Roots in the News: “Former Inmates Get Clean Start with Soap”

Roots in the News: “Former Inmates Get Clean Start with Soap”

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 in the News: Tale of Two Cities Podcast Features Clean360

Roots in the News: Tale of Two Cities Podcast Features Clean360

We’re thrilled to share that Roots’ social enterprise, Clean360, was featured in Richmond Confidential’s podcast, Tales of Two Cities! Thanks, Matt Beagle and Richmond Confidential, for helping tell Clean360‘s story! The piece includes the voices of our own Damien Bradley, Barron Bradley, and Aquil Naji. To hear just the segment on Clean360, skip to the 10:50 mark!

Dr. Reinking providing mobile care through Oakland STOMP. Photo by Jane Tyska.

Roots in the News: “Homeless Doc Takes Stethoscope to the Streets”

Check out Roots Community Health’s Street Team Outreach Medical Program (STOMP) and STOMP’s Dr. Jason Reinking in this multimedia news piece, “Homeless Doc Takes Stethoscope to the Streets.” The piece, authored by Oakland Tribune Columnist Tammerlin Drummond, was featured in InsideBayArea News, San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Times! Read the full article here. Drummond:…

Roots in the News: “Some Bay Area Immigrants Suffer Fallout of Ebola Epidemic”

Roots Community Health’s Dr. Noha Aboelata was quoted in a KQUED piece on Ebola’s impact in the Bay Area. Listen here, or read the article below! Some Bay Area Immigrants Suffer Fallout of Ebola Epidemic Bintou Diarra, a native of Mali, has seen her hair-braiding business decline since Ebola reached the United States this fall….

Roots in the News: “Nonprofit MedShare Repurposes Unused Medical Tools by Donating to Local Clinics”

Roots is proud to partner with Medshare to receive much-needed medical supplies. Learn more about how Medshare works in this article from Richmond Confidential, which includes quotes from Roots’ Dr. Noha Aboelata! Nonprofit MedShare repurposes unused medical tools by donating to local clinics A volunteer for the last five years, Marsha Felton boxes up supplies in…