What has the Empowerment Congress been doing?

Since our 18^TH Annual Summit that was held on January 23, 2010, The Empowerment Congress has been involved in leading various efforts, activities and events, working jointly with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas on a variety of issues impacting health, economic development, human services, transportation, public safety, and justice.

The Empowerment Congress and the Office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas sponsored and supported events to address a variety of critical issues impacting residents and the communities of the L.A. County 2^nd Supervisorial District:

• End of April 2010 to Early May 2010 – The Health Committee participated in the RAM LA event held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

• Friday, July 16, 2010 - The Economic Development Committee held a Transportation Conference with Policy Link.

• Saturday, July 17, 2010 - The Human Services Committee sponsored an Aging-Out Youth dialogue and meeting, which brought together youth and their caregivers, who are about to be emancipated from the foster care system in L.A. County. This allowed them to share their insights and experiences to help improve the foster care system in L.A. County.

• Friday, July 23, 2010 – The Public Safety Committee sponsored a Youth Offender Reentry Summit, which allowed many to participate and hear about issues impacting our youth who are in the L.A. County Probation system.

• Friday, July 30, 2010 – The Education Committee is conducting a site visit to look at how a Freedom School is operating in the 2^nd District.

Save the Date! 19^th Annual Summit on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the University of Southern California (USC)

Mark your calendars and participate in the19^th Annual Empowerment Congress to be held at USC. Come together with thousands of people to get engaged, educated, and empowered around issues that impact the communities and residents of the 2^nd Supervisorial District in Los Angeles County.  Stay tuned by visiting our website regularly. Get engaged now by participating in the various committees of the Empowerment Congress!