Wells Fargo Awards PACE $1.75 Million
PACE has received an unprecedented $1.75 million investment from Wells Fargo! Funding will enable us to reconfigure our Business education and training sessions into three comprehensive, integrated learning tracks focused on helping entrepreneurs and small business owners adapt and sustain economic recovery. Sessions will be available both online and in four regional languages – Chinese […]
PACE Education Tailors Head Start Experiences for Children & Families
One of the features which makes PACE Education so special is our staff’s commitment to tailoring experiences to every child and family. Teachers encourage children to engage in and explore topics of interest to them; classrooms are staffed by teachers who speak the same languages as the students; and our Family Development Advocates go above […]
PACE Finance Corporation is Awarded $1.8 Million from the US Treasury
PACE Finance Corporation (PFC) was one of 863 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) across the nation to have been awarded funding from the US Treasury to support economic relief in underserved communities affected by COVID-19. The $1.8 million award provides PFC with flexible capital to help local, minority-owned businesses take meaningful steps towards recovering from […]
PACE and Pasadena City College Offer ESL Classes
Become a PACE Setter! Pasadena City College and PACE will offer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to students who want job training and better English. Scroll for benefits, eligibility requirements and to sign up. Classes start January 24! Program Incentives Make money while you improve your English and get support while studying. Earn […]
Update on PACE’s Response to COVID-19
English Spanish / Español Chinese / 中文 English PACE is Here to Help Dear Friend of PACE, These are unprecedented times. Though we are early on in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, our communities are already feeling the effects. Each day PACE hears of people losing their jobs, businesses struggling to stay afloat, and children facing […]
PACE 43rd Annual Gala
Dear Friends, Thank you for your support of PACE’s 43rd Anniversary Celebration! We had a wonderful time celebrating with all who attended. View Photos from the Gala Thank you to our Sponsors Aloha “Love” – Title Sponsor Ali’i “Royalty” Kahuna “Leader” Ohana “Family” Hoaloha “Friend” Neil Yoneji & Family Malihini “Visitor” Jon Mayeda & Family […]
PACE VP & COO Rachelle Arizmendi to receive NAAAP100 Award
Council Member Rachelle Arizmendi was the first person and woman of color to be elected and now reelected to the City of Sierra Madre City Council in California. Rachelle is also the Vice President of PACE, the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment.
PACE Partners with LADWP to offer Free Home Energy Improvements for Eligible Customers
PACE would like to share some Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) programs that are available to assist eligible customers to lower their utility bills, make their home more comfortable as well as improve their homes’ energy efficiency. These programs include: Home Energy Improvement Program (HEIP) – offers free energy efficient upgrades for residential […]
Success Story: Buna Ethiopian Restaurant & Market
Helena Zerfu immigrated to Los Angeles from Ethiopia in 2004. After many years of working in the restaurant industry, she opened her own restaurant “Buna Ethiopian Market” in 2011. She realized immediately that her customers enjoyed the dishes she prepared using her family recipes. Though she was a master in preparing these wonderful dishes, Helena also realized that […]