Through a generous grant from the Citi Foundation, Propel L.A. sponsors numerous students in the six-week manufacturing academy at the Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC). On April 24, LAVC hosted... read more →
Posts Tagged: Workforce Development
Los Angeles, CA, February 13, 2019 – At a breakfast forum today at the L.A. Grand Hotel Downtown, a broad coalition of local non-profit organizations and public agencies announced the... 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 lost his job hauling trash... 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 offer a short-term job training... read more →
Join the Center for Competitive Workforce (CCW) for The California Cloud Workforce Launch next Friday, October 19. This is an opportunity to learn more about the California Cloud Workforce consortium and... read more →
LA County has one of the highest concentrations of aerospace and automotive jobs in the nation, presenting an opportunity of economic success for county residents. However, these opportunities can be... read more →
Pictured above, left to right: Bill Allen, LAEDC CEO; Jodi Lesh, Kaiser Permanente and LAEDC Chair; Halé Behzadi, Citibank; Marianne Haver Hill, Propel L.A. Executive Director; James Alva, Citibank; Kush Malhotra, Citi... read more →
When the Welfare to Work program launched in the mid- 1990’s, the mantra for participants was “Get a Job – Get a Better Job – Get a Career.” It sounded... read more →
