AKA:
BBK
Description:
Partners with families and encourages leadership development, parent-led policy advocacy, and healing-centered care. Offers the following programs; Black women's and Latina women's sanctuaries, community educational leadership institute (CELI), family engagement night, and summer park program at Belding Garcia Park. Works in collaborative efforts local school district to provide early childhood learning development and community engagement advocacy. Leads Community Engagement and Advocacy Team(CEAT) a program that orients and navigates parents within the school system.
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Is Shelter?
No
Date of Official Change:
October 25, 2022
Address Listings
Mailing
312 9th Street
Richmond, CA 94801
Physical (Primary)
312 9th Street
Richmond, CA 94801
Contacts
Sheryl E. Lane
Teresa Jenkins
Phone Numbers
Main Number
(510) 232-5812
Accessibility:
Partially handicapped, call for information.
Services
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Description
During Coronavirus COVID-19, some of the programs listed are available virtually, and staff can be reached by phone or email. Provides civic engagement, community involvement, with a focus on parents to have access to education, health, and wellness. Offers training and strategic support for residents interested in leadership and advocacy development to address community issues. Leadership development programs equip parents and primary caregivers with the skills, network and support to serve on local and regional boards, commissions, and committees and promote community ownership which creates social change. [Community Educartional Leadership Institute] During Coronavirus COVID-19, some of the programs listed are available virtually, and staff can be reached by phone or email.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm; classes and other services vary
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Richmond residents
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Call or email
Languages
English and Spanish
Service Area
Contra Costa County (Richmond)
Geography Served
- California
- Contra Costa County
- North Richmond
- N Richmond
- Point Richmond
- Pt Richmond
- Richmond
- Contra Costa County
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Telephone Numbers
Description
Works in collaborative efforts with local school district to provide early childhood learning development and community engagement advocacy. Provides programs that provide classes, workshops or other educational opportunities for parents or potential parents who want to acquire the knowledge and skills to be effective in their parenting role. Leads Community Engagement and Advocacy Team (CEAT) a program that orients and navigates parents within the school system.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm; classes and other services vary
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Families with children from 0-18 years old that reside in Richmond
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Call for information
Languages
English and Spanish
Service Area
Contra Costa County (Richmond)
Geography Served
- California
- Contra Costa County
- North Richmond
- N Richmond
- Point Richmond
- Pt Richmond
- Richmond
- Contra Costa County
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Telephone Numbers
Description
Offers Health & Wellness summer program which is a free seven-week program that provides community directed and evidence-based nutrition education in Richmond. Provides healthy eating habits and promotes healthy fitness activities as well as links to community partners and resources.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm; classes and other services vary
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Parents with children residing in Richmond.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Call or email
Languages
English and Spanish
Service Area
Contra Costa County (Richmond)
Geography Served
- California
- Contra Costa County
- North Richmond
- N Richmond
- Point Richmond
- Pt Richmond
- Richmond
- Contra Costa County
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
Description
Offers parent-led advocacy program supports self-and-collective empowerment for parents and primary caregivers to influence public policy and practices that result in quality education for all youth and access for all families to healing-centered wellness care. During Coronavirus COVID-19, some of the programs listed are available virtually, and staff can be reached by phone or email. Collaborates with partners to provide parenting education.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm; classes and other services vary
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Families with children from Birth -18 years old that reside in Richmond.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Call or email
Languages
English and Spanish
Service Area
Contra Costa County (Richmond)
Geography Served
- California
- Contra Costa County
- North Richmond
- N Richmond
- Point Richmond
- Pt Richmond
- Richmond
- Contra Costa County
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
Description
Offers Black and Latina Sanctuary, Holding Space Menâs Sanctuary, Life Coaching groups that offer education, support healing, an opportunity to share information, build community. Participants within the support groups develop accessible approaches to maintaining their mental health and that of their families.
Hours
Hours vary, call for information.
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Mothers residing in Richmond
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Call or email
Languages
English and Spanish
Service Area
Contra Costa County (Richmond)
Geography Served
- California
- Contra Costa County
- North Richmond
- N Richmond
- Point Richmond
- Pt Richmond
- Richmond
- Contra Costa County
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
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