Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity

Keeping the lights on 🎬✨ Team DEO and our County Film Office have awarded $4M in grants to 363 small and micro businesses in the entertainment industry directly impacted by Covid-19 and still feeling the additional effects of Hollywood's recent strikes 🙌🎥 From local prop houses, production companies, printers, drivers, florists, laundry services, and catering teams, the $10k and $25k grants, provided through our Entertainment Business Interruption Fund, are helping keep these local businesses open! 💵🌟 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gDU8haDS

We’re Hiring! Join the DEO Team! 🚀 Are you passionate about marketing and communications? Here’s your chance to make a difference in our community! We're looking for creative, enthusiastic individuals to join our Marketing and Communications team. Responsibilities Include: 📱 Creating engaging social media content 📰 Managing press outreach & media relations 🎨 Designing eye-catching graphics & short-form videos 🌟 Representing DEO at community events 🚀 And so much more! Ready to dive in? 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/JoinTeamDEO or scan the QR code below to get started! Be a part of something impactful. Help us support local job seekers and businesses!

A second chance for justice involved individuals. A helping hand to mom-and-pop shops impacted by the pandemic. Job training for careers in construction. Free legal services and representation for small businesses. A fast track to a public service career with LA County. Team DEO is honored to receive FIVE Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACO), recognizing a few of DEO's transformative programs and services. Awarded programs include: 🌟Economic Opportunity Grant Program 🤝Fair Chance Hiring Campaign 🚀Preparing Los Angeles for County Employment (PLACE) 🏗️High Road Training Partnership – Construction ⚖️ Small Business Legal Assistance Program Since 1970, the NACo Achievement Awards have celebrated exceptional County programs across the United States, and we’re proud to have been recognized for five initiatives in just our second year! Here’s to creating second chances, supporting small businesses, and building a brighter future together! 🙌 Visit https://www.naco.org/ to learn more about NACO. Connect with Team DEO. Visit opportunity.lacounty.gov to get started.

Get ready to serve 🍽️ If you are a vendor involved in the preparation, storage, or service of food, don’t miss out on the next CA Food Handler Certificate training - the first step in getting the required health permits for sidewalk vending with the Department of Public Health. The free, 4 hours long training, presented by Team DEO’s Office of Small Business in partnership with DPH, will help vendors get certified and walk away with the formal certificate on the same day! See fine print below: 📅Date: Wednesday, August 28 ⏰Start time: 10:30 (4 hour session) 📍Location: East Rancho Dominguez Library (4420 E Rose St, East Rancho Dominguez) Spaces are limited – vendors selling (or will be selling) and living in unincorporated areas will get priority. Secure your spot now! Call 📞 323-208-9018 to reserve your spot or for more details. Learn more about the Public Health requirements by visiting here: https://lnkd.in/gFRWTCEd

Who runs the world? GIRLS! 🌟💖 Last week, Team DEO were among the hundreds of trailblazing women, visionary leaders, and change-makers who attended the 13th Annual LA County Women’s Leadership Conference in Downtown LA. The day was jam packed with inspiring speakers such as @lindseyphorvath @imtiffanyyu @catherinecflowers @nadalenanasserdeen, dynamic exhibitors, and game changing growth opportunities like one-on-one power coaching and professional headshots. 💪✨ The conference, inspired by former First Lady Maria Shriver’s Women’s Conference held from 2007 to 2010, was reignited by a group of women from @lacopublicworks and has continued annually for now 13 years, creating a platform for women to connect, innovate, and elevate! Dive into the magic of the LA County Women’s Leadership Conference and learn more: https://lnkd.in/gaPvU64g #imPOSSIBLE @lacwomenleaders

