Roots Community Health Center received an early holiday gift from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief Fund
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Roots Community Health Center received an early holiday gift from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief Fund

We’re excited to open an early holiday gift from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation. We received a grant from their Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief Fund. What a way to kick off the holiday season!  The grant will help us ensure the most vulnerable members of our community can also celebrate the season.  We’re thrilled to receive…

Two Bay Area counties halt COVID-19 test program run by Google offshoot

Two Bay Area counties halt COVID-19 test program run by Google offshoot

A person displays documentation to enter a Verily coronavirus free drive-up testing site at Cal Expo in Sacramento in March. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) By Jenny Gold, Rachana Pradhan   Amid fanfare in March, California officials celebrated the launch of a multimillion-dollar contract with Verily — Google’s health-focused sister company — that they said would…

Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland

Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland

Health officials in San Francisco and Alameda counties have cut ties with Verily’s state-funded COVID testing sites amid concerns about data collection and privacy. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) OAKLAND, Calif. — Amid fanfare in March, California officials celebrated the launch of a multimillion-dollar contract with Verily — Google’s health-focused sister…

New Black Cultural Zone helps East Oakland neighborhood thrive

New Black Cultural Zone helps East Oakland neighborhood thrive

By Jane Tyska | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 27, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 28, 2020 at 11:28 a.m. OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 14: East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative Executive Director Carolyn Johnson waters plants with ice in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The nonprofit is…

Alameda County has reported a huge COVID-19 death total in recent weeks. Here’s why.
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Alameda County has reported a huge COVID-19 death total in recent weeks. Here’s why.

By David DeBolt | [email protected], Evan Webeck | [email protected] and Harriet Blair Rowan | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLSHED: Sept. 18, 2020 at 6:15 p.m. | UPDATED: Sept. 20, 2020 at 7:30 a.m. [gap size=”50px”] Over the past month, the most alarming coronavirus numbers coming out of the Bay Area have been in…

Exploring Dream Youth Clinic’s NEW Community Garden
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Exploring Dream Youth Clinic’s NEW Community Garden

Join us on-line tomorrow as Mennen, our Food and Nutrition Program Coordinator, discusses the inspiration and youth vision behind the #Dream #youthgarden and #outdoorclinic with our Dream Youth Clinic Medical Director, Dr. Mays! Learn more about this #youthled #youthdesigned project!! Register Here! https://linktr.ee/rootsempowers

2020 O.U.R PROJECT LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP FORUM

2020 O.U.R PROJECT LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP FORUM

Impacting communities one conversation at a time. Every Thursday at 6:30 pm until October 8th. Join us for dynamic community discussions that affect the policies and structures governing our imprisoned and formerly incarcerated community members! Share your perspective and shape the community we live in. Topics will include: the pandemic and how it affects those…