More than 30 national companies join forces
with the City of Los Angeles and LA County to bring the 100,000
Opportunities Initiative to Los Angeles
Fair kicks off a long-term effort to employ
LA’s Opportunity Youth – 16-24 year olds who are not in school or
employed.
Registration now open for Feb. 11 Job Fair at
LA Convention Center, with hundreds of on-the-spot job offers
available for positions across LA County; participants will also
have the opportunity to hear from inspiring community leaders and
receive free assistance with job and scholarship applications,
resumes, interviews, dressing for success, social services, and
more
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles
County Supervisor Don Knabe to join company executives and
community leaders on Feb. 11
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, a coalition of more than
30 top U.S. companies including FedEx, HMS Host, Nordstrom, Papa
John’s, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Sprinkles, Taco Bell, Target, TOMS,
Walmart and more, will kick off a long-term effort to connect Los
Angeles County’s more than 200,000 Opportunity Youth – 16-24 year
olds who are disconnected from school and employment – to
meaningful job opportunities and resources. The coalition is
partnering with the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, the
Alliance for Children’s Rights & Los Angeles Opportunity Youth
Collaborative, LA County Chamber of Commerce, Unite LA, Los Angeles
Unified School District, LeadersUp, and more than 30 other
community-based organizations to bring this one-of-a-kind job fair
and forum to the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 11. Youth
are welcome to learn more and register for free at
www.100kOpportunities.org/la.
The Opportunity Fair and Forum is expected to bring together
nearly 4,000 youth to interview with dozens of leading employers,
practice their interview skills, learn to build a compelling
resume, connect with a range of social services, and receive
coaching on their job applications. Companies are also expected to
make hundreds of job offers on the spot, modeling similar job fairs
the initiative hosted in Chicago and Phoenix, which collectively
attracted more than 6,000 youth and generated more than 1,300
immediate job offers, launching a national effort to hire at least
100,000 Opportunity Youth nationwide by 2018.
“We have already taken extraordinary strides in our efforts to
support today’s young people in Chicago and Phoenix, but our work
is far from done,” said Brian Niccol, Chief Executive Officer for
Taco Bell, on behalf of the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative.
“Right here in Los Angeles County, where Taco Bell began, we know
that nearly 19 percent of young people are out of school and not
working, while hundreds of open positions go unfilled each day. As
one of America’s top employers and a company passionate about
building communities and helping youth find their passions, we have
a unique opportunity to inspire young people to tap into their
potential by equipping them with skills to succeed on the job and
in life.”
A Call to Action in Los Angeles
Two in five people who are unemployed in Los Angeles County are
between the ages of 16 and 24, with 19 percent absent from the
workforce or school. Further, 23.2 percent of African American
youth and 14.6 percent of Latino youth are disconnected,
representing a significant proportion of the nearly
quarter-of-a-million Opportunity Youth in LA County. The coalition
will team up with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles
County Supervisor Don Knabe and their teams to ensure it is leading
a cross-sector, multi-agency effort to expand employment and
education opportunities for youth and sustain impact in the long
term.
“Our young people are the lifeblood of Los Angeles,” said Los
Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative
shows us what is possible when we provide young men and women with
access to job opportunities. It immediately brightens their
prospects and sets them on a course for success that can last for a
lifetime.”
“An opportunity is all these young people need—a chance to show
their skills and to work hard. Los Angeles County is proud to
continue investing in our youth, because we know the positive
impact they will make in their community and the private, public,
and non-profit sectors. Thank you to all businesses and
organizations across the region for giving our kids a chance to
prove themselves and start their paths to a successful career,”
said Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe.
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative is generously supported by
the Arizona Community Foundation, California Endowment, Dominos,
FedEx, Hilton, HMS Host, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MacArthur
Foundation, Macy’s, Papa John’s, Prudential Foundation, The
Rockefeller Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, Starbucks,
Starbucks Foundation, Taco Bell, Target, T-Mobile, Walmart
Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Since launching in July 2015, the 100,000 Opportunities
Initiative has grown to more than 30 leading U.S. companies
including Alaska Airlines, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cintas, CVS
Health, Delaware North, Dominos, FedEx, Hilton Worldwide, HMSHost,
Hyatt, JCPenney, JPMorgan Chase, Lyft, Macy’s, Mars, Microsoft,
Nordstrom, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Porch.com, Potbelly Sandwich
Shop, Prudential, Red Robin, Republic Services, Sprinkles,
Starbucks, Sweetgreen, Taco Bell, Target, Teavana, T-Mobile, TOMS,
VILLA, Walgreens and Walmart.
For more leader quotes from members of the 100,000 Opportunities
Initiative, visit: www.100kOpportunities.org.
Media interested in attending the event in Los Angeles must
pre-register for credentials by contacting
media@100kOpportunities.org.
About the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative has the goal of creating
the nation’s largest employer-led private sector coalition
committed to creating pathways to employment for young people.
Companies engaged in the coalition will help to launch careers for
young people that are just entering the workforce, including
internships, apprenticeships and on the job training, in addition
to developing potential in youth that have some work experience but
are looking to gain new skills that lead to a successful career.
For more information, please visit www.100kOpportunities.org.
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