Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard addressed small business owners and job seekers at the “Road to Recovery: Small Business Connections & Job Fair” held on the USC Health Sciences Campus in Boyle Heights. Sponsored by the Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce and Los Angeles Councilman José Huizar, the event featured more than 40 marketplace exhibitors and included a number of workshops focused on contracting and business development opportunities with city, state, and federal government agencies, ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) helped kick-off the Filipino American Service Group Inc.’s first-ever Veterans Job Fair at the First Church of the Nazarene on West Third Street. The Filipino American Service Group Inc. (FASGI) is a non-profit, community-based social service agency in the heart of Historic Filipino Town in Los Angeles. FASGI’s mission is to improve the quality of life in the community through health, housing, advocacy, education, and research. The Veterans Job Fair is... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined members of the Los Angeles Police Department and community leaders in dedicating the Hollenbeck Community Police Station in Boyle Heights in honor of the late Capt. Rudy De Leon. The first Latino commanding officer in LAPD history, the congresswoman praised Capt. De Leon for opening the department’s doors to other Latino officers. She also congratulated members of his family in attendance, including his son, LAPD Officer Rudy De Leon II (who is ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) was honored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives during its observance of National Midwifery Week for her authorship of legislation aimed at placing a national focus on evidence-based maternity care practices to help achieve the best possible maternity outcomes for mothers and babies. “The work of midwives depends upon local and national champions,” explains Debbie Frank, Certified Nurse Midwife and the event organizer. ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard commended participants of the Bi-National Health Week Health Fair held at the Pueblo Del Sol Community Service Center for proactively making the effort to improve their families’ health and set a positive example for their children. During her remarks, the congresswoman also emphasized the importance of preventative health care services to prevent and treat common illnesses in the Latino community such as diabetes, heart disease and tuberculosis. Sponsored by ... Read more

The Latino Theater Company honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Marco Antonio Firebaugh Legacy Award for her support of the performing arts, including her efforts to secure federal funding for the company’s arts reading program for students in underserved communities. Attended by more than 250 supporters, the award ceremony was part of the company’s 25th anniversary event held at the Los Angeles Theatre Center – a four-stage facility operated by the Latino Theater Company... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined the staff of Clínica Romero and more than 200 members of the community in participating in Clínica Romero’s Press Conference and 2nd Annual Community Health Walk Kick-Off and Fair. The Health Walk and Fair were held to educate the community about the risks of child obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses that are plaguing the Pico Union/Westlake and the Greater Los Angeles areas. Participants in the walk met at the 123 South Alvara... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) announced that the Treasury Department is poised to allocate more than $168.6 million in federal funds to increase community bank loans to small businesses in California. “Small businesses are the engine of our economy, creating two-thirds of the new jobs over the last 15 years in our country. America’s 27 million small businesses continue to face a lack of credit and tight lending standards, with the number of small business loans down nearly 5... Read more

Most young people have years to study and prepare for graduation, but 11 young women at La Casita de la Mama (Home of the Mothers) had only a few months to shake off the effects of drug and alcohol abuse or domestic violence. The successful graduates at La Casita, a residential women and children’s treatment program, were honored Oct. 8 at the annual graduation ceremony by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Los Angeles, and local officials, friends and supporters. “You are giving other women hope, sh... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) (shown on right) thanks Outgoing Bellflower Kiwanis Club President Georgia Kezios (shown center) for her efforts on behalf of the community. During the Bellflower attorney's term at the helm of the community service organization, Georgia Kezios is credited with successfully completing a $100,000 fundraising effort to maintain the 90-foot American flag that stands in Bellflower next to the 91 Freeway for years to come. At the event, Congresswoman Roybal... Read more