LEARN is our vision of a Los Angeles region that offers abundant, equitable, and diverse opportunities for lifelong learning. By the year 2050, our local education system will be well-resourced and culturally responsive with high-quality, early education programs where families are engaged in their student’s learning. Students will graduate college career-ready and equipped to thrive in the workforce of the future.
Below, read more about the five 2021 My LA2050 Grants Challenge grantees making LA the best place to LEARN, and what you can do right now to participate in their work!
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$100,000 Winner: DIY Girls provides girls of color in the Northeast San Fernando Valley with hands-on STEM coding and electronics programs to spark their interest in STEM careers and support their self-confidence, curiosity, and persistence.
Did you know that only 5 percent of employed scientists and engineers in the United States are women of color? Help to change this statistic and get involved with DIY Girls.
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$50,000 Winner: New Earth provides individualized education support and wrap-around services to system- and justice-involved youth ages 13 to 25. In partnership with Da Vinci RISE, New Earth gives young people a second chance to earn a high school diploma.
You can sign up to join New Earth as a volunteer today! And, if you know a young person who could benefit from New Earth’s services, direct them to complete this form.
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$25,000 Winner: The SEED School of Los Angeles County (SEED LA) is a public, college-prep, boarding STEM high school opening in South LA. Priority admission is given to foster youth, homeless/housing insecure youth, or those with an immediate family member incarcerated.
SEED LA is hosting virtual information sessions on October 6, November 16, and December 7 for those interested in enrolling a student for the 2022-23 school year. Sign up now.
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$15,000 Winner: MiMentor, led by Alliance in Mentorship, inspires the next generation of diverse healthcare leaders by supporting Latinx and other underrepresented pre-health students through innovative and exclusive mentoring opportunities.
MiMentor’s national online community connects Latinx pre-health students with essential resources and connections to ensure they can access their dream careers.
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$10,000 Winner: Rivet School is a reimagined college experience that creates a pathway for school-based workers to continue working while earning their bachelor’s and master’s degrees and becoming full-time educators.
Do you know someone who could benefit from Rivet School’s Educator Pathway program? If so, you can nominate a student today.
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RICHARD FRANCE | Principle, Estolano Advisors
My favorite Los Angeles places and spaces...
PLAY: I do a lot of cycling to get around, so any opportunity to hop on the LA River Bike Path is a welcomed respite from riding in mixed traffic.
CREATE: I was born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, so when I'm craving Caribbean cuisine I head to Natraliart Jamaican Restaurant in Arlington Heights or hit up Bridgetown Roti's pop-up in the Arts District.
CONNECT: Silver Lake's premiere lip-sync competition, "Learn the Words, B****!" did a masterful job of creating a welcoming virtual queer space during the depths of lockdown. As we emerge from the pandemic and it reclaims an IRL presence at Akbar, part of me will miss the ingenuity, talent, and support on display during those Zoom gatherings.
LEARN: The California African American Museum always has interesting, informative, and fun exhibits and programming, like the current April Bey exhibition.
LIVE: One of the best things about Los Angeles is the region's robust network of community-based organizations, committed advocates, and deep thinkers. Shout outs to just a few of the groups that I've had the privilege of working with (or admire from afar): including Active San Gabriel Valley, Inclusive Action for the City, Investing in Place, Kounkuey Design Initiative, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, People for Mobility Justice, and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy.
Follow @LA2050 on Instagram to see a new Fave Five post every Friday from an impactful Angeleno.
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Are you on LinkedIn? So are we! We're ramping up our activity on the LA2050 LinkedIn page and we’d be thrilled to connect with you there.
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📣 WE'RE HIRING!
Now is the perfect chance to step in and join the LA2050 and Goldhirsh Foundation team as our new Social Media and Communications Fellow. The position is 15 to 25 hours per week, paid, and designed to run for 12 months. Learn more, and tell a friend!
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Facilitator, PLUS ME Project
Community Engagement Specialist, Safe Parking LA
Youth Programs Manager, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
Multiple Positions Available, The Archer School for Girls
Network Operations Lead, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Development Assistant, Facing History and Ourselves
Multiple Positions Available, Summit Impact
Creative Pathways Manager, Venice Arts
Multiple Positions Available, Food Forward
Landscape Design Associate, Kounkuey Design Initiative
Youth Programs Manager, Momentum
Data Graphics Specialist, USC Schaeffer Center
Accounting Manager, Chrysalis
Teaching Artist, Arts Bridging the Gap
Community Engagement Manager, The Children's Partnership (TCP)
Office Administrator, Friends of Robinson Gardens
Communications Coordinator, Unusual Suspects Theatre Company
Development and Communications Director, The Achievable Foundation
Multiple Positions Available, A Place Called Home
College Counselor – Antelope Valley, United Friends of the Children
Temporary Part-Time Virtual Canvasser for Emergency Eviction Prevention Program, SAJE
Manager Equity in Community Investments, Advancement Project
Multiple Positions Available, Meteorite
Multiple Positions Available, SÜPRSEED
Multiple Positions Available, First 5 LA
Specialist, Energy & Water Programs, Climate Resolve
Multiple Positions Available, Door of Hope
Executive Director, Step Up Tutoring
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Oct. 6, 12pm | USC Price - Understanding and Combatting Poverty in Mexico
Oct. 6, 7pm | Mexico Resistance with Antonio Turok, Documentary Photographer
Oct. 7, 9am | Los Angeles Public Library, Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library - COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
Oct 7, 11am | Los Angeles Public Library, Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library - HIV Screening
Oct. 7, 12:30pm | Tech Startup Networking Session
Oct. 7, 5pm | Blackstone Innovation Challenge #3 - LA (Alliance Challenge)
Oct. 8, 3:30pm | Digital Inclusion Week: Hotspot Distribution Drive at SoLa Impact
Oct. 9, 8:30am | LA Audubon Bilingual Bird Walk at South Los Angeles Wetlands Park
Oct. 12, 5pm | Technology for Good: Easton Center Innovation Challenge Kickoff
Oct. 13, 11am | The Vital Work of Clinical Research Nurses
Oct. 13, 2pm | How the Humanities Can Save Humanity
Oct. 13, 7:30pm | Joanna Wu: The most overlooked birds in America: Females
Oct. 14, 9am | Unhoused: Addressing Homelessness During and After the Pandemic
Oct. 18, 7pm | California African American Museum - John Jennings and the Visual World of Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch
Oct. 21, 4pm | California African American Museum - Dress and Power with Kennedi Carter and Taylor Renee Aldridge
Oct. 31, 12pm | Family Days: DÍa de Los Muertos - Coco (2016) - Outdoor Entertainment, Workshop and Screening
Nov. 14, 6pm | Jenesse Center: Raise Your Voice for Peace
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Find funding resources on our Goldhirsh Foundation website, which is regularly updated with a diverse range of grant opportunities!
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