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HRTC HUB
A regularly recurring roundup of news and resources for Orange County High Road Transition Collaborative members
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RECENT UPDATE: CERF REBRANDED TO CALIFORNIA JOBS FIRST | |
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On October 12, at the 2023 California Economic Summit hosted by California Forward, it was announced that CERF would be rebranded to California Jobs First. According to Dee Dee Meyers, senior advisor to the Governor and director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), this rebranding signals an evolution to California’s signature regional economic development program. “Not only did we want to rebrand CERF, we wanted to bring together the work in this area more broadly,” Meyers said. The rebranding highlights a strengthened commitment to initial program objectives: equity, climate, job quality and access, economic competitiveness, and economic resilience. Additionally, California Jobs First will focus on continued engagement in systems-change work that centers disinvested communities.
A full roll-out of the rebranding will take place in early 2024.
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Hospitality Training Academy | |
The Hospitality Training Academy (HTA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit labor-management partnership and a Taft-Hartley Fund that serves as the training arm of UNITE HERE Local 11 (“Local 11”) and its contributing employers. Local 11 is a labor union with 170+ affiliated employers in the hospitality, food service, tourism, and leisure industry, and represents 32,500+ members employed in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties, as well as in the State of Arizona. HTA is dedicated to creating pathways into the hospitality and food service industry for low-income adults, age 18 and older, including individuals who are housing insecure, justice-involved, transition-age foster youth, veterans, immigrants, or transgender, along with others from vulnerable and marginalized communities.
To learn more, please visit: https://lahta.org/
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Founded in 2005 as a community-labor alliance, Orange County Community Organized for Responsible Development’s (OCCORD) mission is to build the power of historically marginalized communities in Orange County. OCCORD utilizes community organizing and policy research as strategies to build leadership and a collective voice. We pursue policy changes that lead to an inclusive economy, community-driven education, and responsive democracy. OCCORD envisions an awakened and organized community with responsive local government, building systems and policies that lead to a community-centered economy, neighborhoods, and schools.
To learn more, please visit https://www.occord.org/
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Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local 582 |
 |  | UA Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 582 is a combination local of Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Welders with more than 1,000 members, including journeymen, apprentices, and retirees. UA Local 582 was chartered on January 2, 1937. Local 582 is a chapter of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA), which represents about 370,000 plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, service technicians and welders in Local Unions across North America. Established in 1889, the UA has been training qualified pipe tradesmen and women longer than anyone else in the industry. We provide premier training programs, including apprenticeships, extensive journeyman training, an instructor training program and numerous certification programs. We help our signatory contractors grow their market share by identifying new opportunities, providing support, and connecting them to the safest. most skilled, and most highly trained workforce in the industry.
To learn more, please visit: https://www.ualocal582.org/
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GO-Biz 2023 Place-Based Solutions Virtual Convening
What is it?: GO-Biz invites you to attend our 2023 Place-Based Solutions Convening Webinar.
This year's webinar will focus on providing updates regarding the Federal Opportunity Zone, Promise Zone, and Climate Resilience Hub programs. The webinar will also highlight specific community projects that have leveraged these incentives and other place-based programs to help support community and economic development projects. If you can join, please consider taking a pre-webinar survey here to help us ascertain discussion topics that are of high interest to our targeted audience. Featured presenters include:
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Field Policy and Management
- La Familia Counseling Center
- Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
- The City of Covina
- Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA)
When is it?: Wednesday, December 6, 2023, from 10:00am-12:00pm
Where is it?: Zoom
To learn more and register, please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nkwF8G8MRBWj09Ra8IHxgQ#/registration
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Vital Link's Student Leadership Summit
What is it?: Vital Link’s Student Leadership Summit is an enriching event tailored for students in grades 9-12 and community college. This Summit is designed to provide invaluable opportunities for students. It’s a gateway to diverse career exploration, where students can gain hands-on experience in various fields. The Summit places a strong emphasis on skill development, offering workshops that enhance essential skills like leadership, communication, and problem-solving.
This year, the Summit aims to reach 1,000+ students around Southern California and will feature over 40 college and career exhibitors.
When is it?: Wednesday, December 6, 2023, from 9:00 am-2:30 pm
Where is it?: OC Fair & Event Center, Anaheim and Los Alamitos Buildings, 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
To learn more and register, please visit: https://vitallink.org/sls-2023/
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Groundswell's YouthSpeak Speech Competition
What is it?: Groundswell, a local nonprofit that amplifies perspectives, creates change, and works to build a more collective, supportive, and belonging community, is hosting its annual YouthSpeak Speech Competition through December 16. This contest is open to all Orange County high school (art and speech) and middle school (essay) students, provided they are not related to a Groundswell Commissioner, Board Member, employee, nor are a previous winner.
When is it?: Online submissions are due by 11:59 pm on Saturday, December 16, 2023
To learn more, please visit: https://wearegroundswell.org/events/ and https://ochumanrelations.wufoo.com/forms/z1jn1efw1dvo3qp/
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TALK TO US:
Have a suggestion or event you'd like to see in a future HRTC Hub Newsletter?
Email us at jbenron@ocbc.org to share your idea.
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California Volunteer's Volunteer Infrastructure Funding Opportunity
This Volunteer Infrastructure Funding Opportunity provides state funds for organizations to design, launch, and manage expanded volunteer opportunities that engage more Californians statewide in climate action. A total of $850,000 is available for Fiscal Year 23/24 to further build a statewide infrastructure to increase volunteer engagement and support #CaliforniansForAll, Governor Newsom’s call to service.
To learn more about this grant, please visit: https://www.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/grants/
Please note that applications close on December 8, 2023.
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Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program
EPA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity in Inflation Reduction Act funds environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. They are designed to deliver on the transformative potential of the IRA for communities most adversely and disproportionately impacted by climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments.
To learn more about this grant, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-2-billion-fund-environmental-and-climate-justice
Please note that applications close on November 21, 2024.
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ABOUT THE HRTC
A major objective of California Jobs First (formerly known as the Community Economic Resilience Fund) planning phase is the creation of a High Road Transition Collaborative or HRTC. The HRTC is an inclusive planning group that consists of balanced and meaningful representation from regional stakeholders.
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GET CONNECTED
Want to keep up with all things CERF/California Jobs First and/or HRTC? Please visit ocbc.org/cerf for information and resources.
Have a question? Please email cerf@ocbc.org.
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