El Chicano 01 17 19

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e e k l y W EL CHICANo Vol 57, NO. 04

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January 17, 2019

Mar y’s Mercy Center breaks ground on Mar y’s Village San Ber nardino’s first homeless shelter for men San Manuel Band of Mission Indians provides $7.3 million grant for project

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Mary’s Village Golden Shovel ceremony with leadership from Bishop Gerald Barnes, San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales and leadership from San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Mary’s Mercy Center. Staff Report

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ary’s Mercy Center broke ground on Mary’s Village on Wednesday, Jan. 9, the city’s first transitional housing complex to serve homeless men. Leadership from the San Manuel Band of

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in our male population.” During the ceremony, San Manuel Business Committee members presented a $7.3 million check to Mary’s Mercy Center leadership for the construction of Mary’s Village. Village, cont. on next pg.

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“Mary’s Village will truly enable us to address the male homeless population,”

Supervisor Gonzales said in a recently released video by Mary’s Mercy Center and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. “We must be able to provide the wrap around services that bring about long term healing and reduction in the recidivism rate that we experience so many times

NALEO applauds SB School Board for mandating full count of students, families for Census 2020

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Mission Indians, the City of San Bernardino and 5th District Supervisor Josie Gonzales were in attendance to celebrate the groundbreaking event.

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he National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund applauds the San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education (SBCUSD) for passing a resolution on January 8 to commit their full support for local Census 2020 efforts. SBCUSD is the first district in the Inland Empire to commit to a complete count of their students, families, and communities for Census 2020. The district has committed to ensuring that a full and accurate count occurs and that the community is fully represented in our nation’s democracy, which will guarantee that it receives fair and Census, cont. on next pg.

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NALEO Educational Fund is the nation's leading non-partisan, non-profit organization that facilitates the full participation of Latinos in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. Pictured is a recent meeting of the commission in Los Angeles.


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