Chinatown Community Development Center hosted a safety workshop, with support from Bay Area LISC, to educate fifth graders from the Jean Parker Elementary School ExCEL afternoon program on how to safely navigate the bustling Chinatown streets, walking to school and throughout the neighborhood. After the workshop, one student noted "I felt more safe today." Watch a video-story here .
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Skies were bright, excitement palpable at the grand opening of Rubicon Program’s Financial Opportunity Center in April where Richmond residents, nonprofits leaders, public officials, and funders came together to celebrate. “I feel extremely grateful that we’re here,” said Martina Brown who is participating in the FOC program with her daughter, Nina Hankins (see photo, right). “Everyday we’re learning drop-your-mouth-open information. So it’s rea...
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"As a mother, all of us know that there is nothing more precious than our children...and it is totally unacceptable that this type of (sexual) exploitation in this area is still taking place in this day and age. Across the entire United States, there are over 400,000 children under the age of 18 that have been (sexually) exploited. We have to stop it. We have to stop it today," said Assemblymember Wilma Chan. Hundreds of community members rallied together on March 31st on 17th Avenue a...
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