Spotlight on East Bay Philanthropy Awards Honorees
Over the next three weeks, we are putting a spotlight on our exceptional group of East Bay Philanthropy Awards honorees. We hope you enjoy learning more about how these organizations and community leaders are making the region a better place.
If you feel inspired, we hope you'll join us in celebrating them on November 17th at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
GIGI CROWDER
Changemaker Award
Gigi Crowder serves as the Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Contra Costa. Under her leadership, NAMI Contra Costa is at the forefront of ensuring all those impacted by mental illness have a safe place to get support.
FIRST 5 CONTRA COSTA
Community Impact Award
First 5 Contra Costa is innovative and effective in addressing the needs of the East Bay's most vulnerable families with young children. Although the mission is centered on early childhood, the work necessitates outreach and programming for the families and communities in which young children live.
FAMILY HARVEST FARM
Community Nourishment Award
Family Harvest Farm is a new program of John Muir Land Trust that employs transition age youth at their thriving organic farm in Pittsburg. Apprentices hone skills in communication and leadership, attend workshops focused on life skills, access fresh food, and more.
The Honorees 🏆
Organizations
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
East County Regional Group
Family Harvest Farm
First 5 Contra Costa
Love Never Fails
Monument Crisis Center
Rubicon Participant Advisory Board
Individuals
Gigi Crowder, NAMI Contra Costa
Dr. Sara Levin, Contra Costa Health Services
Lillian Roselin, John Muir Community Health Fund
Date / Time / Location
Thursday, November 17th
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Cost
Free | Employees of EBLC members nonprofits (limit 5)
$25 | Employees of EBLC member companies
$50 | Non-members
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Now Streaming | EBLC Task Force discusses carbon capture and the journey to net zero
The East Bay Leadership Council’s Water & Environment Task Force hosted a discussion with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) this week focused on negative carbon emission options and the process for permitting carbon capture projects.
It was an enlightening conversation and one that brought the importance of carbon capture projects into focus.
"There is space for 17 billion tons of CO2 storage underground just in the Central Valley, possibly as many as 200 billion tons available in the entire state," said LLNL Staff Scientist Sarah Baker.
Storing that amount of carbon would have a staggering price tag, but the cost would not be out of scale with other major public projects.
The full presentation and Q&A is now available to stream on EBLC's YouTube page. Subscribe to receive updates when new videos are posted.
Must Read | Californians can get $3,000 grants to retrofit homes for earthquake safety
Yahoo News: California homeowners can again apply for grants for up to $3,000 to retrofit older single-family homes at risk of sliding off their foundation in an earthquake.
Residents who live in more than 500 ZIP codes can apply for the program at EarthquakeBraceBolt.com. Registration lasts through Nov. 29. Without the fix, homeowners who endure major damage during a quake can face paying hundreds of thousands of dollars and years of living out of their home while repairs are made — all while still paying the mortgage.
Homeowners in many California earthquakes, from the 1971 Sylmar quake to the 2014 Napa earthquake, have suffered such damage.
The grants are being paid for with an $80-million allocation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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