HOPE Regional Leadership Institute - Los Angeles
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Required Qualifications
This is a multigenerational cohort intended for entry-level and mid-career professionals, as well as senior and executive-level professionals, who are seeking to launch their skills and knowledge in local advocacy. This program is best suited for those who want to explore the basic mechanics of local processes including how local school boards, cities, counties and special districts work and the internal and external influences that determine outcomes.
HOPE Regional Leadership Institute Participants must:
- Reside in a designated HOPE Regional Leadership Institute area.
- Be a civically engaged resident with at least 3 years of local activism — for example, community education, public speaking at government meetings/townhalls, voter engagement.
- Have a demonstrated record of readiness for an increasing leadership role in your community.
- Be over the age of 20.
The HOPE Regional Leadership Institute does not require a college degree or previous engagement with HOPE to participate.
We consider all applicants without regard to race, gender identity or expression. The Program is designed to train female or female-identifying Latinas with leadership and advocacy skills, with an emphasis on policy analysis through this lens.

Application
To be considered for the HOPE Regional Leadership Institute, please submit an online application that includes the following:
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- A headshot (preferably high-resolution .png or.jpeg). No selfies, please.
- A $25 nonrefundable Application Fee
- One letter of recommendation. Recommendations from HLI alumnae are encouraged but not required.
You may only apply to one Regional Leadership Insitute, and it must be within your area of residence.
HOPE’s Designated Regions for the Los Angeles Region
Below are the counties within HOPE’s Los Angeles Regional Leadership Institute program boundaries, including incorporated cities and unincorporated communities.
Incorporated Cities:
- Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Arcadia, Artesia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Beverly Hills, Bradbury, Burbank, Calabasas, Carson, Cerritos, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Covina, Cudahy, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, El Segundo, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Huntington Park, Industry, Inglewood, Irwindale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Habra Heights, Lakewood, La Mirada, Lancaster, La Puente, La Verne, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Norwalk, Palmdale, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, Temple City, Torrance, Vernon, Walnut, West Covina, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, Whittier
Unincorporated Communities:
- Agoura, Alla, Alpine, Alsace, Altacanyada, Andrade Corner, Antelope Acres, Antelope Center, Athens, Bassett, Big Pines, Boiling Point, Bonner (unincorporated Eastern Long Beach), Castaic Junction, Cornell, Del Sur, Del Valle, Firestone Park, Gorman, Hillgrove, Hi Vista, Juniper Hills, Kagel Canyon, Kinneloa Mesa, Largo Vista, Llano, Malibu Vista, Monte Nido, Neenach, Ninetynine Oaks, Pearblossom, Pioneer (Unincorporated Cerritos & Lakewood), Rancho Dominguez, Red Box, Sand Canyon, Sandberg, Seminole Hot Springs, Three Points, Two Harbors, Valencia, Valyermo, Westfield (unincorporated Rolling Hills)
The Inaugural HOPE Regional Leadership Institute - Los Angeles Cohort
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