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NIAD Art Center

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Friday, January 17

NIAD Art Center
Rebecca Teague

NIAD Art Center empowers artists with disabilities through our Richmond-based arts studio; fostering creativity, accessibility, independence, community and income. Our inclusive community encourages experimentation, informed choices, and connection through art. At NIAD, we celebrate Richmond’s diversity and vibrancy, where trust, joy, and shared creativity bring us together, where each artist shares their unique story.

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Help Them See It So They Can Be It “Steam the Streets”

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Friday, January 24

Help Them See It So They Can Be It
Ben Gilbarg

You don’t know what you don’t know. There are so many career fields that our youth don’t know about, or have only heard about in abstract terms. This has an adverse effect on our economy and our communities where too many youth are left behind; going through the motions without forming a vision for themselves. STEAM the Streets’ strives to help cultivate an inclusive STEM/STEAM workforce. We have built a proven model that helps underrepresented youth see themselves in STEM/STEAM careers through engaging media that lifts up BIPOC voices and innovative outreach methods that meet youth where they’re at.

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Richmond Fire and Police Toy Program Food Bagging Volunteer Day

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🎉🎁✨ A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers! ✨🎁🎉

On December 16th, we witnessed the true spirit of community during our Richmond Fire and Police Toy Program Food Bagging Volunteer Day! Over 50 incredible volunteers came together to pack more than 600 grocery bags filled with love and support for families in need this holiday season. 🥫❤️

Huge shoutout to all the fantastic groups that joined us: ECHS and our local high schools, the Richmond Youth Academy, Chevron, the 23rd Merchants, the Richmond Police Department Community Ambassadors, the Richmond Police Department Chaplains, the Richmond Police Officers Association, the Crime Prevention Program, Contra Costa Services Bureau, Richmond Rotary, and so many others! Your dedication and hard work make a world of difference! 👏💪

If you’d like to join us in our mission to help those in need, consider volunteering or making a donation to this meaningful program. Reach out to Richmond Rotarian and Crime Prevention Manager Michelle Milam

Together, we can continue to spread joy and hope in Richmond, CA! 💖

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Rotarian James Carlisle Beaver III January 6, 1949 – November 30, 2024

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Richmond Rotarian Jim Beaver, a longtime journalist and public health advocate in West Contra Costa County, died from cardiac arrest Nov. 30, 2024, in Palm Desert. He was 75.

Civic engagement was integral to Beaver’s success both as a journalist and community leader. He was active in the Richmond Rotary Club and served as its president from 1996-97.

Beaver also will be missed by many admiring friends and former colleagues. His son Christopher Beaver summed it up best: “He was smart, he was witty, he was kind, he was curious, and he was cool.”

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