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CDTech is a catalyst for change in South LA, activating and focusing the potential of residents and businesses. We equip them with the training, strategies and programs they need to be leaders and organizers for neighborhood improvement and economic growth. With 20 years of experience, CDTech combines grassroots participation with strategic policy understanding, creating community development and economic development programs that incorporate deep insight into the actual needs, desires and capabilities of South LA. Grassroots participation, including the development and utilization of local human capital, helps CDTech to deliver self-sustaining programs with long-term, strategic benefits.
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Meet the Faculty: Vanessa Vela-Lovelace
CDTech is excited to launch the Non-Profit Management Academy at Los Angeles Trade Technical College this fall! The Non-Profit Management Academy is a series of project-based Community Planning (CP) courses designed to provide professional development for individuals looking to enter the Non-Profit sector or professionals seeking to expand their current skill-sets. Each course will[…]
Meet the Faculty: Lucia Torres
CDTech is excited to launch the Non-Profit Management Academy at Los Angeles Trade Technical College this fall! The Non-Profit Management Academy is a series of project-based Community Planning (CP) courses designed to provide professional development for individuals looking to enter the Non-Profit sector or professionals seeking to expand their current skill-sets. Each course will[…]
Meet the Faculty: Benjamin Torres
CDTech is excited to launch the Non-Profit Management Academy at Los Angeles Trade Technical College this fall! The Non-Profit Management Academy is a series of project-based Community Planning (CP) courses designed to provide professional development for individuals looking to enter the Non-Profit sector or professionals seeking to expand their current skill-sets. Each course will[…]
Meet the Faculty: Haleemah Henderson
CDTech is excited to launch the Non-Profit Management Academy at Los Angeles Trade Technical College this fall! The Non-Profit Management Academy is a series of project-based Community Planning (CP) courses designed to provide professional development for individuals looking to enter the Non-Profit sector or professionals seeking to expand their current skill-sets. Each course will[…]
Meet the Faculty: Otha Cole
CDTech is excited to launch the Non-Profit Management Academy at Los Angeles Trade Technical College this fall! The Non-Profit Management Academy is a series of project-based Community Planning (CP) courses designed to provide professional development for individuals looking to enter the Non-Profit sector or professionals seeking to expand their current skill-sets. Each course will[…]
Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health Part 5
Public Allies, Los Angeles Class 2017-2018 Team Service Project Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health ABOUT: For this year’s 2017-2018 Public Allies Los Angeles cohort, one of our Team Service Projects focused on the effects of gentrification on health. We will be publishing a series of interviews, poem, and infographics created and conducted[…]
Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health Part 4
Public Allies, Los Angeles Class 2017-2018 Team Service Project Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health ABOUT: For this year’s 2017-2018 Public Allies Los Angeles cohort, one of our Team Service Projects focused on the effects of gentrification on health. We will be publishing a series of interviews, poem, and infographics created and conducted by[…]
Corazones de South Central: Narrativas de Gentrificación y Salud (3ra Parte)
Public Allies, Los Angeles Class 2017-2018 Team Service Project Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health ABOUT: For this year’s 2017-2018 Public Allies Los Angeles cohort, one of our Team Service Projects focused on the effects of gentrification on health. We will be publishing a series of interviews, poem, and infographics created and conducted by[…]
Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health Part 2
Public Allies, Los Angeles Class 2017-2018 Team Service Project Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health ABOUT: For this year’s 2017-2018 Public Allies Los Angeles cohort, one of our Team Service Projects focused on the effects of gentrification on health. We will be publishing a series of interviews, poem, and infographics created and conducted by[…]
Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health Part I
Public Allies, Los Angeles Class 2017-2018 Team Service Project Hearts Of South Central: Narratives of Gentrification and Health ABOUT: For this year’s 2017-2018 Public Allies Los Angeles cohort, one of our Team Service Projects focused on the effects of gentrification on health. We will be publishing a series of interviews, poem, and infographics created and conducted by[…]