Message on Behalf of HBF Executive Director, Rahwa Neguse

We are wishing everyone a wonderful prosperous new year! This year, 2020, will be a great year for all of us. A HUGE thank you to all of our supporters, community partners, community members, STEP leaders, water ambassadors, staff, and Board for a great 2019. Though the past year brought us some lows and some highs, we can definitely reflect back and be thankful for all of the great opportunities that have come our way. We were able to have great accomplishments in 2019.

2019 Highlights: At-A Glance

• Published 3 volumes of What we Carry: Stories Black Women Never Tell: Volumes 4-6 (available for purchase on Amazon: Click Here)

• Expanded our nutrition education and parent engagement programming East Oakland

• Continued our community health education campaign focusing on healthy eating and water consumption over sugar-sweetened beverages

• Continued our parent support circles and community education and training on kindergarten readiness and early childhood development

• Established our partnership with the Association of Black Psychologists Therapist In Reisidence Program to odder free one-on-one sessions to community members and staff

• Launched our new website: healthyblackfam.org

• Celebrated the 5th Year Anniversary since the passage of the Berkeley Soda Tax

• Established the framework to provide fatherhood engagement programming in the near future

  In closing, I would like to thank all of our funding partners for current future support.

• City of Berkeley

• City of Oakland

• Alameda County First 5

• Roots Community Health Center

• Bella Vista Foundation

• San Francisco Foundation

• Witkin Foundation

• UC Berkeley Chancellors Office

• And Counting

  This year will be great and we are thrilled to continue our work in the larger community as we serve famlies with the intention of advancing health equity. Our work sits at the intersection of health equity and social justice and we know it takes a village to have impact with a ripple effect.

We encourage you to continue to connect with us and let us know how you would like to support our work. We always welcome volunteers and funding partners.

Let us know how you would like to support HBF in 2020 by visiting: Click Here

Much prosperity to you and your loved ones!

Rahwa Neguse, MSGH, MPA

Executive Director

Healthy Black Families, Inc.