 |  | RUBICON PROGRAMS INC. SINCE 1973. March 2007
2500 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
www.rubiconprograms.org
510 235 1516
In this issue:
1. Board member Hank Royal honored by NAACP
2. Rubicon Landscapeā€™s John Tammen in the press
3. Services nā€™ Sweets event a success!
4. Rubicon profiled in Benefit magazine
5. Rubicon selected to lead 2 major new initiatives in the East Bay
6. What does Rubicon do?
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1. Board member Hank Royal honored by NAACP Founding
Board member Hank Royal was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award
from the Richmond Branch of the NAACP at its 26th Annual "Freedom Life
Membership Banquet," on Saturday, February 10, 2007, at the Richmond
Memorial Convention Center.
Hank received this award on the
occasion of his retirement as Senior Congressional Case Worker and
Liaison in Congressman George Millerā€™s West Contra Costa County
office, a role he carried out for more than 30 years. Hank is also a
longtime community activist, with his service to Rubicon being only
part of his contribution to the wellbeing of low-income people living
in West Contra Costa County.
Congratulations, Hank! |
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2. Rubicon Landscapeā€™s John Tammen in the press  Rubicon
Landscapeā€™s General Manager, John Tammen, was profiled in Stanford
Business, the publication of Stanfordā€™s School of Business. John, who
earned an MBA from Stanford, discusses his move from the for-profit
sector to Rubicon.
Click here to read the article. |
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3. Services nā€™ Sweets event a success!  Another
successful Rubicon event! Dozens of East Bay employers gathered at our
Berkeley office on Friday, February 9th to learn about how Rubicon can
help them recruit and retain employees. Photographed here is Delfina
Geiken who talks to another guest.
Prizes were won! Rubicon Bakery desserts were enjoyed!
Missed the event?
Call Lila Blanchard at 510-809-1306 to learn what she and her colleagues can do for your business.
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4. Rubicon profiled in Benefit magazine Benefit
magazine, a new magazine dedicated to philanthropy, profiled Rubicon in
its March/April issue. One of our Bakery employees, Katrina Cobb, is
featured in the main photograph.
You can read it online! |
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5. Rubicon selected to lead 2 major new initiatives in the East Bay Rubicon
has secured almost $2 million in new resources and will be leading two
major new initiatives that will help people move out of
poverty and homelessness in the Bay Area.
The
first is the Contra Costa County Adult Mental Health Service Act (MHSA)
Full Service Partnership grant for $1.4 million. We will serve
150
persons with mental illness who are homeless and at serious risk of
homelessness and who are not currently being served through the mental
health system. We will be partnering with Familias Unidas, Asian
Pacific Psychological Services, Mental Health
Consumer Concerns, and Anka BHS (formerly Phoenix Programs) on this initiative .
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second is a two year grant with the CA Employment Development
Department (EDD) for $500,000. The focus of this funding initiative is
minimum wage workers who have been consistently employed in a minimum
wage job for three years. The award to Rubicon has the distinction of
being the only one in its category to be funded throughout the state.
We are partnering with Alameda County Social Services Agency and
Berkeley City College on this initiative.
Click here for more about our programs |
6. What does Rubicon do?
We
help people who are low-income, homeless, and living with mental
disabilities live independent lives by providing jobs, housing, legal
services, career development services, mental health counseling, and
money management services. We run two social purpose businesses,
Rubicon Bakery and Rubicon Landscape Services, and from which 100% of
net proceeds support our programs.
Rubicon Programs Inc is 33
years old, has served over 35,000 men and women, has created thousands
of jobs, and has provided hundreds of homes.
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