Mission Statement

"Workplace Hollywood is a non-profit organization dedicated to training and placing a qualified and diverse workforce in the Entertainment Industry."

Workplace Hollywood (WH) is a non-profit, community-based organization formed by the entertainment industry to ensure that individuals from economically disadvantaged, and historically under-represented communities of color in Los Angeles can successfully compete for, and gain access to, jobs in that industry. 

The goal of WH is to populate the entertainment industry on as many levels as possible with the best-trained and most diverse individuals, and to give all people a shot at its well-paying jobs.   We receive our financial support from the industry and from other private philanthropic donors.

Entertainment industry leaders, who realized that there were large numbers of people in greater Los Angeles who were disconnected from the industry workforce, founded Workplace Hollywood (WH) in 1998. They saw a lack of access to information about career opportunities, training and internships.  And, of course, they understood that these people did not have the connections necessary to pursue careers in Los Angeles' signature industry.

The goal of Workplace Hollywood is two-fold:

1. 1.   To populate the entertainment industry on as many levels as possible with the best-trained and most diverse individuals. "It is designed as an umbrella of opportunity to access well-qualified people," says Kathleen Kennedy, President, Producers Guild of America, and Chair WH Honorary Board, "Leaders in the industry astutely recognize that increasing diversity in this important industry is important from community, social and economic perspectives."
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   2.   To provide critical services to communities of color and disadvantaged individuals who are trying to break into the economic mainstream of Los Angeles' society.  We do this by providing internship opportunities for high school and college students; by partnering with other non-profits to offer vocational, life skills and career development training for inexperienced and disadvantaged job seekers; and by providing job search and placement services to diverse candidates seeking a career in entertainment, and matching them up with employers seeking a diverse workforce.

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