Clean360 celebrated the opening of its third retail store on February 2nd, 2017. New and loyal customers patronized the latest Roots Community Health social enterprise and participated in hourly gift basket raffles. The smell of delicious bar-b-que overtook the outside air as customers shopped inside the new store and explored unique soap scents. Clean360’s third…
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…
Roots’ social enterprise, Clean360, was featured on KQED 88.5 FM’s The California Report in a piece by Matt Beagle. Read and listen here.
Roots’ social enterprise, Clean360, was featured on KALW 91.7 FM’s Crosscurrents! Listen here. Accompanying article below: Out of prison, soap making offers a clean start By TAMMY DRUMMOND • MAR 28, 2016 Emancipators make soap at the Clean360 factory in Oakland. TAMMY DRUMMOND “When I was 11 years old, I sold my first crack rock…
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,…
Roots’ Emancipators Initiative is a unique and transformative workforce development program. We’re excited to put out a call for applications for the 2016 Emancipators Academy, an 8-week program that offers on-the-job training, stipends, leadership skills, mentors and an amazing community to all participants. Emancipators also receive assistance to remove barriers they face to employment, so that they complete…
We have so much to be proud of! With the support of our funders and partners, and the tireless efforts of our staff and volunteers, we expanded our services significantly in 2015. As a result, last year, we reached more patients than ever before. The Numbers In 2015, Roots’ patient base grew to 8788 people,…
We’re so excited to see Roots Health Navigator, Jessie James King, Jr., featured on KTVU Fox 2 News! Check out the video segment below, and read more about our workforce development programs here. Part I: Part II:
