Contra Costa ARC hosts “Go for the Gold” Fundraising Raffle

Founded by parents and family members of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and incorporated in 1965, Contra Costa ARC serves over 1,000 children and adults in Contra Costa County every day, providing early childhood intervention services, family support services for parents and family members of children with special needs,...

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Attend a Free Seminar for First-Time Homebuyers

Travis Credit Union will be presenting a FREE seminar for First-Time Homebuyers on Saturday, May 11th, from 10am to 1pm, at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce office, 3925 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond. Preparation for home ownership begins long before the purchase actually takes place. This seminar covers pre-purchase issues such as...

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Councilmember Nat Bates Entertains and Surprises at April Government Relations Meeting

Article by Michelle Blackwell, Chair, Government Relations Committee. Updated: April 17, 2013 Councilmember Nat Bates, was suffering from a bad cold, when he addressed the Chamber members at the April 9th Government Relations meeting. Despite the cold, his dry wit and candor were evident throughout the meeting. He announced that...

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YES! You Can Be a Writing Coach and Help Richmond High Students Succeed

WriterCoach Connection brings teams of trained volunteers into public middle school and high school English classes to provide one-on-one help to students on their classroom writing assignments. Coaches strengthen students’ writing skills and help students develop their ideas. With positive encouragement from a caring adult, students become confident and competent...

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For Richmond continues its Chabot-to-Go traveling science fair series at Sheldon Elementary on Friday

Article by For Richmond, posted April 16, 2013 This Friday, Richmond students will be able to experience space and science up close as the For Richmond coalition and the Chabot Space & Science Center once again bring the famous, hands-on Chabot-to-Go traveling science fair directly to Richmond. The family fun...

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