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United Way of Greater Los Angeles Launches Ten-Year Plan Tackle New Face Of Poverty In Los Angeles County |
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United Way of Greater Los Angeles: Be the first to know about important news, events, and developments in your community. United Way of Greater Los Angeles today announced the launch of its new 10-year Action Plan to better address the issues facing Los Angeles County and provide the tools necessary to move more people out of poverty. United Way's new Action Plan will sharpen the focus on three vital areas identified as key to reducing poverty: meeting basic needs like food, shelter and health care; improving the educational achievement of our youth; and helping families with the opportunities and skills they need to become financially stable. The Action Plan also calls for an increased focus on public policy at the city, county and state levels to influence laws and regulations that affect the lives of millions of Californians and Angelenos. In conjunction with the Action Plan, United Way announced the availability of funding for qualified nonprofit organizations to help advance meeting the plan's goals, and the Request for Proposals (RFP) is available at http://www.unitedwayla.org. The face of Los Angeles has dramatically changed in the past 20 years, including significant growth in the working poor, the underperformance of schools and a crisis in homelessness,⬠said Elise Buik, president and CEO, United Way of Greater Los Angeles. The factors that influence the impoverished in Los Angeles are truly affecting our entire community, said Greg Stubblefield, president and general manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, California and Hawaii, and chairman of the board, United Way of Greater Los Angeles.
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