Community Development Technologies Center

STRENGHTENING NONPROFIT INFRASTRUCTURE/COALITION BUILDING: Serve on the steering/executive committees of local, regional, and statewide bodies focused on improving economic, environmental,political, and social conditions in areas of concentrated poverty. Strengthen and develop the effectiveness of non profit community based organizations and public institutions to develop a culture of collaboration. This strategy allows community-based organization to be sustainable, strengthen their own organizations and work achieve long-term goals. Develop the infrasture that allows South LA community-based stakeholders to be at the policy and decision making table, to assist in framing issues, developing solutions that generate resoures, programs and opportunities.

ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Manage and continue to develop a higher education and career development pipeline to careers in the nonprofit community change sector including a state-approved Certificate and AA degree in Community Planning and Economic Development in the LA community college district and internships/apprenticeships in the nonprofit sector through the California Youth Leadership Corps and Public Allies LA Americorp program. Work in partnership with local economic development organizations to invest in the capacity of enterpreneurship, small business and small business corridors to increase employment opportunities and household income for local residents, and develop the capacity for community wealth building strategies to be developed and implemented across the region. Impact the quality of careers, training to leverage public and private investments into procurement opportunities that will help stabilize and generate revenue leading to stable and higher wages for area residents. Create models of small business development opportunities targeting mom and pop businesses in redevelopment projects through community benefit agreements or policy generating opportunities attempting to challenge gentrifications and displacement of small to midsize businesses that are a key resource in the area.