Future-Proof LA
The Los Angeles Economic Empowerment Alliance (LAEEA) is building a new path to prosperity for Los Angeles. Powered by Equity Unleashed, the LeadersUp participatory-action research process, the LAEEA brings together employers, policymakers, educators, workforce development leaders, and young leaders to co-create a regional Economic Empowerment Policy Agenda that redefines post-secondary success, scales what works, and builds inclusive economic infrastructure.
With the People Who’ll Live It
Our Movement Partners
What We Believe
Every young person in LA County should be supported to maximize their post-secondary, career, and economic goals. The future of LA depends on it.
Systemic change is possible when young leaders, employers, educators, and policymakers come together. By co-creating solutions and aligning resources, we can turn promising practices into regional policies that make opportunity real for every young adult.
Our Why
The stakes are high: too many young people in Los Angeles still face barriers that block their path to thriving careers and stable futures. LA’s economy cannot reach its full potential when so much talent goes untapped.
We start by listening to young people and amplifying their voices. We bring together leaders from across sectors and build on solutions that are already working. Step by step, this creates an inclusive economic infrastructure where young adults don’t just participate in the economy—they help shape its future.
Our Approach
Equity Unleashed
Our participatory action research model captures the economic aspirations of young adults in Los Angeles. Co-designed with our Equity Unleashed Fellows, this research has shaped the Economic Empowerment Agenda—a living roadmap that centers youth voices and actions needed to drive systems change.
Communities of Practice (CoP)
These sector-based, regional hubs will learn and collaborate in leveraging the Economic Empowerment Agenda to address systemic challenges together. Designed to co-create, pilot, and scale economic empowerment solutions, they serve as centers for collective learning and shared best practices to address workforce and economic barriers across LA County.
Demonstration Projects
Led by Communities of Practice, these projects demonstrate what’s possible and scalable. These initiatives bring forward approaches already rooted in practice, showing how they can deliver greater impact across Los Angeles and beyond.
Join Us in Powering the Future
Everyone has a role in creating a future where young people in Los Angeles can succeed. The LAEEA is a movement built on equity and collaboration, and it welcomes anyone ready to help build
a more inclusive economy.
Young Adults
LAEEA is your platform to lead change. Join the movement to be heard, be paid, and be powerful.
Employers
LAEEA helps you future-proof your workforce.
Policy Makers
You can dismantle barriers, so lead with us and advance the Economic Empowerment Policy Agenda.
Educators
By joining the LAEEA, you can align your programs with what youth need.
Workforce Leaders
LAEEA is your platform to lead change. Join the movement to be heard, be paid, and be powerful.
Funders
Join us as a movement builder and help shape howresources and research support LA's regional economy and its young people.
Together, we can create lasting change. By working alongside young people, every partner in this movement helps power Los Angeles's future.
Message to Policy Makers
Powering the Future:
The Launch of the LAEEA
Join us on November 4, 2025, at The California Endowment for the inaugural launch of the LAEEA. This milestone gathering will unveil the Economic Empowerment Agenda, co-designed with Equity Unleashed Fellows, and showcase their bold vision for Los Angeles. This event and work is designed by and with young adults—they are building the economy they will inherit.
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Designed with and for young adults, the launch will spotlight their role as co-researchers, community advocates, and movement builders. Attendees will experience LAEEA’s values of Normalized Safety, Equitable Opportunity, and Shared Power in action, and gain a first look at the collaborative work that will shape Los Angeles’ future economy.
