Exposing youth to technologies that educate and inspire creativity, innovation, and aspirations.

On October 6, 2022, the County of Los Angeles hosted the inaugural 2022 Tech Empowerment Day at SoFi Stadium. More than 3,200 students and educators were in attendance from middle and high schools across Los Angeles County. Highlights included hands-on training with modern technologies, laptop giveaways, corporate promotional items, resources for educators, and access to the football field to experience technology features in the stadium.

Thank you to all participants for helping to make this event a success!!

A Few Messages

“It’s been amazing seeing the kids light up with joy as they learn about the technology possibilities that are out there.” – Janet Stewart, ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary and Middle School

“The widespread inclusion of tech, awesome engagement with community and great partnership.” – Luis Ortiz, Elizabeth Learning Center

“THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH for a BEAUTIFUL event!! My students had a GREAT time.” – Kendis Wilbourne M.S., Crenshaw Magnet High School

“Our students really enjoyed interacting with different vendors and being able to walk on the field. Students were able to interact with different types of tech and get their questions answered by specific vendors. As educators, we appreciated that many vendors had free resources and courses available to be able to share with our entire school. Overall we had a pleasant experience at the event, with DTD staff, and vendors!” – Eduardo Coronel and Nathalie Ordaz, Options for Youth – Cudahy

“The buzz of excitement on the bus ride home was electric. Students loved the coding activities in the Meta Tent and assembling components on a motherboard. In our computer science classroom, we have our techy world which is a place of belonging and the only place some students feel they “fit-in” on a large high school campus. Allowing students to network with people who have made technology their career is inspiring and motivating for them to continue to work hard. The technology world goes beyond our one classroom and period.” – Charity Evans, MA Ed,  Golden Valley High School

Guest  Speakers

Selwyn Hollins,Director, Internal Services Department, County of Los Angeles

Holly J. Mitchell, Chair, Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles

Antonio Chapa, District Director, Office of Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, County of Los Angeles

Steven Bradford, Senator, 35th District, California State Senate

María Martínez-Poulin, Deputy Superintendent, Los Angeles County Office of Education

Corporations and Organizations

Amazon Web Services	Google Public Sector
Best Buy	Human-I-T
California State University Chancellor	KJLH Radio
CDW Education	Library
Cisco Systems / Cisco Networking Academy	Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Crystal Park Radio Control Flyer	Meta
CSUDH Esport	NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Esri	Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) & Emerald Cities Collaborative
EveryoneOn	Teens Exploring Technology
FlashForge USA	The Greater LA Education Foundation
FreeLance Photo Booth	Verizon
Girls Club Los Angeles

Middle and High Schools

Academy of Media Arts	Inglewood Continuation High School
Allan F. Daily High School	Inglewood High School
Artesia High School	Iovine and Young Center IDTE Magnet
Bret Harte Prep Middle School	John Muir Middle School
Gahr High School	La Tijera Academy of Excellence TK-8
Cerritos High School	Leuzinger High School
Audubon Middle School	Life Source International Charter School
Augustus Hawkins S. High School	Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES)
Bennett-Kew	Marshall High School
Beulah Payne P-8 STEAM Academy	Mervyn M. Dymally High School
Boys Academic Leadership Academy	Morningside High School
Canyon High School	Oak Street TK-6 Elementary
Centennial High School	Options for Youth – Cudahy
Charter Oak High School	Options for Youth Charter School-Vermont
Cheviot Hills High School	Park West High School
City Honors	Parras Middle School
Crenshaw HS	Pio Pico Middle School
El Roble Intermediate School	Prairie Vista Middle School
Elizabeth Learning Center	Roosevelt Middle School
Emerson Community Charter School	Traweek Middle School
Environmental Charter High School – Gardena	Valencia High School
Frank D. Parent Middle School	Venice High
George Washington Prep HS	Walt Whitman High School
Golden Valley High School	Walton Middle School
Hamilton High School	Webster Middle School
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets
Highland TK-6 Elementary	Whaley Middle School
Hilda Solis Learning Academy	Worthington TK-6 Elementary
ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle School	Wright MS STEAM and Gifted Magnets

The 2022 Tech Empowerment Day was sponsored by the County’s Delete The Divide initiative, which is administered by the Internal Services Department.