VIDEO: Our Hebbron Community Safety Kickoff

It was a block party Sept 15 at the Hebbron Center -- and the whole neighborhood was invited! It was the launch of the grassroots effort to make Hebbron safer for children. Here Georgina Mendoza of the Community Alliance for Safety & Peace explains what it's about:

There's more video at our YouTube channel.

"Books on Tape" giveaway by the Salinas Public Library!

The Salinas Public Library is offering their entire "Books on Tape" collection to any interested community agency.  The collection includes:

  • Fiction of all kinds - mystery, romance, popular, bestseller, children's fiction, some children's literacy, like learning letters and numbers.
  • Nonfiction - A to Z - history, culture, biography, cooking, literature, music, self-improvement, politics, current events.

These are all in cassette tape format; you will need a cassette player to listen to them.  
Please contact Steven Silveria at 758-7311 for more information. 

A Decade of Investments Yields Benefits and Lessons

The latest issue of the Annie E. Casey Foundation newsletter reflects on a decade of investments in four interrelated areas: tapping the strengths of faith-based organizations; removing stumbling blocks to opportunity for people returning from incarceration and their families; providing a foundation for healthy relationships and marriages; and supporting strong and responsible fatherhood. The articles describe the impact of these efforts on individuals and family-serving organizations.

You can download the attachment to read the newsletter.

Federal Delegation To Visit Salinas, Review Anti-Gang Strategy

SALINAS, Calif- Federal officials from the Departments of Justice, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor will be in Salinas on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 17-18, to meet with community leaders who have begun implementing a comprehensive anti-gang strategy.
 
Salinas is one of six cities participating in the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention launched by President Obama in 2010. All the cities are using multi-disciplinary partnerships, balanced approaches and data-driven strategies to engage youth and to reduce violence.
 

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