Empowering change makers 🌟 As part of our Economic Mobility Initiative (EMI), Team DEO in partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management, REDF, and Nearby Consulting has kicked off a Social Enterprise Incubator to provide tailored training, technical support, and capacity building guidance for nonprofits and social enterprises in LA County. 📈✨ After a competitive application process, 26 nonprofits and social enterprises have started their journey to learn how to add an earned revenue component to their organizations and enhance their overall impact. The custom curriculum is composed of virtual coaching and coworking sessions, site visits to notable nonprofits such as Homeboy Industries, and a series of workshops spanning dynamic topics that include internal audits and stakeholder engagement, exploring business opportunities, designing business model canvas, financial viability, and more! This cohort, launched last week at the California Endowment Center, is the latest training program to be launched as part of EMI. Ready to elevate your organization? Learn more about EMI or to sign up for an upcoming cohort that best fits your business needs at lacountyemi.com. 🌐 @cnmsocal @redfworks

Future healthcare heroes! 🏥🚀 Last week, Team DEO hosted an orientation and prescreening at Prestige College for 48 eligible Nursing Attendant I candidates, gearing up to start their FREE 5-week training program that will lead to a permanent job with the Department of Health Services at either Los Angeles General Medical Center or Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar. Candidates got the scoop on the program, aced their prescreening interviews, and finished all necessary paperwork to get started! Next stop: Final orientation today before training officially kicks off on Monday! 🚀 And that's not all—this training leads straight into a dedicated hiring event, giving you a fast track to permanent County employment! With 48 candidates already on board, we’re excited for what’s to come! 🙌📚📅 Follow along on their journey toward a rewarding new career! #DEO #DHSOrientation #FutureLeaders #CNA #HealthcareHeroes #NursingCareer #HealthcareTraining @lageneralmed @wearelahealth

Last week, Team DEO, @compton_college and @stjosephctr had the honor of celebrating 21 new and incredible graduates from the Careers for a Cause (C4C) program. Graduates are not only starting their search for Peer Support Specialist and related positions with the help of our partners and America’s Job Centers of California, but are joining a network of 389 American Rescue Plan (ARP)-funded C4C participants with 280 graduates and 169 hires in the social and homeless services field and counting. Major congrats!! Team DEO is proud to invest $5.2 million in creating an empathetic workforce that helps all of our communities access affordable housing and good jobs – addressing the State of Homeless Emergency and the thousands of social service jobs available as part of the regional approach. 🏠💪 It’s not too late to sign up! To apply for upcoming Careers for a Cause cohort, you can apply now at bit.ly/Careers4ACause! 📝✨ All classes are 8-weeks in length. See fine print on upcoming cohort below: 🗓 Application Deadline: August 16th for East Los Angeles College 🕒 Classes: Tuesday through Saturday, 9am - 1:30pm 🔄 Bilingual: Classes are offered in both English and Spanish Take the first step towards a fulfilling career today!

It’s official…Team DEO has won the @vsedc Government Partner Award this year! 🏆🌟 In partnership with @vsedc, we launched an Entrepreneurship Academy in the Second District to help aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs access one-on-one support and group training sessions that lead to viable business, marketing, and financial plans, plus certifications and permits! 💼✨ The entrepreneurship academies are offered in all FIVE supervisorial districts as part of Team DEOs Economic Mobility Initiative, brought to you by our Office of Small Business. Ready to start your journey? Sign up at lacountyemi.com. 🔗🚀

Congrats to the 22 amazing @dwcweb graduates of the LA:RISE program! 🌟🎉 Over the past decade, this collaborative program has provided job readiness, paid work experiences, and essential support to 7,700 Angelenos overcoming homelessness with the help of @countyofla, @laewdd, @redfworks, DEO’s America’s Job Centers of California, EWDD’s WorkSource centers, and social enterprises! 💪🙌 A huge shoutout to @dwcweb, an organization serving and empowering women and gender diverse individuals experiencing homelessness through their social enterprises, such as Made by DWC Resale Boutique and Café and Gift Boutique. 💖✨ Ready to make a change? Sign up for an LA:RISE cohort at @dwcweb or other participating social enterprises by visiting any America’s Job Center of California or checking out the LA:RISE Referral Form. 🌐🚀💼 #LARISE #Empowerment #SuccessStories #NewBeginnings