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The Women's Conference (formerly the California Governor & First Lady's Conference on Women) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan US organization and annual forum for women. The event first began in 1986 as a California government initiative for working professionals and women business owners. Since 2004, The Women's Conference has become a large event ...
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) is a public-benefit nonprofit corporation established in 1981 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Its mission is “Reinventing our economy to collaboratively advance growth and prosperity for all.”.
Empowerment zone. Within United States federal legislation, an empowerment zone is an economically distressed community eligible to receive tax incentives and grants from the United States federal government under the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Act of 1993. [1]
The Coca-Cola Company Expands 5by20 Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative Expansion Triples the Number of Countries; UN Women Partnership Drives Three New Programs ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The ...
Community Action Agencies. In the United States and its territories, Community Action Agencies ( CAA) are local private and public non-profit organizations that carry out the Community Action Program ( CAP ), which was founded by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act to fight poverty by empowering the poor as part of the War on Poverty . CAAs are ...
Thai Town is a form of community empowerment because it has helped establish a Thai identity within the diversity of Los Angeles. Since the designation, Thai CDC has continued to collaborate with community stakeholders on projects aimed at achieving the goals of community beautification, cultural preservation, and neighborhood revitalization.
Officers of the National Council of Negro Women. Founder Mary McLeod Bethune is at center. The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1935 with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African-American women, their families, and communities.
A week’s worth of celebrations and honorary events will be scattered throughout Downtown Los Angeles and West Hollywood in the last week of January leading up to the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4.