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Good news! For those of you without a Zoom account, our Lunar New Year celebration is live on our Facebook.

Did you know that 40% of women aged 65 and older are widowed, compared with 13% of men? It’s important for women to be intentional about spending and savings to improve finances and level the financial playing field. On Saturday, April 10th, at 10 AM PST, the Cameron House Legacy Committee will be hosting a workshop demonstrating steps you can take today to prepare for a more secure and fulfilling retirement, and it's not exclusive to women! This webinar will be presented by Heidi Kaney, VP Investment Services at T. Rowe Price Investment Services Inc. Register here: https://bit.ly/3wis3iK

Check out our BAP virtual session teachers Stephen, Tiffany, and Kristen packing activity kits for our students! Students will soon be making these kits with live instruction from teachers, the kit includes supplies for slime, bird feeders, origami and Spork companions (inspired by the 4th story about toys )! The kits will be delivered alongside another installment of food boxes going out today. We can’t wait to see their creations!

Watch this awesome interview from 2015 highlighting our very own Social Services Team Manager, Ming Quan Chang! This interview was conducted by former youth of our programs and tells Ming's journey as a refugee coming to America. Thank you for sharing your Chinese Vietnamese American experience, Ming!

The #OxOnParade Virtual Auction begins TODAY through Sunday, 3/28/21. Place your bid at go.cameronhouse.org/oxonparade to support Cameron House, ours is the NEW HOPE Ox! Didn't get to see the Ox Statues? See them all in their final parade in one place! This weekend (3/27 & 3/28) all 11 statues will be back on display in Chinatown on Grant Avenue! Thank you to our generous sponsor Comcast! And to Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade & Festival and Community Youth Center of San Francisco who set up this amazing opportunity for us! #chineseparade #yearoftheox #chinesenewyear #sfchinatown #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscochinatown #chinatownsf #virtualauction #auction #community #nonprofit

If you can tomorrow, show up for our community. #fromTheBay2GA #communitysafetyandjustice #stopAAPIHate

We received a request from a concerned alumnus, Terry Lee, to call our attention to the pretrial of Antoine Watson, the man who was seen on video footage fatally pushing Vicha Ratanapakdee to the ground. "If we don't keep up the publicity, while none exists in the local media, his murder will soon be forgotten, as are so many Asian victims of crime. It's vital we act quickly on this." Show up for Vicha Ratanapakdee's family next Monday, March 22, at 9 AM at the Hall of Justic...e. We condemn violence against our community, from the streets of our Chinatown to Chinatowns everywhere, from Market street to Anza Vista, from the Bay Area to Atlanta, Georgia, and beyond. Hate has no place here. If you or someone you know experiences a racially-motivated incident of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, or bullying: report it @stopaapihate Portrait of Vicha by @jdschang #VichaRatanapakdee #JusticeForVicha #StopAAPIHate

We can still celebrate Carnival vicariously through Legos! Did you know: the caronavirus can live on plastic surfaces up to 72 hours? Remember to frequently sanitize high-touch surfaces! Diorama by Josh Chuck

Happy New Year everyone! Here's to another year of taking care of one another in the face of the unexpected, what's your new year's resolution? Our doors will be closed until January 4th, but we can't wait to see you (in person or virtually) in #2021!

Cameron House would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! We hope you are staying safe indoors with your household and are virtually connecting with a loved one today! What are some yearly traditions you've adapted to be virtual this year? Our doors will be closed until January 4th, 2021 but we can't wait to see you (in person or virtually) in the new year!

Mental Wellness at a Glance episode 4 is out now! Our last episode of the year will teach you about coping strategies when dealing with stress. Some people may already have their own different ways of relieving stress, but it is important to use approaches that are safe and healthy and not ones that are harmful to you or to others. In this episode, we have included a mindfulness breathing exercise you could try practicing and incorporate into your strategies of coping with stress. We hope that you will be able to find the most appropriate approach that will be most helpful for you! https://bit.ly/3nIdkbS

Last night we celebrated and acknowledged our 2020 #volunteers with a Zoom gathering! We thanked everyone who braved the technological glitches to join in celebrating the joy of this holiday season. We shared wishes for the coming year and thanked all our volunteers: our loyal and intrepid food pantry crew, our Friends of Ai and Cameron House, our tutors, Youth Development Leaders, cooks, drivers, Healing Committee, Legacy Committee, our wildly successful Fundraising Committee and Facebook Fundraising Team, and our wonderful Foundation and Cameron House boards. We again thank all of you volunteers for contributing your heart, sweat equity, and your caring/compassion for helping lift and strengthen people in our #community!

Give the gift of JOY this holiday season! Did you know that you can honor a loved one when you make a gift to Cameron House? And when you do, we will notify them of your thoughtful and generous gift. Simply visit our website and select the tribute gift option on our online giving form. Or mail a check with the name, email, and mailing address of the person you’d like to honor. Act now to ensure your special someone is notified before the Christmas holidays. https://bit.ly/33ZQuVx