Food Insecurity is a term referring to disruption of access to enough quality, nutritious food due to lack of money and other resources. In California, food insecurity has more than doubled for its residents and more than tripled in some Bay Area Counties. Statistics...
Cross-sector collaboration between nonprofits, corporations, and governments is strategically important in creating a viable social safety network. The convergence of economic and social pressures fosters such collaboration. Felton Institute is appreciative of its...
Community organizing comes naturally to Joy Zhan, the newest program coordinator of Tech Squad, a part of Felton’s Senior Division. Those organizing roots go back as early as high school when in the 11th Grade, she joined the Chinese Progressive Association,...
It is time to think critically about the socio-historical context of what it means to be a Black American struggling with mental health. Trauma and violence towards black populations impact the emotional and mental health of youth and adults. And treatment disparity...
There are an estimated five million formerly incarcerated individuals in the United States. And every year, tens of thousands of previously incarcerated individuals are released into society. A large percentage of Alameda County’s underserved demographic of men...
2020 was a year defined by disruption. COVID-19. Wildfires. Heatwave. Protests and social unrest with a turbulent political climate during a historical pandemic. Everyone, everywhere had to learn how to adapt. And do so quickly. Across the globe, entire nations were...
“Every day is a feel-good story.” Marcee Dillard begins her day with a bounce in her step and a smile in her heart. “It’s a matter of necessity,” she explains as a member of the Felton Engagement Specialist Team (FEST) under the Social...
2020 was a year defined by disruption. COVID-19. Wildfires. Heatwave. Protests and social unrest with a turbulent political climate during a historical pandemic. Everyone, everywhere had to learn how to adapt. And do so quickly. Across the globe, entire nations were...
Supporting Treatment and Reducing Recidivism (STARR) is one of the newest programs under the agency’s Social Justice Division. Caseworkers like Joshua Harrison assist individuals charged, arrested, or incarcerated for an offense, by providing them with a source...
Supporting Treatment and Reducing Recidivism (STARR) is one of the newest programs under the agency’s Social Justice Division. Caseworkers like Joshua Harrison assist individuals charged, arrested, or incarcerated for an offense, by providing them with a source...
