With the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest challenging classroom environments nationwide in 2020, teachers across the West Contra Costa Unified School District stepped up their game to ensure educational and inclusive learning environments.
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt and leaders of the Richmond Rapid Response Fund (R3F) including staff from the city, RYSE Center, EdFUND West, Richmond Promise, Building Blocks for Kids (BBK), and the Richmond Rent Program kick…
A community-based initiative providing emergency financial assistance to Richmond community members and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic received a $50,000 boost from the Chevron Richmond Refinery on Giving Tuesday.
More than 200 students in one California district received turkeys, groceries and their required school immunizations at a drive-thru clinic last week.
Apple iPads and data plans are headed to Stege Elementary thanks to a $30,000 donation by Chevron and the Oakland A’s Community Fund to support distance learning in the West Contra Costa Unified School District…
This fall semester, DeJean Middle School students got a little help putting their best foot forward thanks to a collaboration among Bay Area nonprofits. On Friday, students picked up a pair of new shoes courtesy…
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt is joining community and government leaders including staff from the city, RYSE Center, EdFUND West, Richmond Promise, Building Blocks for Kids (BBK), and the Richmond Rent Program to seek the public’s…
The City of Richmond won an Award for Excellence in the Community Services and Economic Development category of the 2019 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence program. For more about the award program, visit www.helenputnam.org.
The West Contra Costa Education Fund along with the West Contra Costa Unified School District has raised more than $350,000 to support students and families as they struggle with closed schools during the novel coronavirus…