Alliance for a Better Community

Consortium for Multilingual Learner Success
2024-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
Join us on virtually on Tuesday, June 12th for our Consortium Convening. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn from other advocates, researchers, educators, and community organizers. Mark your calendars and register below!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Jennifer Cano, Senior Manager of Policy & Advocacy at jennifer@afabc.org.

Zocalo Housing Crisis in Los Angeles
2024-05-13 15:00 - 17:00 | California
Join us for our Zócalo to discuss the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles County and its impact on the Latino/a community. As rents soar and affordable options dwindle, many families face displacement, while the unhoused community struggles to access resources. Expert speakers will explore systemic challenges, offer potential solutions, and advocate for equitable housing policies.

ABC’s Zócalo takes inspiration from the Zócalo in Mexico City, known as the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. It has been a gathering place for the community since the era of the Aztec empire, having been the site of ceremonies, the swearing-in of elected leaders, royal proclamations, and independence celebrations, among others. In this same spirit, ABC’s Zócalo series will serve as a place to gather, celebrate, learn, experience art and culture, and create spaces for meaningful discussions on key issues.

Celebrating SELA Votes!
2024-03-27 15:00 - 18:30 | NewStart Housing Corporation, 3355 E Gage Ave, Huntington Park, California, 90255, United States
Our SELA Votes! promotoras/promotores canvassed across Southeast Los Angeles for the 2024 primary elections, and now it’s time to celebrate their hard work! Let’s come together to honor their dedication and commitment to empowering Latino/as voters in Los Angeles.

About SELA Votes!

The SELA Votes! Initiative is a peer-to-peer voter outreach program engaging Latino/a voters in communities across Southeast Los Angeles that unites local community-based organizations to build voter power in the region. This initiative includes Alliance for a Better Community (ABC), AltaMed, Council of Mexican Federations in North America (COFEM), East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ), Innovate Public Schools, Latino Equality Alliance (LEA), Newstart Housing Corporation, Southeast Community Development Corporation (SCDC), and the SELA Collaborative.

Nuestros promotoras/promotores de SELA ¡Vota! recorrieron todo el sureste de Los Ángeles para las elecciones primarias de 2024, y ahora es el momento de celebrar su arduo trabajo! Acompáñenos para honrar su dedicación y compromiso para empoderar a los votantes latino/as en Los Ángeles.

Sobre SELA ¡Vota!

La iniciativa SELA ¡Vota! es un programa de alcance al votante que involucra a votantes Latinos/as en comunidades a través del Sureste de Los Ángeles que une a organizaciones comunitarias locales para construir el poder del votante en la región. Esta iniciativa incluye a Alliance for a Better Community (ABC), AltaMed, Council of Mexican Federations in North America (COFEM), East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ), Innovate Public Schools, Latino Equality Alliance (LEA), Newstart Housing Corporation, Southeast Community Development Corporation (SCDC), y SELA Collaborative.

SELA Watch Party
2024-02-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Lynwood Senior Center, 11329 Ernestine Ave., Lynwood, California, 90263, United States
Join us as the SELA Votes! Initiative partners with Telemundo/NBC to host a watch party for the US Senate Candidate Forum in Southeast Los Angeles. We are excited to bring together partner organizations such as SELA Collaborative, AltaMed, COFEM, Latino Equality Alliance, Southeast Community Development Corporation, NewStart Housing, and the Pat Brown Institute. Your presence will make this gathering even more impactful as we engage in insightful discussions and celebrate civic engagement in our community.

Zócalo Green Schools
2024-01-31 15:30 - 17:00 | The Fern LA, 7723 Santa Fe Ave, Huntington Park, CA, 90255, United States
Join us for the first Zócalo of 2024 to discuss Green Schools and launch our report on green spaces in LA Unified.

The report titled “Protecting Students and Our Changing Climate: Equitable Strategies for Addressing Green Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District” explores the profound impact of green spaces on the well-being of students, communities, and the environment.

