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…
Black Cultural Zone’s last drive-thru hot meal distribution dates! Every Friday from 4pm -6pm until November 20th!
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…
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…
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…
Women of Wellness is a Roots initiative to provide education, motivation, and support for Black women to achieve optimal health and wellness. Join us to make friends, have fun, and pamper yourself! Our first meeting is tomorrow September 25, from 3-4pm!
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…
Come plant help plant Dream Youth Clinic’s community garden! Help @dreamyouthclinic build an oasis in the middle of downtown Oakland! Tomorrow from 10am-2pm. #Roots #rootsempowers #youthled #youthgreeningishealth #planting #communityhealth #community #BayArea #downtownoakland #wateringplants #urbanfarmer
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
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…
