Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce

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Our office has been a little busy as of late so I missed a week of New Member Mondays... BUT I AM BACK NOW. Happy Monday everyone! Let me introduce one of our latest members, Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to raise awareness of mental health within the Chinese community through advocacy, education, research, support, and services to represent the wide spectrum of Chinese families and individuals affected by mental ...illness, and to help them develop meaningful and productive lives in the future. They host events to celebrate and educate others about mental health. They also have peer support groups in the Cantonese, Mandarin, and English through Zoom every second Saturday of the month. More information about this could be found on their website: https://www.mhacc-usa.org/ #NewMemberMondays #OCCC #mentalhealth

Stop Waste announced the Waste Prevention Grant with total funding up to $475,000 available to nonprofits and businesses in Alameda County for innovative projects that prevent waste and support local communities. Here are the following grant opportunities: - Reuse & Repair: Up to $20K per grant. - Food Waste Reduction: Up to $20K per grant. - Surplus Food Donation Equipment: Up to $10K per grant. Nonprofits only. - Reusable Transport Packaging: Up to $10K per grant.... For more information about the grant, please visit this website: https://www.stopwaste.org/at-work/stopwaste-grants Application deadline is March 15, 2021

Attend a Virtual Town Hall to Learn About the New CORE Program! Sign up now to attend a virtual town hall with the Fire Department to hear more about the new CORE program. The next town halls will be held Sunday, Feb 28th from 6:30-8 pm and Tuesday, March 9th from 6:30-8 pm. SIGN UP and view meeting agendas here: https://www.oaklandca.gov/resour/attend-a-virtual-town-hall. Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies (CORE) is a free emergency preparedness and response training program of the Oakland Fire Department. Read more about the new CORE program at the CORE website, including the FAQ: https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/readyoakland.

The Chinatown Ambassador program improves Oakland Chinatown's image through community service. Sakhone Lasaphangthong has been volunteering with the Chinatown Ambassador Program for the last two years. In mid-2020, the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce officially hired him through generous community donations! Now, every Monday-Friday from 6AM-9AM, Sakhone cleans the streets of Oakland Chinatown, coordinates volunteer clean ups, paints over graffiti, meets with merchants, conducts homeless outreach, and more. Oakland Chinatown regulars might notice cleaner streets and graffiti cleaned up within a week. This is all due to Sakhone's dedication to improving Oakland Chinatown's image. OCCC recognizes and thanks Sakhone for his hard work and dedication. Take a look at some of the pictures to see his work! PC : Sakhone