Advancement Project California

Early learning and care programs (ELC) play a vital role in promoting healthy child development, setting children on a path toward success. The #COVID19 pandemic has underscored that ELC is an indispensable part of supporting families and the economy. A thriving ELC field is essential to California's recovery, and our leaders must act now to address racial inequities in the ELC system. Read our newest blog post >> https://www.advancementprojectca.org//tracing-the-roots-of

Today and every day, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by working toward the vision of a California based on justice, equal opportunity, and love for one’s fellow human beings where everyone can thrive. #MLKDay

CONGRATULATIONS to our friend and ally Amanda Gorman, inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, who will perform at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' inauguration next week! We can’t wait to tune in! Amanda performed her powerful piece, The Miracle of Morning, at our #ChampionsForEquity Awards last year. Check it out at https://youtu.be/NVcVdR4hHlI?t=993

#COVID19 is running rampant throughout LA County. Facebook's broad ban on "political" ads is an obstacle to reaching low-income communities of color with the critical information they need to stay safe during the pandemic.

Last chance to donate! End 2020 on a high note by renewing your committment to the fight for racial justice. Make your year-end gift NOW before the clock strikes midnight! Together, we will continue dismantling our broken, biased systems to create a California where ALL residents -- regardless of race or class -- can thrive. bit.ly/APCA2020

LA County's youth of color have a dream; a dream for a brighter future for themselves and LA. Bold Vision seeks to make that future reality by working to change policy to create a more equitable LA County. Watch the video >> http://bit.ly/BoldVisionLA #YouthPowerDemocracy

Nearly 50,000 Californians who have completed their prison terms should have a say when it comes to the representatives and policies impacting their communities. This November, vote #YesOnProp17 #FreeTheVote https://advancementprojectca.org//support-proposition-17-t

Commercial and industrial tax loopholes make corporations richer and leave everyday Californians struggling. #YesOn15 will close those loopholes and reclaim $12B for our schools and communities. TOGETHER, we can achieve the promise of the Golden State! Vote early! Watch >

Did you know that 83% of youth in Los Angeles County are people of color? Bold Vision seeks to create a better, more equitable Los Angeles County for youth of color because this world is their world. Watch the video >> http://bit.ly/BoldVisionLA #YouthPowerDemocracy

We can level the playing field in this election by voting #YesOn15! TOGETHER we can make the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share and build a California where we can all thrive. WATCH >

Commercial & industrial tax loopholes make corporations richer and leave everyday Californians struggling. #YesOn15 will close those loopholes + reclaim $12B for our schools and communities. TOGETHER, we can achieve the promise of the Golden State! Vote early! Watch >

¿Te perdiste el anuncio # YesOn15? ¡No es para preocuparse! ¡Compruébelo aquí y únase a nosotros para votar Sí en 15 este noviembre! https://yes15.org/civil-rights

Bold Vision is a multi-year, multi-sector initiative to create a better, more equitable Los Angeles County for our youth of color. One where they can thrive and achieve their dreams. Watch the video >> http://bit.ly/BoldVisionLA #YouthPowerDemocracy

Proposition 15 can widen the path to economic advancement, safe and secure housing, educational opportunity, food security, quality jobs, and healthy neighborhoods free from toxic exposure. #YesOn15 Schools & Communities First racecounts.org/prop-15

TOMORROW at 11 am PT we're excited to join @EarlyEdgeCA and @MomsRising for an #EarlyEdChat to discuss the needs of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) and their teachers during #COVID19 and beyond! Come be a part of this critical discussion.

Today at 3PM join us and our community partners for the County COVID-19 Community Equity Fund Info Session! We must activate a community-based response to stop the spread of #COVID19 in the most impacted communities of color. Register here >> https://t.co/yovkYdArun?amp=1

Families, join us for a webinar in English to learn about access to paid sick leave due to COVID-19 in a conversation with Labor Commissioner, Lilia Garcia-Brower on Oct. 17 at 10 A.M! Register for the event at: https://www.mobilize.us/lausd/event/344712/

Learn how advocates like you can use participatory budgeting to combat: Racial bias in budget processes Exclusionary patterns of economic development Imbalances in political power... Negative effects of need- and color-blind policies Read our brief https://bit.ly/BudgetingForJustice

ATTENTION: Today is the last day to be counted in the 2020 Census. Our next 10 years depends on what we do today. FILL OUT YOUR FORM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. Take 10 minutes and go to my2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020 to fill out the census RIGHT NOW. #WeCountLA