Jason Chau · July 21, 2021 5:00 PM · 1 reaction

oyc_study_image.jpgIn July, the L.A. Compact, convened by UNITE-LA, together with the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative, released a case study detailing its efforts to connect foster youth to public workforce programs in L.A. County using a shared referral process across agencies. This brief describes the development and implementation of a process to coordinate and streamline foster youth referrals to workforce programs and includes specific recommendations for process improvement based on feedback from both network partners and foster youth themselves.

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L.A. Compact Connection | June 2021

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · June 02, 2021 12:21 PM · 1 reaction

Collective Action and Collective Impact for L.A. County's Foster Youth


Collective Action and Collective Impact for L.A. County’s Foster Youth

Posted on Newsletters (Read More) by Jason Chau · June 02, 2021 12:13 PM · 1 reaction

The L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC) recently released its 2020 Impact Report, demonstrating the power and impact of more than 100 partners from public agencies, community-based organizations, foundations, young adults and educational institutions working together to improve education and employment outcomes for transition-age foster youth.

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L.A. Compact Connection | March 2021

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · March 08, 2021 5:24 PM · 1 reaction

Community Schools Gain Momentum in L.A. County


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