Building An Inclusive Economy for All
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We are proud that LBCEI is stepping up to ensure all communities have a seat at the table and an opportunity to thrive. When everyone’s in, everyone wins.
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LBCEI is a community development corporation that expands inclusive economic opportunities to build and sustain wealth for all communities in Long Beach.
Everyone In means small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in all parts of town have access to the resources they need to grow their companies, and create local, family-supporting jobs.
Everyone In means making sure every part of town is economically viable, and that anyone who wants a job has one.
Everyone In means making sure that everyone has an opportunity to build wealth and have access to capital, whether you’re a small business owner, worker, or an aspiring homeowner.
Everyone In means creating an environment where everyone has a seat at the table and an opportunity to thrive.
Bob Cabeza
Board President
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Sharon Diggs-Jackson
secretary
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Juan Benitez
BOARD MEMBER
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Vivian Shimoyama
BOARD MEMBER
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Carl Kemp
board member
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eric romero
board member
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tunua thrash-ntuk
BOARD MEMBER
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Johnathan ‘Chief’ Coleman
board member
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suny lay chang
BOARD MEMBER
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Establishing a Community Development Corporation (CDC) was an objective of the ‘Everyone In’ Economic Inclusion Initiative and an undertaking of a core group of community partners: Long Beach City Councilmember Rex Richardson, the ‘Everyone In’ Implementation Committee, Long Beach Community Action Partnership, Wells Fargo, and the City of Long Beach. In June 2019, the Long Beach City Council unanimously approved the ‘Everyone In’ Implementation Plan, a comprehensive outline of five key recommendations that would help expand access to economic opportunity in the areas of Small Business and Diverse Entrepreneurship, Procurement, Workforce and Youth Development, Connectedness (Economic Resiliency), Housing and Homeownership. The recommendation to support the establishment of a CDC that facilitates economic development at the neighborhood-level was included in this package of economic inclusion recommendations. Following its approval, Wells Fargo awarded Long Beach Community Action Partnership, our fiscal sponsor, $115,000 in grant funding to support the CDC’s startup process.
In June 2019, the Long Beach City Council unanimously approved the ‘Everyone In’ Implementation Plan, a comprehensive outline of five key recommendations that would help expand access to economic opportunity in the areas of Small Business and Diverse Entrepreneurship, Procurement, Workforce and Youth Development, Connectedness (Economic Resiliency), and Housing and Homeownership. Supporting the establishment of a community development corporation was included in this Plan, as various community partners have joined together to begin this process. Both the City of Long Beach and Wells Fargo have supported this effort to form a citywide CDC that facilitates economic development at the neighborhood-level.
The working group members include representations from the Long Beach Community, Long Beach City Council, Department of Economic Development, Port of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Clergy/Faith, Financial Institutions, small business owners, Housing/Development, Workforce Development and Business Improvement Districts.
The organization is a product of the ‘Everyone In’ Economic Inclusion Plan’ that was championed by Long Beach City Councilmember Rex Richardson in a partnership with the Los Angeles Local Initiative Support Coalition (LISC LA) back in 2017.
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Wells Fargo
City of Long Beach
Councilmember Rex Richardson
“This organization will be a vital piece of the puzzle, it will help bring in resources and support for our underrepresented communities and work to ensure that our overall economic development efforts include all parts of our city.”
– John Keisler, Economic Development Director
Bridge Development Partners
LISC Los angeles
Long Beach Community Action Partnership
City of Long Beach Economic Development