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Spaces are still available!  Roots Los Angeles launches the  Fatherhood Workshop, a curricula of Timelist Program.  At the end of our twelve week workshop, participants will be better prepared to be responsible fathers, create goal-oriented individuals eager to be dutiful father’s, and develop role models for the male youth. Classes meet Thursday’s from 7 pm –…

Emancipator Spotlight: Perrie Anderson
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Emancipator Spotlight: Perrie Anderson

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 Center to receive more information and received…

You’re Invited! 2016 Neighborhood Empowerment Day!

You’re Invited! 2016 Neighborhood Empowerment Day!

Spread the word – share the Facebook event! You’re invited to our second annual FREE health & resource fair! Join us at 9925 International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94603 (near the intersection of 98th and International) on Saturday, June 25, 2016 from 10am-4pm. Event includes: -Free BBQ lunch! -BOUNCE HOUSE!! -Free t-shirts, self-care kits, haircuts and…

Roots in the News: “Former Inmates Get Clean Start with Soap”

Roots in the News: “Former Inmates Get Clean Start with Soap”

Roots’ social enterprise, Clean360, was featured in the Oakland Tribune!! Many thanks to Tammerlin Drummond and Jane Tyska for providing a window into our work and the impact it can have. Read all about it! See the full article, video and photo slideshow here. Drummond: Former inmates get clean start with soap By Tammerlin Drummond,…

What Community Empowerment Means to Roots

Roots Community Health Center focuses on the health of its patients and the entire community. A healthy community requires access to basic services, economic vitality and community empowerment. When outsiders are the only entities providing and profiting from goods and services rendered to a neighborhood, the result is political and economic disempowerment, and a loss…