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Richard Benbow, General Manager
Manuel Chavez, Assistant General Manager
Rhonda Gaston, Assistant General Manager
Robert Sainz, Assistant General Manager
Rowena Workman, Executive Assistant to Richard Benbow
VISION
The City of Los Angeles Community Development Department will be a leader in developing and delivering workforce, economic development and family services programs that improve the lives of the socially and economically at-risk population.
MISSION
To improve the quality of life in the City by creating economic, social and employment opportunities for individuals, families and neighborhoods in need.
VALUES
Commitment • Advocacy • Partnership • Ethics • Expertise • Excellence
Commitment: We are committed to community service
Advocacy: We advocate for high quality services, funding to provide those services, & the removal of personal and regulatory barriers to services
Partnership: We maintain our reputation as a valued and desirable partner and collaborate with organizations that assist us in providing services to our customers
Ethics: We demonstrate our integrity and ethics through our accountability for the tax dollars that fund our programs and by remaining transparent in our operations, administration, and all transactions. We abide by all laws and regulations and treat all customers and employees with fairness and respect
Expertise: We strive to maintain our status as subject matter experts in the areas of workforce development, economic development and human services/family development
Excellence: We continuously evaluate and improve our services in order to meet and exceed performance measures and metrics
ASSOCIATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Board of Human Relations Commissioners (HRC)
The HRC advises the Mayor, City Council, and CDD General Manager on matters that promote the general welfare and safety of all L.A. residents through activities and programs designed to reduce discrimination, prejudice, tension, and violence. The board promotes positive inter-group relations; supports efforts to create a City free from all forms of discrimination based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, immigration status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other arbitrary factor.
Commission on Community and Family Services
The Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Mayor, City Council, and General Manager of CDD on poverty and the needs, concerns, and interests of children, youth, and their families. The board also represents the interests of L.A. citizens in directing federal funds for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that are earmarked for programs and services in the city’s poverty sector.
Commission on the Status of Women
This Commission is a seven member advisory board that acts to ensure all girls and women have full and equal participation in the affairs of City government and promotes the general welfare and human rights of all women and girls in the greater community through policy, advocacy, and education.
Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign (EITC)
The IRS may owe you money!
California State Employment Development Department (EDD)
State-wide employment development and retention assistance.
Industrial Development Authority (IDA)
The Industrial Development Authority is a City Commission established for the purpose of issuing tax-exempt bond financing to assist the growth of businesses within Los Angeles.
Los Angeles WORKS
Mayor's Office of Economic and Business Policy
A business resources website dedicated to helping local companies. Los Angeles is an ideal place to grow a business, with access to large regional, national, and international markets. Whatever your business needs to thrive, you can find it here.
Los Angeles WORKS
The BusinessSource Program
Services to small businesses and entrepreneurs, formally known under the name of the Los Angeles Business Assistance Program (LABAP) are now offered through the BusinessSource Program at six centers throughout the city of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Youth Opportunity Movement (LAYOM)
Los Angeles Youth Opportunity Movement promotes youth achievement by working with families and community partners to create opportunities that help youth reach their education, employment, and personal development goals.
Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
The
Workforce Investment Board supports citizens
and businesses by providing oversight of job training and employment
placement programs for qualified workers and businesses.
WorkSource California
WorkSource
California is a collaborative effort between multiple local
Workforce Investment Areas to better serve our area's employment and training
needs.
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CDD SERVICE DIVISIONS
The Community Development Department has more than 300 staff members at our offices in downtown Los Angeles and throughout the City.
We are dedicated to serving City residents and businesses through
the administration of more than $750 million in grant and city funding.
We look for opportunities to provide assistance to individuals,
nonprofits agencies and businesses that will help them succeed and excel,
thereby improving the quality of life in L.A. for all. Listed below
is a brief summary of key services and links.
Economic Development Division (EDD)
Ninoos Benjamin, Director
EDD
offers over $600 million in direct and indirect financing and technical assistance programs that promote business growth and
job creation in economically depressed areas of the City. Visit Business Services for more information.
FamilySource System
Lisa Salazar, Acting Director
The FamilySource System programs provide social and supportive services to low and moderate income City residents. The System funds counseling & crisis intervention, child & youth focused activities, health services, case management, legal aid, and information & referrals for individuals and families in need. FamilySource assists nonprofit agencies in the acquisition, design, renovation and construction of neighborhood facilities including child care and senior citizen centers, transitional shelters, libraries, health clinics and youth activity centers. Visit Family and Individual Services for more information.
Workforce Development Division (WDD)
Jaime H. Pacheco-Orozco, Acting Director
The
Workforce Development Division, working in cooperation with the
Workforce investment Board (WIB) oversees Employment
Services offered through CDD's 18 WorkSource Centers and 13
OneSource Centers. WorkSource Centers offer comprehensive employment
services for adults. All programs are free to job seekers but some
programs may require pre-qualification based on income. OneSource
Centers offer programs for young job seekers.
The division also provides targeted economic development and assistance to the City's business community. Targeted business services are carried out in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Economic Development and L.A.'s Business Team (the Mayor's special division in charge of business growth and retention in the City).
OneSource & Summer Youth Employment
Nancy Herrera, Program Manager
The Community Development Department's Youth Services promote L.A. youth achievement by working with families and community partners to create opportunities for youth to reach their education, employment, and personal development goals. In partnership with more than 30 local community-based organizations, our focus is a vocational, educational, career and social support system that emphasizes the talents and capacities of the community's youth.
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CDD SUPPORT DIVISIONS
Administrative Services Division
Vacant, Director
The
Administrative Services and Neighborhood Development Division
provides a variety of support services for CDD.
Computer Systems Division
Matt Buguy, Director
The
Computer Systems Division is responsible for department-wide
computer and data systems support .
Financial Management Division
Catherine Bondoc, Director
The
Financial Management Division is responsible for the fiscal management
of the $170 million in state and federal grant funds which are
distributed to approximately 450 contractors.
Human Resources Division
Nancy Navarro, Acting Director
The
Human Resources Division provides CDD's employees
with a full range of services including personnel and human resource
administration, and staff development and training. Affirmative
action, equal employment opportunity and related matters are reviewed
and analyzed as required by federal, state and local law.
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