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Economic Empowerment Summit: Career and Workforce Development

May 19, 2026

Faith and Community Leaders: Join us for a look at how faith communities can empower people to advance their careers and their economic potential.

At our 2026 Economic Empowerment Summit, learn how to develop programs in your congregation, find partners and replicate models that promote career and economic success.

Help your community members:

  • Strengthen their skills
  • Earn a promotion
  • Learn a trade
  • Change careers
Register Today!

 

Economic Empowerment Summit

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
9:30 am
USC location will be shared with registered attendees.
Registration: $25 (covers parking on USC campus)

Click here to register

 

Featured Speakers

Tyrone Nance
Founder and CEO, It’s Bigger Than Us

IBTU builds community infrastructure through crisis response, youth development, and resource access across Los Angeles County and beyond. A proud-born and raised Angeleno, Tyrone launched IBTU in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and later led one of Los Angeles’ largest community-powered wildfire relief efforts in response to the Eaton and Palisades fires. IBTU also has school-based programming, large-scale food distribution and other programs.

 

Nicolas Barrios
Community Economic Development Manager, BuildLACCD

BuildLACCD is the Los Angeles Community College District’s $14.9 billion construction-building program. Nicolas Barrios works to diversify public contracting to include local, small and disadvantaged businesses and implement workforce development programs for local community residents.

 

Tori Lee
The Experience Christian Ministry

Tori will speak about The Experience Christian Ministry’s church-based program to support their members’ career development.

 

 

About CRCC’s 2026 Economic Empowerment Series

We invite faith and community leaders within congregations, nonprofit organizations and businesses to our 2026 Economic Empowerment Series. In the face of economic uncertainty, we are focused on strategy, solidarity and sustainability.

Strategy #1 = Collaboration
Strategy #2 = Mutual Aid
Strategy #3 = Career & Workforce Development 

Inspired by the Rev. Dr. Cecil Murray, for whom economic uplift was a staple focus, we believe the faith community is uniquely positioned to help families and small businesses gain access to education, resources and connection to help them strengthen economically.

Against the backdrop of shifting federal policies and current events, our sessions will equip leaders with time-tested strategies to help them uplift and bring funding to their communities.

Register now to join us at the Economic Empowerment Summit

We will recap our series and discover how to help individuals level up their work lives while also supporting the development of sustainable organizations.

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