What an uplifting and inspiring Saturday morning we experienced last week!  Very few things are more motivating than people gathering in one room to share their dreams and aspirations for their future. That’s what some Los Angeles community college students did during the first session of our Community College Mentorship Program, launched by United Way… continue reading UWGLA’s Community College Mentorship Program: Achieving Dreams Together

We’ve spent January – National Poverty Awareness Month – reflecting on the complexities of poverty. Breaking the cycle of poverty cannot be done by “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps”. One needs boots and bootstraps before such a thing can even be attempted. Poverty is often generational, communal, and cyclical. Folks in underserved, disadvantaged, and… continue reading Breaking Cycles of Poverty 

Over 100 years ago, United Way L.A. started as a community chest, working in 37 neighborhoods across Los Angeles to support neighbors. In 2024, we are returning to our roots with a renewed neighborhood approach that begins in the Pico-Union community. Last month, nearly 60 community partners and residents from Pico-Union joined us in a… continue reading Our Neighborhood Approach to Shared Prosperity Begins in Pico-Union

With the first few weeks of a brand-new year underway, it’s easy to overlook the world around us. We often focus on personal and professional goals while taking inventory of our own lives.   But now’s the moment to pause and think about the world around you.  Now’s the time to think about the tens of… continue reading The 2024 Homeless Count: What It Is and Why We Need You 

Last year was full of accomplishments and amazing milestones for our organization; thanks to all of you! The generosity of our donors helped us deliver on our mission to support people in crisis and create shared prosperity in the most disadvantaged communities across Los Angeles. Your continuous contributions throughout 2023 helped us bring more unhoused… continue reading Thank you for your generosity in 2023!

What a wonderful Saturday morning we spent collaborating with our Pico-Union partners and community members on Dec. 9 at our first Community Dialogue event!  It was an extraordinary conversation, full of great ideas and possibilities for the kind of Pico-Union community members deserve and can achieve together.   Nearly 60 members of the community and representatives… continue reading UWGLA’s Community Dialogue Brings Pico-Union Residents and Partners Together For A Prosperous Future

Peter Laugharn is the President and CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, a proud supporter of United Way for the last couple of decades and a staunch advocate for the unhoused in Los Angeles helping build and scale solutions to homelessness for the most vulnerable Angelenos.  Peter’s leadership and the Hilton Foundation’s investment in… continue reading The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Peter Laugharn’s leadership brings innovative solutions for unhoused Angelenos

Giving is, without a doubt, one of the greatest gifts we can experience.   Together with our community partner, The Pico Union Project (PUP), we experienced the joy of giving to our most vulnerable neighbors in the Pico-Union community during Thanksgiving week. With the help of our dedicated volunteers, we distributed turkeys and produce for Thanksgiving… continue reading Faithsgiving Brings Food, and Love to the Pico-Union Community

Whether you are one of our social media followers, a volunteer, a member of our L.A. Giving Community, a workplace campaign donor, a corporate partner, a high-level or one-time donor, a community partner, a social justice advocate, a public servant ally—or just an Angeleno who supports our mission of supporting people in crisis and building shared prosperity across Los Angeles, we don’t want to miss this opportunity to express our gratitude to you as we kick off the Thanksgiving season. 

There are over 10,000 carwash workers in Los Angeles, working at over 2,500 carwash businesses in the state. Still, according to CLEAN Carwash Worker Center, only 600 of them are registered, which means this small fraction is most likely to comply with the laws that provide fair wages and other protection to their workers.