Los Angeles Community College District

Stable student housing is the foundation for opportunity, stability, and success.

Today, LACCD proudly convened community leaders, housing advocates, educators, and partners for an Action Summit focused on expanding housing opportunities for current and former foster youth. Together, we engaged in meaningful conversations, explored innovative solutions, and strengthened our collective commitment to ensuring that every student has a safe place to call home.

This work reflects our belief that student success does not begin and end in the classroom. When students have stable housing, they are better positioned to learn, persist, graduate, and achieve their dreams.

We'd like to thank LACCD Board President Sara Hernandez for her leadership and unwavering commitment to foster youth and the entire board for continuing to open pathways for success. This summit builds upon the District’s historic commitment and the Board resolution to reserve 20% of our emerging student housing program for current and former foster youth—an investment in equity, dignity, and the future of our students.

At LACCD, we are not just talking about solutions, we are building them. Together, we are creating pathways of hope and opportunity for some of our most resilient students.

There's still time to join LACCD this Thursday for Prioritizing Foster Youth in Student Housing: An Action Summit for LACCD and Partners.

This important convening will bring together education leaders, housing advocates, and community partners to advance strategies that expand housing opportunities for current and former foster youth. Together, we can help transform the foster care-to-homelessness pipeline into a foster care-to-prosperity pathway.

June 11, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
Building E3 – Multi-Purpose Room

Register today: bit.ly/4nDArEx

Congrats to our newly tenured faculty on this well-deserved milestone!��

LACCD proudly recognizes faculty members across our nine colleges who have earned tenure for the 2026–2027 academic year.

This achievement reflects their excellence in teaching and service, as well as their unwavering commitment to student success. Through their dedication, these educators help prepare the next generation of workforce leaders while advancing our mission of expanding opportunity and transforming lives through education.

Congratulations, Trustee Campos, on this significant milestone and your commitment to student leadership. We are excited to see your vision in action as you serve as the voice of more than 210,000 students across LACCD’s nine colleges.

As Student Trustee, Brian will represent student interests before the Board of Trustees and collaborate with student leaders districtwide to advance student success, equity, engagement, and opportunity for all.

Meet Fritzi Velasquez, a Chemical Technology student at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Fritzi discovered LATTC’s Chemical Technology program while helping her younger brother enroll at the college and quickly found a community that supported her interests. Since starting, she has excelled in hands-on laboratory experiences, including analyzing the active ingredients in Excedrin Migraine medication and evaluating different measurement techniques to determine the most accurate and efficient methods.

Faculty members commend Fritzi for her strong work ethic, technical skills, and collaborative spirit. Her commitment to learning and helping her peers has earned her acceptance to CSU Long Beach, where she will transfer this fall to pursue a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Grateful for the opportunities she has found at LATTC, she continues to highlight the experiences of her classmates as well, demonstrating how community colleges can open doors to countless educational and career pathways.

This Pride Month, LACCD proudly celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and reaffirms our commitment to creating inclusive, welcoming, and empowering spaces for all across our nine colleges. Happy Pride Month!

Thank you to ABC7, KNX News, NBC4, and Telemundo for highlighting LACCD’s efforts to expand student housing opportunities and support student success.

We are proud to partner with Cal State LA to increase access to safe, stable housing for students experiencing housing insecurity. Through this initiative, East Los Angeles College students will have access to residence hall spaces at Cal State LA, helping them stay focused on their education, well-being, and long-term goals.

Join us for: Prioritizing Foster Youth in Student Housing: An Action Summit for LACCD and Partners.

At this important event, LACCD and key community partners will engage in discussions to develop key strategies focused on student housing solutions for foster youth and help flip the pernicious foster care-to-homelessness pipeline into a foster care-to-prosperity pipeline.

This event builds on visionary work by the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, who unanimously approved a resolution this spring to set aside 20% of its emerging student housing program for current and former foster youth. The Resolution, authored by Board President Sara Hernandez and co-sponsored by nearly the entire board, will help the District's 1,750 current and former foster youth get the housing they need to achieve their full academic potential.

June 11, 2026 | 9am-1pm
Los Angeles Trade-Tech College

This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided!

Registration is limited. RSVP: bit.ly/4nDArEx