Eight different organizations make up the Los Angeles Workforce Funder Collaborative (LAWFC), but we have one common vision - to create a thriving workforce system which meets the needs of all in Greater Los Angeles.

The current workforce system faces three critical challenges:

• Employers are finding it increasingly difficult to hire skilled workers
• Unskilled employees are getting trapped in low-wage jobs that don’t provide for their families’ future
• The need for skilled workers and job advancement opportunities has outstripped the capacity of the existing workforce development system.

The LAWFC was launched in 2007 to address all three of these needs by leveraging funding to invest in workforce development and working together to affect policy and systems change.

Sector Focus
The LAWFC has chosen a sector approach to ensure its investments prepare people for employment in industries where jobs exist, are not likely to be outsourced, and provide good incomes and opportunities for career advancement. These sectors are: Healthcare and Allied Health; Logistics/Goods Movement; and Construction and Building Trades.
By investing in these three sectors, LAWFC aims to create a regional environment in which job security and career advancement opportunities are readily available to low-wage workers while also meeting the workforce needs of those key industry sectors.
Funding Opportunity