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Over the years, earthquakes and fires have damaged thousands of structures and endangered countless lives in the East Bay. I represent a district in which all of these historic disasters have had a devastating and direct impact. While there have been ongoing efforts to inform and educate residents, the recent wildfires in our neighboring communities remind us that we as a community need to ensure that every citizen, without exception, is informed, educated, and prepared for what is inevitable - the next local disaster.

Please join my office for a day of valuable tips and resources to keep you, your loved ones, and neighbors safe when disaster strikes. The first 300 families will receive a FREE emergency kit!

Saturday, April 13th, 2019

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Chabot Elementary School

6686 Chabot Road

Oakland, CA 94618

Terrace Park Clean-Up Day

Saturday, March 9, 9:00 AM

The Friends of Albany Parks program is designed to encourage community members to get involved with the care, maintenance and beautification of their favorite neighborhood park. Park  Clean-Up Day events provide social gatherings geared toward developing ideas for park improvement and getting residents involved with maintaining our neighborhood parks. These events also help foster a better sense of community and build social capital as neighbors meet and work with one another.

Volunteers who attend the Clean-Up Day will receive an official Friends of Albany Parks t-shirt. Lunch provided by Albany Community Foundation

Click here for more information.

Please join the Alameda County's inaugural Fatherhood Summit, hosted by the Alameda County Fathers Corps (ACFC), to celebrate, honor, and acknowledge the critical role fathers and father-figures play in their families and communities.

2019 Fatherhood Summit

Saturday, March 16, 2019

9AM - 5PM

Merritt College 

12500 Campus Dr., Oakland 

(A FREE shuttle will be provided to Merritt College from Fruitvale BART station.)

For more information about the ACFC click here or visit www.fatherhoodsummit2019.eventbrite.com. 

Registration is required. FREE lunch will be provided to all registered attendees.

For information about the summit and sponsorship please click here or contact LA Jones and Associates at lajones@lajonesmedia.com, (510)568-5899.

Click for Save the Date Postcards Chinese/ English / Spanish.

Oakland's First & Only Persian New Year Festival
A Celebration of Eid Nowruz & Spring

March 16, 2019
2:00 - 7:00 PM

Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California
1433 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94612

• Speech by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
• Lifetime award to Iranian culture icon, Samineh Baghcheban
• Middle Eastern, Iranian, and Afghani food and sweets
• Musical performances by various artists including the Shiraz Arts Academy Choir
• Play by Andeesheh Farsi School: Persian Mile
• Fun events for kids, including arcade games, egg painting, and much more

Programs in both English and Farsi. All are welcome. Suggested donation: $10.

Food will be available for purchase from vendors on-site.

RSVP required. Click here.

20th Annual Bay Area Seed Swap

2019 Alameda County Transition Faire

Join the Ecology Center for the 20th Anniversary of the Annual Seed Exchange hosted by the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL). In its 20th year, this swap features speakers, a potluck dinner, and hundreds of seeds to share. Seeds from all around the Bay Area will be available to swap-- take home a whole new garden! Come experience one of their most popular, fun, and knowledge- filled events! All are welcome.

Friday March 15, 2019
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

Bring seeds and a potluck dish and get in free! Or a suggested donation of $5-$20. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Click here for tickets.

Interested in volunteering at the swap, or helping us sort seeds on March 16?  Email minna@ecologycenter.org.

Co-sponsored by Indigenous Permaculture Project, Richmond Grows, Sustainible Economies Law Center, and Transition Berkeley.

The Transition Faire is an opportunity for students and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, service providers and school district staff to learn about adult services. The Faire includes an educational showcase of adult service programs and a variety of educational workshops.

Saturday, March 23, 2019
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

College of Alameda
555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway
Alameda, CA 94501

Registration fee: $25.00 per person or $40 per family (family of four). Registration fee includes continental breakfast, boxed lunch and workshops. Registration is required by March 11, 2019.

Click here for full details and to register.

The Transition Faire is an interagency collaboration of the Alameda County Developmental Disabilities Council, Public Health, Regional Center of the East Bay, College of Alameda, service providers and local school districts.

Want to get involved in the events planned out of our District 5 Office? 

A few volunteers from the African American Caregiving & Wellness Forum in April

Sign up for our VOLUNTEER LIST to help out on community issues that you care about.

• To be notified about volunteer opportunities of District 5 events, email emma.ishii@acgov.org with your Name, Email Address and events you are interested in working on.
• Past events related to health (E.G. Planning and Caring), racial equity (E.G. Making Connections), childcare (Ready to Learn Fun Fair) & more.

The Alameda County Social Services Agency’s annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is now underway - through April 17, 2019!

The VITA program provides IRS certified tax preparation services at no cost to low-and moderate-income tax filers. 

All tax services are by APPOINTMENT ONLY. To make an appointment, go online: 

https://alamedasocialservices.org/eitc.cfm

Program Dates: January 23 through April 17, 2019

Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 8:30 pm (APPOINTMENTS ONLY)
Saturdays, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (APPOINTMENTS ONLY)
Eden Area Multi-Service Center
24100 Amador St
Hayward CA 94544 (map)

Enterprise Office
8477 Enterprise Way
Oakland CA 94621 (map)

Thomas L. Berkley Self-Sufficiency Center
2000 San Pablo Ave
Oakland CA 94612 (map)

San Lorenzo Office of Supervisor Wilma Chan
15903 Hesperian Blvd
San Lorenzo CA 94580 (map)

Friday, March 8, 2019

The next regular Board of Supervisors meeting is on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 beginning at 11:00 AM. 

