For more than 23 years, SCOPE has worked with strategic partners to create the kind of jobs our communities need—jobs that pay a living wage, offer an opportunity to build towards a career, and uplift the quality of life in South LA. After years of significant wins and the development of successful job models—including IBEW…
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SCOPE Member Taqwa Bowie Giving Public Comment at BSCC Meeting on Prop 47 Investments
One year after the passage of Proposition 47, communities across the state are beginning to see the positive impact the new law will have on thousands of families. In changing certain low-level nonviolent crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors, Prop 47 has redirected millions of public dollars from prison spending to drug and mental health…
Continue ReadingSupport SCOPE on Amazon Smile
Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization, at no cost to you. When you shop through smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate .5% from your purchase to SCOPE. If you would like to make a direct contribution to SCOPE, be sure to visit our donation page. Your direct…
Continue ReadingGloria Walton on the Tavis Smiley Show
Our CEO & President, Gloria Walton, was recently featured on the Tavis Smiley Show. Gloria shares her personal experiences growing up in the South, what inspired her to strive for a college education, and her experiences as an organizer at SCOPE. You can watch the full episode of the show here, which features a discussion…
Continue ReadingLooking Back on our Work in 2015
For SCOPE, 2015 was a year of victories benefiting working families in Los Angeles, including an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour and the passage of wage theft enforcement policies that protect the city’s most vulnerable workers. 2015 was also the first full year that eligible individuals could change their records under…
Continue ReadingSouth LA LADWP Rate Increase Townhall
On Tuesday November 3rd, SCOPE and the RePower LA Coalition hosted an important and much-needed conversation with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) on their proposed rate increases. With our community room filled to capacity with South Los Angeles community members, this was one of the largest community meetings the LADWP has hosted—and the first of…
Continue ReadingCommunity Meeting with Marqueece Harris-Dawson
8th District Council Member Marqueece Harris-Dawson visited the SCOPE offices to meet with community members and share his plans for the neighborhood. Residents touched on issues of empty lots, blight, violence, and housing. The councilman shared many of the concerns brought up during the meeting and is actively working on changing things for the better,…
Continue ReadingCA Legislative Session Closes With Wins & Loses
California’s legislative session came to a close on September 11th and with it, news and updates on various bills that will have impacts on our work to ensure that communities like South Los Angeles aren’t left behind when it comes to support, resources, and our on-going work to build a climate conscious community. The work…
Continue ReadingLA Wage Theft Coalition Looks to Past to Continue Fighting for Future or Workers
On August 18th, the Los Angeles Coalition Against Wage Theft held a worker assembly to review the new law they won with coalition members and to plan for next steps. Starting in July of 2016, the cities minimum wage will increase in increments until 2020 when the full $15 an hour will take affect. In…
Continue ReadingSCOPE member featured on Univision
Claudia Botero of Univision profiles Maria. Watch the video here! When Maria immigrated to the US from Honduras in 1979, she knew life here wouldn’t be easy. Maria has lived in South LA for 36 years and has worked at numerous jobs over the years: building airplane parts at a factory in South LA, cleaning planes…
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