WHAT
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging and KBLA Talk 1580 are partnering on a Cool LA Heat Relief for Seniors event at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee Center. Portable room air conditioner units will be distributed free of charge to attendees aged 60 and over who have pre-qualified for the giveaway, while supplies last. Attendees will be able to sign up for financial assistance programs and rebates, learn about LADWP jobs, and enjoy guest speakers, free food and a live broadcast from KBLA. Learn more at LADWP.com/HeatRelief2024.
WHEN
Monday July 15, 2024
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE
Watts Labor Community Action Committee Center, Phoenix Hall
10950 S Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Parking available on-site.
SPEAKERS
Hon. Tim McOsker, Los Angeles City Councilmember, Council District 15
Nurit Katz, Board of Water and Power Commissioners
Janisse Quiñones, LADWP CEO and Chief Engineer
Jaime Pacheco-Orozco, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Aging
Agustin Cabrera, Policy Director, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education
VISUALS
South L.A. seniors gather at Phoenix Hall – an arts and culture space at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee Center – to learn about LADWP financial assistance programs, efficient product rebates, and other money-saving programs. Attendees who pre-qualified will receive free portable room AC units. There will be a short program on the venue’s main stage at 10 a.m.
BACKGROUND
This event is part LADWP’s Cool LA initiative, which helps customers – especially older adults, income-qualified individuals and families and those living in underserved communities – better manage the impacts of extreme heat. Extreme heat endangers health and well-being for those living in “heat islands” like South L.A. – areas where the average temperature is a few degrees hotter than surrounding regions.
Cool LA is one of LADWP’s Powered by Equity initiatives: a collection of programs that ensures that no Los Angeles community is left behind as the city moves toward a clean energy future. Learn more at LADWP.com/PoweredByEquity.
MEDIA CONTACT
Ann-Marie Holman | annmarie.holman@LADWP.com | (213) 278-3825
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