RSVP deadline extended to April 2, 2012
Woman of the Year: Faye McNair-Knox, Ph.D.
PRESS RELEASE: MARCH 5, 2010
STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER IRA RUSKIN NAMES FAYE MCNAIR-KNOX, Ph.D., AS WOMAN OF THE YEAR FROM DISTRICT 21
Dr. McNair-Knox, Executive Director of One East Palo Alto Neighborhood Improvement Initiative, to be Honored in State Capitol Ceremony on March 8, 2010
REDWOOD CITY, CA - In a ceremony on March 8, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., Assemblymember Ira Ruskin (D-21) will honor Faye McNair-Knox, Ph.D., as the District 21 Woman of the Year. The ceremony, hosted by the California Legislative Women's Caucus, will recognize McNair-Knox -- and other women across the state -- for their exemplary accomplishments. The 80 Assemblymembers and their honorees participate in the annual program.
Sponsored Employment Program -- 2012
One East Palo Alto (OEPA) and its partners, College Track, El Concilio of San Mateo County, JobTrain and Live In Peace are now hiring young people ages 14 to 24 years old for the Sponsored Employment Program (SEP). SEP is a crime prevention initiative that provides summer employment, mentoring and community connectedness opportunities for young people at highest risk in East Palo Alto (EPA). Applicants must be residents of East Palo Alto and able to supply proof of right to work in the United States.
SEP especially seeks to hire EPA youth and young adults with challenges to employment such as no work experience, involvement in the juvenile justice system, limited or no English language skills, foster care, teen parenting, no high school diploma/GED (over age 18) or low income.
SEP Interviews @ JobTrain, Summer 2010
The Barbara A. Mouton Multicultural Wellness Center
The Barbara A. Mouton Multicultural Wellness Center (The Mouton Center) is a new mental health facility and programmatic initiative resource for East Palo Alto (EPA) residents. Opened in June of 2009 by One East Palo Alto (OEPA), The Mouton Center is a place where consumers of mental health services and their family members can go to receive support, information, and be in community with each other.