Committees next week:

• Health Committee: Monday, 3/11/2019, 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
• Personnel / Administration / Legislation Committee on Monday, 3/11/2019, 1:30 PM - 02:30 PM

All meetings will take place in Board Chambers:

Administration Building
Room 512 - 5th Floor
1221 Oak Street Room 
Oakland , CA 94612

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

ACFJC'S Women Celebrating Women Event 

In honor of Women's History Month, join the Alameda County Family Justice Center for a day of celebrating women activists. Food will be served.

Friday, March 29, 2019
11:00 am to 1:00 pm

470 27th Street
Oakland, CA 94612

Contact ACFJC for more information: www.acfjc.org/

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26th Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and Luncheon

The Women's Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding women for their achievements and contributions to Alameda County and its residents. The program honors women in 13 different categories at a luncheon and awards ceremony held each year.

Saturday, March 30, 2019
Doors open at 11:45 AM 

Greek Orthodox Cathedral
4700 Lincoln Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602

Through this event and other community activities, the Women's Hall of Fame generates funds to support organizations that help women and families in Alameda County, including efforts to provide comprehensive breast cancer prevention, education, and treatment services.

If you have questions, please contact the County Administrator's Office at (510) 268-5379.

The Bonta California Progress Foundation
CALL FOR 2019-2020 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

The Bonta California Progress Foundation invites the following students to submit an application in response to this scholarship announcement:

• High School Seniors, or
• Entering College Students, or
• Current First-year College Students

The Foundation highly encourages applicants who are low-income and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply.

In 2017, Assemblymember Rob Bonta launched the Foundation with the purpose of supporting communities, organizations, and individuals that lift up the social, economic, educational, civic, and environmental well-being of Californians and advance progressive values in California and around the world. To this end, the Foundation will provide a limited number of scholarships to students with a record of academic achievement, leadership, and service to their communities, who would benefit from additional support to realize a higher education.

Disbursement of awards will be contingent upon proof of registration or enrollment in an institute of higher education (including technical schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges). Awardees will also be expected to submit a brief report, summarizing their academic and professional work during the 2019-2020 academic year, by May 1, 2020.

Application Deadline: 11:59 PM on March 29, 2019

For full details or to apply, click here.

Get involved in CENSUS 2020!

Complete County Committee

We need your help to reach folks from every corner of our county. This spring we're hosting Census Solutions Workshops for organizations and leaders in twenty-one different categories -- affordable housing, education, seniors, immigrant community, unhoused residents, and more -- to brainstorm and collaborate on the best ways to reach our hard-to-count communities. We invite you to attend the workshop aligned with your work. 

See HERE for subcommittee descriptions.

 Spread the word to other partners who should add their voice to these important workshops! Our entire community benefits from an accurate count, so let's come together to count every body. Please contact Ben Ulrey at benjamin.ulrey@acgov.org for more information.

Census 2020 Job Opportunities

Apply for the U.S. Census Bureau jobs that are available at this time. Share this information with friends and family members.The data that is collected will be reported in statistical format only, and personal information will not be shared with other government agencies.

For more information on eligibility and jobs application forms, visit https://2020census.gov/jobs.

Healthcare Jobs Available!

The Allied Health Expo will specifically focus on allied health careers, especially entry-level positions that prepare youth for long-term career pathways in health care. This expo will be marketed to high school students and young adults within Alameda County. The goal is to bring awareness of the wide variety of health care careers to students and young adults in fun, interactive ways, and attract a diverse workforce to pursue careers in health care professions where there are gaps or an increased demand in service. Our mission is to increase the number of minorities in health professions. We believe that the best way to increase health professionals of color, is to educate our youth on the allied health career options. Allied health is a broad career field that has many different jobs to offer.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

San Leandro Adult School
1448 Williams Street
San Leandro, CA 94577

The Allied Health Expo (AHE) is career summit for 150 high schoolers (ages 16-18) and 50+ young adults (18+). The main goal is to build awareness and knowledge of Allied Health Careers for high schoolers and connect young adults to local Allied Health jobs.

Employers will be offering on-the-spot interviews!

Register TODAY!

Must register by March 25th.

Berkeley Youth Alternatives

SPARK: Health and Job Fair

Join Berkeley Youth Alternative for their Health & Job Fair : Community Resources, On the Spot Interviews, Health Education, HIV Testing, Raffle Prizes and More!

• Date: Thursday, April 18th, 2019
• Time: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
• Location: 1255 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

For additional information, contact: Camryn Crump (510) 845- 9010, or ccrump@byaonline.org.

Boards & Commissions

Vacancy Announcements

UPDATED LIST as of January 2019

Supervisor Carson needs District 5 Representatives in the following boards & commissions: 

• Tax Assessment & Appeals Board  (1)
•  Alameda County Fair Association Board of Directors (1)
• Advisory Commission on Aging (1)

This is an opportunity to serve your community and represent District 5! Please note the eligibility requirements and commitments associated with each position.

For application information and more visit the Boards and Commissions site: https://acgov.org/bc/