3 March 2025
On February 18th, Mayor Karen Bass alongside EWDD General Manager Carolyn Hull, Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez , LA County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and other City of Los Angeles leaders came together at the West Los Angeles WorkSource Center to announce the launch of four Worker and Family Recovery Centers, one-stop shops to support wildfire-impacted workers and families. This initiative will
3 March 2025
On January 30th, Mayor Karen Bass joined Councilmember Imelda Padilla , EWDD General Manager Carolyn Hull, and ICON CDC Executive Director Roberto Barragan at the South Valley BusinessSource Center to support the launch of CD6’s Wildfire Relief Fund for Impacted Service Workers . Council District 6 and
3 March 2025
Izell Leonard, CEO of Tastebud Approved , was running his business on the side while working a full-time job with the dream of transitioning into a full-time entrepreneur. With the support and resources from the Watts BusinessSource Center (BSC) , Leonard has
3 March 2025
Natalie Moore, an entrepreneur with a heart for Philadelphia, had a lifelong dream of bringing authentic Philly cheesesteaks and hoagies to Southern California. The Pico-Union/Westlake BusinessSource Center helped Moore achieve that dream. Moore encountered significant
3 March 2025
Before joining LA:RISE, Imani faced the potential of becoming homeless because of rising rent costs. Imani also struggled to access essential financial support for textbooks and other materials for college. While searching for work and educational resources, a family member introduced Imani to the
25 January 2025
On December 2nd, local leaders from EWDD WorkSource partner Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) , the City of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County gathered at L.A. Trade-Tech College to celebrate a $20 million federal investment from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The funding will be used towards the
25 January 2025
On December 11th, Mayor Bass visited Fresh Start Healthy Meals, Inc. , a small business that supplies healthy meals to students in Los Angeles. At Fresh Start, the team makes meals from scratch, assembles packaging, and ships- all from under one roof. Fresh Start’s CEOs, Juan Carlos Saucedo and Veronica Alcaraz, welcomed
25 January 2025
On December 11th, EWDD’s annual BusinessSource Centers (BSC) and partners meeting was held at the USC Credit Union. For their exceptional performance throughout the year, BSC operators Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods (ICON) , Managed Career Solutions (MCS) , and Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) received
3 December 2024
On November 19th, Mayor Bass announced the launch of the CareerConnect program , an initiative to support formerly unhoused Angelenos with
3 December 2024
On October 18th, twenty-one participants culminated from Southeast LA WorkSource Center’s HireLAX Construction Training Program at LA Southwest College. This 8-week training program prepares participants for a career in construction, including enrollment in a union apprenticeship program or
