Featured Voices

Sophia came from Uganda to Los Angeles in 2016. She earned a living as a caregiver while sleeping on the floor of an apartment living.. Read More →

by Marianne Haver Hill, Propel L.A. Executive Director When I first met the Gonzalez* family, they were in a desperate financial situation.  Mr. Gonzalez had.. Read More →

LA:RISE is an innovative partnership that unites the City and County of Los Angeles to help people with high employment barriers get jobs, stay employed,.. Read More →

As part of the Citi Foundation Community Progress Makers (CPM) Grant, Propel L.A. has partnered with El Camino College and L.A. Valley College (LAVC) to.. Read More →

As a critical piece of infrastructure, wastewater management is key to a modern economy and the accompanying increased productivity of our region. The Sanitation Districts.. Read More →

Ampaire, with a vision to create electric aircraft to help solve the problems of high operating costs and environmental impact among commercial air travel, is.. Read More →

For Project GRAD Los Angeles (PGLA), founded in 1999 as the first college access and success organization embedded in high schools in the northeast San.. Read More →

April 9, 2018 marked the four-year anniversary of Kent Mendoza’s release from ICE-detention facility and prison. He now represents the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), its members,.. Read More →

Anitra Eddington is a young woman with a strong sense of purpose, and with definite goals for her life.  She recently completed the Dental Assistant.. Read More →

Granada Hills Charter High School (GHC) is providing opportunities for high school students to enter growing STEM career fields. The school’s robotics team, Robodox (“robot.. Read More →

The Real Change Movement led by the Flintridge Center and supported by the City of Pasadena is a campaign aimed at tackling the difficult issues.. Read More →

Long Beach is the second largest city in LA County, seventh largest city in the state and 36th largest city in the nation. With those.. Read More →

Para Los Niños serves over 6,000 students, from infants to young adults, in over 10 locations throughout LA County. Their six early education centers and.. Read More →

iDream Space is building bridges between Chinese and American companies and entrepreneurs by providing a unique one-stop service for its members. According to iDream Space.. Read More →

Relativity Space is breaking new ground in the aerospace industry, through the use of 3D printing. Founded by former USC classmates, Tim Ellis and Jordan.. Read More →

L.A. Kitchen is using the ingenuity of a social enterprise, the compassion of a strong volunteer base, and the business sense of an entrepreneur to.. Read More →

By Nolan Borgman, Transportation Planner, Metro Office of Extraordinary Innovation Could a simple bus ride change our perspective on how to solve transit’s toughest problems?.. Read More →

Northrop Grumman is creating pathways to success for a population that may otherwise have limited access to career opportunities. Through its program with Antelope Valley.. Read More →

*Based on SPY policies, photos and names have been withheld to maintain privacy for the families. In December 2016, thanks to a connection made through.. Read More →

Congratulations to the City of Arcadia on its Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) EDDY’s win as a Most Business-Friendly City! Arcadia won in the.. Read More →

Propel L.A. had the great opportunity to work with the Metro Communications Department on the following interview with Metro CEO, Phil Washington. Following are his.. Read More →

By Howard Kozloff, Agora Partners, Co-Developer of HATCH Los Angeles has the opportunity to catalyze the city’s growing life science industry by nurturing innovation nodes.. Read More →

VNTANA is doing ground-breaking work in the field of AR – Augmented Reality a.k.a. holograms. CEO Ashley Crowder and COO Ben Conway have introduced the.. Read More →

Grifols Summer Science Academy As a global healthcare and bioscience company, Grifols, Inc. has over a 75-year legacy of improving the health and well-being of.. Read More →

Michael Garcia is an ideal ambassador for the City of Pico Rivera. His enthusiasm, passion, and past history as a Pico Rivera resident are inspiring.. Read More →

Kaiser Permanente provides affordable, high-quality healthcare services to improve the health of its members and the communities they serve. Kaiser Permanente has demonstrated its impact.. Read More →

Gladstein Nadross & Associates (GNA) is a leading environmental consulting firm, helping communities, business, and government build an environmentally and socially responsible future through advanced,.. Read More →

Through his love of film and the entertainment industry, Jason Crawford stumbled upon the field of economic development. A graduate of California Institute of the.. Read More →

By Elizabeth Glynn, CMTC Apperson is a national leader in testing and scoring solutions for the education community. Based in Cerritos and with 125 employees,.. Read More →

2nd Call 2nd Call founder, Skipp Townsend, found his calling to help ex-offenders while attending a Jim Brown Amer-I-Can workshop. He realized that his own.. Read More →

by Michael Terreri, Center for Sustainable Energy As a member of the Advanced Transportation Center located at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation office,.. Read More →

Chai Energy is a free mobile app, empowering its users with tools to make smart energy choices. Chai identifies energy-saving opportunities based on a user’s.. Read More →

PBS SoCal’s Ready To Learn initiative focuses on parents, teachers and community partners to ensure Southern California’s 1.5 million children are prepared for kindergarten, reading on level.. Read More →

Welcome Baby is a home-visiting program for new caregivers and babies focused on providing support in parenting, breastfeeding, emotional well-being and self-care, and child development.. Read More →