Promotores Academy

The City of Riverside, PRCSD in collaboration with Music Changing Lives presents the "Hunger Relief Program", a weekly food distribution every Wednesday for food programs and community organizations on a first come, first serve basis. Individuals interested in volunteering can call (951) 992-0721 for more information. To pre-register your organization, please email [email protected]. EVERY WEDNESDAY - TWO LOCATIONS... 9am-12pm: Community Distribution - Skate Park, 2060 University Ave., Riverside, CA, 92507. 8am-12pm: Partner/Community Distribution - Bordwell Park, 2008 Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside, CA 92507. See more

Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy and the Family & Kids Foundation is Partnering with I Love IE for a FREE Pull Up and Pick Up Drive Thru event on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 9am-12pm at The Salvation Army Riverside Corps, 3695 1st St., Riverside, CA 92501 for up to 500 families. Items for distribution include: Groceries, hygiene supplies, household items, school supplies for youth, toys, and a free bonus gift giveaway. RSVP required: https://bit.ly/31wUPOM. Contact Yoselyn Aldama at [email protected] (909) 723-1543 for more information.

Building Community through Art! Check out the amazing work of Leila Victorin and four other amazing artists as they prepare for the Riverside Civil Rights Institute Mural Peace Walk and Ground Breaking on October 22, 2020. Register for the event here: https://bit.ly/31lfRQ4

SAC Health System is hosting food distribution drive-thru events for community members at SAC Health System, 250 S. G St., San Bernardino, CA 92410. Distribution time provided upon registration. Call 909-771-2891 or visit https://bit.ly/30Zu8Sj to register. Monday, October 26: For individuals 55 years and older. Register by October 20. Thursday, November 19: For all community members. Register by November 12.

FREE food distribution! Tzu Chi will host a free Drive-Thru Food Giveaway on Sunday, October 18, from 9am-11am at Jones Elementary School, 700 N. F Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410. Note: Drive thru only, no walk-ins. First-come, first-served. No pre-registration required.

Our Alumni are back with amazing work! This blog highlights the work our alumni Lizbeth Hernandez, Vilma Lopez, Maria Elena Chairez, Marisa Aguero, and Silvia Guerra are doing in collaboration with community stakeholders to create a successful lifestyle program for Latinas. https://bit.ly/2SG9WAq

The National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) presents "Advancing Policy to Support Community Health Workers: NACHW's CHW Document Resource Center, and a new Report on Sustainable Financing" webinar on October 9th, 2020 from 11am-12:30pm PST . Register here: https://bit.ly/2GBXuPS

Scholarship Opportunity! Edison International is awarding $40,000 college scholarships to 30 high school seniors to help them follow their dreams in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) and empower them to change the world. Learn more about: https://www.edison.com/home/community/edison-scholars.html Application period: Oct. 1 Dec. 14, 2020... Applicant requirements: Students must live in Southern California Edison’s service territory. Must be a high school senior with at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA Plan to pursue studies in eligible STEM fields at a four-year accredited college or university Show financial need

Our Promotores Academy Alumni are engaging in amazing research! This blog highlights some of the work our alumni Lizbeth Hernandez, Vilma Lopez, Maria Elena Chairez, & Marisa Aguero are doing with the Ardmore Foundation funded Full Plate Living Program in Adelanto and other predominantly Latino communities and cities across California. https://bit.ly/2EOGHby

FREE Community Health Worker COVID-19 Training Module https://rb.gy/0uhkon

L.A. Care Cohort 2 - Community Engagement Projects

Job Opportunity! The San Bernardino Unified School District (SBCUSD) is looking to hire two (2) Community Health Education Workers: (1) full-time, 40 hours; and (1) part-time, 32 hours. These are hourly positions. Please send your resume, cover letter, and two letters of recommendation describing your experience working in a community setting to [email protected] by October 9th, 2020 for consideration. See job posting for more information.

We're excited! We hope you can join our L.A. Care CHWs on Monday, September 28th at 11:30am as they present their Community Engagement Projects!

Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health is conducting research to learn about Latina women and Cancer, particularly women in their reproductive years. If you’d like to contribute knowledge for future programs supporting Latina women with cancer, please take a 30-45 minutes to complete the survey. English: https://bit.ly/2S2MBIM Spanish: https://bit.ly/342zHA6... We appreciate your contributions and time!