The Los Angeles Business Journal, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, is recognizing the efforts of the Los Angeles non-profit community by highlighting how these organizations are adapting and innovating during the pandemic to address the changing needs and challenges of the communities they serve and responding to many of the other challenges that have arisen this year.
EmpowHer Institute
November 23, 2023
‘When you see her, you can be her’
EmpowHer Institute helps Black and Brown girls pave their own path to success.
For many, the path to high school followed by college and a career seems clear. But when you’re a young girl living in cycles of poverty, housing insecurity and social injustice, that path comes with many obstacles…Read More
Inclusion Action for the City
November 16, 2022
Championing street vendors out of the shadows
Inclusive Action for the City shares their work to legalize street vending in Los Angeles and the impact it’s had on the community.
In cities like Los Angeles, street vendors are a vibrant part of their community. Up until 2018, these entrepreneurs were cast in the shadows and legally unable to grow their businesses and find their place in the economy. Inclusive Action for the City (IAC) knew this was a problem not only for the vendors, but also the greater community….Read More
Defy Southern California
November 3, 2022
Defying the odds: why everyone deserves a fair chance
Defy Southern California champions re-entry programming, workforce training and increasing fair chances for formerly incarcerated individuals in Los Angeles….Read More
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