Changemakers LA Episode #12: Opportunity Zones
For our 12th Changemakers LA episode, we discuss the power and potential of Opportunity Zones, and how they can be utilized to increase business activity in LA County and revitalize traditionally under-invested communities. We are proud to have the LA Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and Public Private Strategies join us in discussing this exciting new realm of community investment.
Our guests joining us for this episode are:
- George Ashton, Managing Director of Strategic Investments at LISC
- Ron Frierson, Director of Economic Policy at the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Economic Development
- Tammy Halevy, Senior Advisor at the consulting agency, Public Private Strategies
In this episode, you will learn:
- What Opportunity Zones are and how they arose
- How Opportunity Zones can be used to help cultivate healthy communities
- What LISC and other nonprofits are doing to leverage strategies in the Opportunity Zones Playbook to help low-income neighborhoods
Opportunity Zones Playbook
We are delighted to share the first installment of the LISC Opportunity Zones Playbook series, “Navigating the Opportunity Zones: Community Partners.”