Emancipator Perrie Anderson’s journey with Clean360 began by reading a handout on display at a local community employment center in Oakland. “What caught my eye about the Emancipators Initiative was that it provided jobs for East Oaklanders previously incarcerated and on probation. I went to Roots Community Health to receive more information and received a…
On February 27 between 10:00am—1:00pm, we will hold a free, Prop 47 Legal Clinic. Those in attendance will receive free consultations with attorneys from Bay Area Legal Aid. Get help with Prop 47 and Traffic Amnesty. Obtain advice about other Clean Slate remedies and get screened for additional legal services: Evictions, reasonable accommodations requests, and…
We have partnered with VOLT Workforce Solutions to offer a Job Fair on February 22nd, 2017 between 10:00am-2:00pm. VOLT connects talented applicants with great opportunities at top companies in the East Bay. Submitting your applicant profile through their agency means you will be considered for current openings as well as other positions that you’re qualified…
In 2016, Roots Community Health expanded our Whole Health Model by acquiring Timelist Group and their curricula, developed by and for incarcerated individuals. The curricula, which emphasizes individual’s mindset and behavior, aims to end the cycle of violence, crime, poverty, unemployment and recidivism of those who have been incarcerated, complementing Roots’ comprehensive wraparound services. Our…
The Emancipators Initiative creates opportunity through workforce development and wraparound care. It remains a pillar of hope for those who have been disconnected from the workforce for an extended period of time, have experienced significant barriers to employment, and may not have basic job readiness skills. Members of the program are able to gain work…
Health disparities that stem from differences in socioeconomic status affect our immediate area in unprecedented numbers. For our clients, steps to meaningful employment, upward mobility and enhanced family life are attainable through economic resource assistance. We are able to address these conditions through our Empowerment Center. The Empowerment Center is an integral component of…
The Center’s for Disease Control (CDC) identifies health disparities as inequitable differences directly related to the distribution of political, economic, and environmental resources. An African-American child born into East Oakland is expected to live 15 fewer years than a white child born 3 miles away in the Oakland Hills. Unfortunately, data suggest that similar health…
The reentry population of East Oakland encounters barriers that other members of our community don’t often experience. Regrettably, legal barriers for formerly incarcerated men and women exist in the areas of employment, housing, and transportation. On December 18th and December 21st we offered a platform for our local communities diverse needs by partnering with the…
In 2014, Jessie was accepted to the Roots’ Emancipators Academy. Emancipators receive extensive workforce training through our social enterprise, Clean 360, invaluable mentorship and wrap-around support services. While Jessie was cultivating his skills at the factory, we also helped him navigate barriers he encountered by implementing components that would promote whole health. A year later,…
Cultural competence is defined today as the ability to communicate effectively with patients of different cultures, races and ethnic groups. Nowhere is the understanding of cultural competence more critical today than in the provision of medical care. Racially, ethnically and culturally diverse patients enter various healthcare settings as vulnerable individuals who experience unique circumstances that are not…
