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County board discusses violence prevention
Organizations share findings as part of multi-year program for Violence Prevention Office
Neighborhood Empowerment Day in East Oakland
Winter wellness, community resources, and a showcase of local Black-owned businesses. The 40×40 Neighborhood Council...
Health center for East Oakland youth breaks ground
A project of Roots Community Health Center, the Young People’s Wellness Center expects to open...
County board discusses violence prevention
Organizations share findings as part of multi-year program for Violence Prevention Office
Neighborhood Empowerment Day in East Oakland
Winter wellness, community resources, and a showcase of local Black-owned businesses. The 40×40 Neighborhood Council is hosting a special...
Unlocking Potential: The Power of the Emancipators Initiative
The Emancipators Initiative is a workforce development program designed for East Oakland residents who face systemic barriers to employment,...
Stability Starts Here: Workforce Emergency Housing Initiative
The Workforce Emergency Housing Initiative offered a pathway from homelessness to housing and economic stability for residents who were...
Training Tomorrow’s Changemakers: Roots & Samuel Merritt University Launch a...
Roots Community Health and Samuel Merritt University teamed up with local partners this summer to launch a hands-on healthcare...
Healing Begins Here: Training the Next Generation of Community Health...
Roots Community Health is building the next generation of trusted health leaders through its new Community Health Worker (CHW)...
Health center for East Oakland youth breaks ground
A project of Roots Community Health Center, the Young People’s Wellness Center expects to open in 2026, serving teens...
Event in East Oakland seeks to empower, connect community
The 40×40 Council is hosting its Neighborhood Empowerment Day from Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 at...
Many say Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ will devastate Oaklanders. But...
Dr. Noha Aboelata of Roots Community Health, a clinic in Oakland, called the changes to Medicaid “completely inefficient and cruel.”...
San Jose Clinics Push Black Health To The Forefront
Roots Community Health, founded in Oakland, opened its San Jose branch in 2017. Chief Administrative Officer Alma Burrell said...
Proposed federal Medicaid cuts will ‘devastate’ millions
Cutting Medicaid is one of the most inefficient and cruel ways to try to save money,” said Dr. Tem...
Rise East Unlocks $100 Million to Reimagine East Oakland
Rise East has a 10-year plan to address decades of harm. And it’s East Oakland natives who are leading...