This report shares the story of how two local coalitions with over 100 partners aligned their collective impact initiatives, resources, and skills to create systemic change in the Los Angeles region and captures the experience of efforts to increase access to and success in workforce and career development programs for opportunity youth (OY) those 16-to…

In 2021, the City of Los Angeles (LA) was home to approximately 3.9 million people, making it the second most populous city in the country. Given its size, it is not surprising that LA is also home to the second largest population of teens and young adults (ages 16- 24) who are neither in school…

A historical account of the New Ways legacy from 1972 – 2007. New Ways to Work first opened its doors in 1972 as a 20 member collective concerned with issues facing women as they sought to combine work with raising a family. Throughout the seventies and eighties, New Ways promoted and helped define alternatives to…