Our Zócalo will be a space to explore the findings and recommendations in the report and uplift the voices of experts and community members as we strive to adopt an equity-first approach in tackling the disproportionate effects of climate change on Latino/a communities across Los Angeles County.

ABC’s Zócalo takes inspiration from the Zócalo in Mexico City, known as the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. It has been a gathering place for the community since the era of the Aztec empire, having been the site of ceremonies, the swearing-in of elected leaders, royal proclamations, and independence celebrations, among others. In this same spirit, ABC’s Zócalo series will serve as a place to gather, celebrate, learn, experience art and culture, and create spaces for meaningful discussions on key issues.

Latino/a Heritage Month Celebration
2023-10-13 16:30 - 19:30 | California
Our community came together for our Latino/a Heritage Month celebration that honored individuals and organizations that have left an indelible mark on our community including, Gloria Molina, Monica Garcia, Asm. Wendy Carrillo, and SEIU Local 99. We were delighted to have LA Unified School Board Members Kelly Gonez and Tanya Ortiz Franklin in conversation with ABC’s Executive Director, Vanessa Aramayo, discussing the district’s approach to supporting the Latino/a community in Los Angeles. This enlightening conversation shed light on the initiatives, partnerships, and collaborative efforts shaping the future of education and equity in our city.

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Los Angeles Latino/a Voting Power: A Post-Election Analysis
2022-12-09 13:30 - 15:00 | California
According to estimates, Latino/a voters were projected to make up more than two in five of all Los Angeles County voters. With nearly 1.2 million Latino/a registered voters in the County, Los Angeles had the highest percentage of Latino/a voters in the entire nation.

Given the potential voting power, we want to know: How did Latino/as vote in this year’s election? What are the implications of Latino/s not voting locally and nationally? What is needed to successfully engage and increase voter education within Latino/a communities?Join ABC on December 5th from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a virtual Post-Election Analysis where expert panelists discuss the importance of the Latino/a vote in Los Angeles.

The Latino/a Scorecard Report: A Policy Roadmap for Transforming Los Angeles Launch Event
2021-07-28 09:00 - 12:00 | California
On July 28 and 29, Alliance for a Better Community will launch The Latino/a Scorecard Report: A Policy Roadmap for Transforming Los Angeles, which highlights the opportunities and challenges facing Latino/as in Los Angeles County. The report establishes a grade/score in five issue areas: education, health, public safety, economic prosperity, and civic engagement. These grades are based on indicators and data collected by our university partners: USC Price Center for Social Innovation, LMU’s Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, and UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine.

Coupled with accompanying policy recommendations, the report intends to guide advocacy and campaigns for addressing the opportunity gaps that have acted as barriers to allowing Latino/as in Los Angeles from fully thriving.

This report comes after the 2003 Latino Scorecard: Grading the American Dream, created by ABC together with United Way of Greater Los Angeles. This initial report took an important step in examining data, perceptions, and implications surrounding the Latino/a community and put knowledge to work to surface one critical and fundamental idea: to take action.

Though improvements have been made over the last 18 years, these improvements have not been sufficient to enable all Latino/as to fully thrive. During this pandemic, we are seeing the devastating impacts further exacerbated on our families, our communities, and our economy. We must ensure the gains made over the last 20 years are not lost, but rather maximized so that we can move towards an inclusive recovery and ensure an equitable Los Angeles we all deserve.

Alliance for a Better Community seeks to build long-term power and strategic repositioning of the Latino/a community in Los Angeles County through The Latino/a Scorecard Report to draw attention to where investments must be made to respond to the Latino/a needs. The Latino/a Scorecard Report will be a valuable tool for research, policy, advocacy, communications and accountability.

The time to highlight both our achievements and the need for substantial investment is now.

July 28, 9am to 12pm:Welcome, Keynote Speaker, Process of ReportPanel: Health

July 29, 9am to 12:30 pm:Panel A: Civic Engagement & Public SafetyPanel B: Education & Economic Prosperity
