Hire LA's Youth, one of Mayor Eric Garcetti's top initiatives, will connect 15,000 young Angelenos to employment opportunities this summer
Los Angeles youth between the ages of 14 and 24 today began registering for the 2016 Hire LA's Youth summer employment program. Hire LA's Youth provides what are often first-time paychecks, along with skills training, on-the-job mentoring and financial literacy workshops.
On June 1, 2016, the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board's Executive Committee approved the final release of the City of Los Angeles Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2016-2017 Annual Plan. The Annual Plan now awaits review and final approval by the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Garcetti.
One Out of Five" Follow-up Data, We're Making Some Progress - Now It's "One Out of Six" Disconnected Youth
It's official. What we used to call "One Out of Five" (the percentage of Angeleno youth disconnected from school and work) has now improved to "One Out of Six." This means economic gains and local efforts to prevent youth from dropping out of high school over the past three years has actually decreased the number of disconnected youth in Los Angeles.
In May 2015, the City of Los Angeles’ Workforce Development Board awarded the Hospitality Training Academy an “UpSkilling Initiative” Grant of $100,000, as part of their vision to prevent mass layoffs and also participate in President Obama’s UpSkill American Initiative,
Ensuring a Strong, Diverse and Sustainable Economy for LA County’s Residents and Communities
After extensive public input, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) finalized the 2016-2020 Los Angeles County Strategic Plan for Economic Development. This is the region’s collaborative, consensus “blueprint” for a strong economy. It defines
At the last meeting of the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board’s Youth Council, Dr. Richard Moore and his evaluation team at California State University Northridge (CSUN) presented an evaluation of the City’s Hire LA’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP).
In 2015, Hire LA’s Youth met and surpassed Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti’s goal of employing 11,000 youth in summer jobs, paid work experiences and internships. The bulk of these 11,000 summer jobs were provided through