CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Managers of the AARP Tax-Aide Program are looking for volunteers to become members of a team providing free tax preparation service in Contra Costa County.
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Volunteer positions include tax counselors who are trained by the AARP program and certified by the Internal Revenue Service and client facilitators, who schedule appointments and help clients at tax sites. For more details or to apply online by mid-November 2023, visit aarpfoundation.org/taxaidevolunteer online or call 925-726-3199.
Orientation sessions will be held in December, and certification classes will start in January. Tax preparation service will be from Feb. 1 through April 15. The program is administered by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS, California Franchise Tax Board and Contra Costa County. Volunteers do not need to be AARP members.
— AARP Tax-Aide
WALNUT CREEK
Community Forum on Homelessness planned for Nov. 13
Do you ever wonder why Walnut Creek needs affordable housing? Are you curious about the real impacts of affordable housing? Can you describe affordable housing?
Join the Walnut Creek Homeless Task Force from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 13 to hear the answers to these questions and more in the Community Forum on Homelessness in Walnut Creek. The panel presentation will include affordable and market-rate housing developers, service providers, local employers and city leaders.
Panelists will bring different perspectives to the discussion that will illuminate the true impacts of affordable housing and the challenges we face to build these structures. This will a free public event sponsored by the Walnut Creek Homeless Task Force (WCHTF).
The forum will be held in the City Council chambers on the first floor of Walnut Creek City Hall at 1666 N. Main St. and via Zoom for attendees who wish to participate online. Virtual attendees must RSVP to receive the Zoom link. For more details about the forum, visit wchomelesstaskforce.org online.
— WCHTF
Arts group seeks board members, help with raising funds
The Community Arts Foundation (CAF) in Walnut Creek (commartsfoundation.org) is actively seeking new board members. Consider joining the foundation as they work to raise funds for their county-wide scholarship program, which serves students of all ages who want to pursue their passion in the arts at Walnut Creek’s Center for Community Arts.
Foundation members believe in “arts for all” and advocate for and work to provide access to arts education for all, regardless of one’s ability to pay. As a board member, you will not only help raise scholarship funds but will join the foundation in bringing arts awareness, advocacy and accessibility to all of Contra Costa County.
The group is looking for individuals with experience in marketing and social media as well as those with fundraising and finance experience. Above all, the foundation welcomes voices and perspectives from all backgrounds.
Foundation officials are looking for board members who are passionate about the future of arts and culture in this community. For more information and to apply, contact Cole Portocarrero, the foundation’s development director, at [email protected].
— CAF
CLAYTON
State gives Mitchell Canyon Education Center a $1M check
The state of California gave the future Mitchell Canyon Education Center on Mount Diablo a check for $1 million to boost its construction efforts, according to the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, presented the check at the site Sept. 20. The money will help fund the construction of a cutting-edge Education Center at the Mitchell Canyon entrance to the park.
“I’m thrilled to be presenting this funding which will mark a pivotal step toward enhancing educational opportunities, facilitating better access and enriching the visitor experience at Mount Diablo,” Bauer-Kahan said. “As chair of the Assembly’s Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, I understand how crucial open space and nature are for our quality of life here in California, and I am proud of how this partnership will draw more visitors to Mount Diablo.”
The center is expected to serve the approximately 35,000 annual visitors who enter the park through Mitchell Canyon and will feature a 1,500-square-foot LEED-certified building and an outdoor education pavilion. For more details, visit mdia.org.
— Bay City News
PLEASANT HILL
White Pony Express participates in ‘Stuff the Van’ event
Pleasant Hill organization White Pony Express recently participated in the Whole Foods Market “Stuff the Van” event, which was held across the country to benefit recipients of their Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program.
Earlier this year, Whole Foods donated 37 refrigerated vans to various organizations that are dedicated to reducing food insecurity. At the event, Whole Foods filled the van that had been donated to White Pony Express with fresh produce and other groceries from Whole Foods, which will feed hungry and underserved community members.
Whole Foods launched their Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program in September 2020, donating refrigerated vans to food rescue partners across the United States and Canada. These food rescue partners participate in the company’s Grocery Rescue Program — picking up food from their stores every week and redistributing it to feed neighbors fresh, high-quality food as quickly as possible.
Learn more online about the Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program at bit.ly/46Il4kv and how White Pony Express is nourishing the community at whiteponyexpress.org/food-rescue.
— White Pony Express
BETHEL ISLAND
Meals on Wheels holding Oktoberfest fundraiser Oct. 22
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa County (MOWCC) will hold an Oktoberfest fundraiser Oct. 22 at the Delta Sports Bar and Grill on Bethel Island.
Tickets are $25 for adults and include beer, bratwurst, potato salad and more. For ages 4 to 12, tickets are $10 and include hot dogs, chips and a beverage. Contact Patricia for tickets or more details at 510-396-6937 or [email protected].
— MOWCC
PITTSBURG
12th annual East Contra Costa Fall Job Fair set for Oct. 25
The Pittsburg Adult School and America’s Job Centers of California will proudly present the 12th annual East Contra Costa Fall Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 25.
The job fair is free, open to all and will host more than 40 employers seeking to fill 250 open positions. Join with others on the school campus at 1151 Stoneman Ave. in Pittsburg. Be sure to bring your resume and dress for success!
For those seeking information as to how to get the most out of a job fair there will be a free special one hour presentation entitled “Succeeding at Job Fairs.” The presentation will be held at the same location at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in room No. 23.
For more information contact Event Manager George Provol at [email protected].
— Pittsburg Adult School
BRENTWOOD
City attorney to retire at year’s end; replacement is sought
With the retirement of long-serving City Attorney Damien Brower at the end of the 2023 calendar year, the city of Brentwood has started the recruitment process for a new city attorney. Working with the executive search firm of Peckham & McKenney, the City Council hopes to have a new city attorney onboard by early 2024.
“My family and I are fortunate to have found Brentwood over 18 years ago,” Brower told the council. “We could not have asked for a better community to raise our sons, and our efforts were made so much easier by the strong support that I have received over the years from the mayors, city councils, city managers and staff with whom I have worked. And for that, I am so very grateful.”
— city of Brentwood
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