Brothers On The Rise

BOTR is committed to supporting our boys and young men of color in having a successful 2020-21 school year. We understand all the current challenges with virtual schooling which is why we have adjusted our programming and support to meet our youth and families where they are at. Register your youth here: https://forms.gle/sHkjPeWLVQq1YjMXA

Are you unemployed due to COVID and need help paying rent, utilities, or childcare? Tomorrow is the last day to apply for grants of $400 or $800. Funds are paid directly to vendors or landlords. Apply by Dec. 15 thru one of our #Oakland AJCC partners. https://bit.ly/36ybPqQ

Community! It is with great pleasure that I invite you to join us at The Redford Center Stories free conversation series - Meet the Moment: Equity Outdoors. We are partnering with the San Francisco Foundation for this special event. Together we'll watch two short films and then moderator Rue Mapp will be in discussion with filmmaker Faith Briggs and students from Brothers On The Rise, GirlVentures, and Oakland Goes Outdoors. THIS FRIDAY, December 11 at 12:15 p.m. To register, go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_UQ4Wjpf1Q86j2ypUgs7BIA This series is designed to support educators and youth as they join in our Learning Community: Environmental Justice, Restoration and Repair. Learn more here: https://stories.redfordcenter.org/ More at: https://stories.redfordcenter.org/meet_the_moment/@

Clipper START is a pilot program that provides single-ride transit fare discounts for eligible low-income individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Clipper START currently offers discounts on the following transit agencies: BART (20% discount), Muni (50% discount), Caltrain (50% discount), Golden Gate Transit and Ferry (50% discount). Eligible participants receive a personalized Clipper card printed with their name. The card calculates fare discounts automatically. https://www.clipperstartcard.com/s/faqs

Qualifying BART riders get 20% fare discount with new regional Clipper START program BART is participating in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s new means-based fare program by offering a 20% discount per trip to adult riders age 19-64 whose household incomes are no more than twice the federal poverty level. The Clipper START program also offers discounts of 50% off fares for Muni, Caltrain and select Golden Gate Transit and Ferry routes*.... https://www.clipperstartcard.com/s/

CEP will host a six-week virtual training series empowering and educating families, who identify as African American or Black. Take a look. Registration info on flier.

Check out some Alameda County Health Dept. tips for not spreading COVID-19 during Labor Day Weekend. Tip 1: Birds of a feather should stick together! Hang out ...with members of your household. Explore a new trail, picnic at a beautiful park, enjoy the beach early in the day. Tip 2: Take it outside, buddy! Outdoors is much safer than indoors. The risk of transmitting COVID-19 is higher indoors, especially in confined spaces where people may not be wearing face coverings or keeping their distance from others. So, if you’re going to socialize, do it outdoors wearing a mask & staying 6 ft. apart from people you don’t live with. Tip 3: Wrap it up! Wear a cloth face covering when outside of your home, in public and around others. Tip 4: Feel ill? Just chillinside! If you’re feeling sick or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, stay home. You may think that cough or sniffle is just allergies, but it’s not worth the risk of infecting friends and loved ones. Tip 5: Talk it out! If you choose to gather with people outside of your household, like members of your social bubble, discuss and agree on what protective measures they will have in place, such as plans for maintaining physical distancing, wearing masks as much as possible, and agreeing to hold each other accountable for the sake of group safety. Most of all, agree that invitees should not come if they feel ill in any way. Tip 6: Avoid Crowds! Be flexible with your plans and move to a different location if you cannot easily keep at least 6 feet (or more than three steps) away from others. Tip 7: Take prior precaution! Be extra cautious in the days BEFORE gathering with others. If you know you’re going to meet with people from outside your household, stay home as much as possible and limit public activities in the days before in order to reduce the chance of getting sick and infecting others at the gathering.