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April 18, 2019
Community celebrates inaugural Dolores Huerta Day with iconic civil rights leader
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WVWD hosts first Earth Day Celebration
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Dolores Huerta celebrated her 89th birthday and the inaugural Dolores Huerta Day at the Dolores Huerta International Academy in Fontana on Monday, Apr. 15. Following her speech Huerta and Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes greeted students who are shown cheering, “Sí se puede!” By Maryjoy Duncan
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ivil rights leader and icon Dolores Huerta received a heartwarming
welcome from hundreds of supporters when she visited the Dolores Huerta International Academy (DHIA) in Fontana on Monday, Apr. 15 to celebrate the
inaugural “Dolores Huerta Day.” “Dolores Huerta has worked her entire life in service to others and to improve social and economic
conditions for farmworkers and her efforts helped carve the path for the labor movement in the state,” said Assemblymember Huerta, cont. on next pg.
N e igh bo rh oo d Re so ur ce Cen ter, Ma tch ing Gr ants Fund Pr og ram and Leadership Program approved By Manny B. Sandoval
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n April 3rd, in a unanimous vote, San Bernardino City Council passed the proposed Neighborhood Resource Center, Matching Grant Program and Leadership Program.
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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
“The Neighborhood Services Program is a joint project of the Neighborhood Association Council of San Bernardino and the City of San Bernardino. The program provides resources and opportunities for residents to build strong communities and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods,” said Tanya Romo, neighborhood and customer service operations manager.
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The program anticipates that with its resources, it will build connectedness and engagement between residents and the local government.
The program anticipates that with its resources, it will build connectedness and engagement between residents and the local government.
“Building strong communities promotes public safety and reduces crime. When residents feel good about where they live, they take pride in their city,” continued Romo. The program is broken into four categories: the Neighborhood Leadership Program; the ‘Small Sparks’ Neighborhood Matching Fund Program; the Neighborhood Services Program Advisory and the Neighborhood Services Program Advisory. According to the council agenda, the neighborhood resource center will assist neighborhood associations and community organizations to increase their effectiveness in addressing concerns and improving their neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Leadership Program will provide civic leadership development, free to comPrograms, cont. on next pg.