Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
IDEPSCA is a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California, that works to improve conditions for day laborers and domestic workers through leadership development, workforce preparation, outreach, and education. Its programs focus on organizing and educating low-wage immigrant families to solve problems in their own communities, using a participatory education approach. The organization operates within the nonprofit sector with a regional focus in the Los Angeles area. A notable recent development is IDEPSCA's collaboration on Mobile Voices/Voces Móviles, a microblogging project designed in partnership with USC Annenberg, which earned a United Nations-sponsored World Summit Award for innovative mobile applications. The award highlights its use of technology-enabled outreach to connect with immigrant communities and extend education and advocacy beyond traditional channels. In this context, IDEPSCA functions as a small-to-mid-sized nonprofit focused on practical solutions to day-to-day challenges faced by low-wage families, aligning local efforts with broader social-justice objectives.