Posts Tagged ‘children’
A night of silent reading promotes a culture of books
Acta Non Verba celebrates Nine years of helping the youth in Oakland with a silent reading fundraiser.
Read MoreGrammy-nominated hip hop group Alphabet Rockers inspire children to be “woke”
The children’s hip hop group attended the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New York, where they were nominated for Best Children’s Album.
Read MoreBirthing inequities: Combatting racial disparities in the health of newborns
This article is part of “Birthing Inequity,” an Oakland North project on maternal and infant health disparities in Oakland. See the full multimedia report here. In 2003, while she was carrying her third child, Tanisha Fuller had to convince her hospital caretakers that something was really wrong. Six months pregnant, and unsure of what was happening…
Read MoreTaking physical education class at Lincoln Square Park
Second grade children come out to the basketball court. They are all coming from the school next door to the Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown, Oakland. Almost all in uniform, they are all dressed in white tops and beige pants. But there’s one little girl who sticks out. She wears her jet-black straight hair in…
Read MoreOakland city councilmembers propose soda tax for November ballot
The proposed tax would charge an extra 1 cent per fluid ounce of sugary beverages, just like the one approved in Berkeley in 2014. The revenues from the tax would go to the city’s General Purpose Fund and are estimated to range from $6-12 million annually.
Read MoreAfter her own tragic loss, Lorrain Taylor charts a path for mothers who have lost children to gun violence
In 2006, Taylor founded 1,000 Mothers to Prevent Violence as an organization to provide practical support to families who have lost someone to homicide. “Someone one day asked me: ‘What is it that you do?’” said Taylor. “It is not an ‘it.’ It all depends on the family’s needs.”
Read MoreCuriosity Hacked brings the maker movement to Oakland’s students
It is 7 p.m. and the young makers at Curiosity Hacked are swiftly moving between the laser cutter and their workbenches. This Tuesday, the kids have one mission in mind: creating BattleBots for the spring competition.
Read MoreChildren’s film festival inspires creativity
Children of all ages swarmed in and out of planetarium theaters at the Chabot Space and Science Center this weekend for the 7th annual Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival. With two full days of short films from all over the world geared for different age groups, co-founder Jim Capobianco said the festival was meant…
Read MoreCommunity cooking classes teach nutrition, shopping on a budget
“Cooking Matters” is a six-week course that helps members of the community cook healthy, nutritious food on a budget.
Read MoreRare enterovirus infects two Alameda County residents
Among 14 confirmed cases of a rare respiratory virus in California, two are Alameda County residents
Read MoreAlameda County works to “Shoo the Flu”
To help combat the spread of the flu, in October, the Alameda County Public Health Department will launch their Shoo the Flu campaign and offer free vaccinations to children in 110 public schools throughout Oakland.
Read MoreMuseum of Children’s Art opens downtown
Despite delays, and funding concerns, the community arts institution persists
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital doctor talks Oakland violence, trauma consequences
Allison Briscoe-Smith, the director of the Center for the Vulnerable Child at Children’s Hospital in Oakland, sees consequences in Oakland’s violence that extend far beyond the victims to become a public health issue for the entire community.
Read MoreFrom Iraq to El Salvador, refugee children shine at Oakland Olympics
Forget about the London Olympics. Friday, the real Olympic fun was right here in Oakland at Soccer Without Borders’ Oakland Olympics, an annual event bringing together displaced refugee children between the ages of 5 and 19 years old from Bhutan, Iraq, Nepal, Gabon, the Ivory Coast and El Salvador, among other countries.
Read MoreWith increased poverty and more than 2,000 requests, this year’s toy drive needs more donations
Oakland’s holiday kids’ charity needs toys — lots of toys. This year’s Toy Drive, a city program that provides low-income families gifts for their children during the holiday season, has received more than 2,000 petitions. Its organizers expect this number to quadruple over the next few days.
Read MoreOakland Children’s Hospital and La Raza radio station team up to raise funds
Families, physicians and volunteers came out to Children’s Hospital this weekend in support of the third annual Radiotón Para Nuestros Niños, a fundraiser in partnership with Spanish radio station KRZZ 93.3 LA RAZA.
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