Hundreds of Sonoma County residents kept from homelessness due to year-old local program funded by COVID-relief dollars
The Press Democrat
07/05/2023
Jeremy Hay
Homelessness, housing crisis, community support, early childhood development
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/promising-early-results-from-year-old-homelessness-program-funded-by-covid/
Prep baseball: Point Arena, SRJC grad Jared Sundstrom selected by Seattle Mariners in MLB Draft
The Press Democrat
07/10/2023
Gus Morris
Jared Sundstrom, Seattle Mariners, Major League baseball, MLB
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/baseball-point-arena-srjc-grad-jared-sundstrom-selected-by-seattle-marine/
Future of engineering alumni engagement begins with a single step
UC Davis Giving
07/10/2023
Matt Murphy
Brian Horsfield, SRJC almnus, engineering
https://giving.ucdavis.edu/impacts-giving/future-engineering-alumni-engagement-begins-single-step
Blue Zones Project and Healthy Petaluma join forces
Petaluma Argus-Courier
07/11/2023
Blue Zones Project, Healthy Petaluma, Santa Rosa Junior College’s Petaluma campus, wellness
https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/blue-zones-project-and-healthy-petaluma-join-forces/
Propelling More Individuals into the Middle Class: Strategies for Colleges
New York Times Subscriber Newsletter, as aggregated by VigourTimes
07/12/2023
Affirmative action decision, social mobility, Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program, Santa Rosa Junior College nursing program
https://vigourtimes.com/propelling-more-individuals-into-the-middle-class-strategies-for-colleges/
Former foster youth in Sonoma County to receive $148,000 in scholarships for higher education
County of Sonoma Department of Human Services
07/17/2023
Foster youth, scholarships, Valley of the Moon Children’s Foundation, Sonoma County Human Services Department
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/former-foster-youth-in-sonoma-county-to-receive-148000-in-scholarships-for-higher-education
30 Hanna Center alumni apply for annual scholarship program
Sonoma Valley Sun
07/19/2023
Hanna Center, Sisters of St. Francis Scholarship Program, scholarships, SRJC Fire Technology Program, Firefighter Academy, Public Safety Training Center
https://sonomasun.com/2023/07/19/30-hanna-center-alumni-apply-for-annual-scholarship-program/
Community College baccalaureate degrees are key to expanding college access, panel says
The Press Democrat
07/20/2023
Emma Gallegos
Community college baccalaureates, Sarah Laggos, interim director of communications, Sonoma State University
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/community-college-baccalaureate-degrees-are-key-to-expanding-college-access/
https://edsource.org/broadcasts/community-college-bachelors-degrees-a-growing-option-for-students
28 Hanna Center alumni receive educational scholarships
The Sonoma Index-Tribune
07/21/2023
Daniel Johnson
Hanna Center, St. Francis Scholarship Program, scholarships
https://www.sonomanews.com/article/news/28-hanna-center-alumni-receive-educational-scholarships/
After 4 decades, lifeguard still helping keep Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach safe
The Press Democrat
07/22/2023
Austin Murphy
Nursing student, Sonoma County Regional Parks lifeguards, Veterans beach, safety
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/after-4-decades-lifeguard-still-helping-keep-healdsburg-veterans-memorial/
He ‘has a magical way’: Los Cien Campeón Award winner Roberto Ramirez a teacher and a hero
The Press Democrat
07/23/2023
Pricila Flores
Roberto Ramirez, math, physics, Los Cien’s Campeón Award, teaching, SRJC’s Adelante Migrant Education program, Hector Delgado
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/he-has-a-magical-way-los-cien-campeon-award-winner-roberto-ramirez-a-tea/
Cloverdale skaters take it to the streets
The Press Democrat
07/26/2023
Mary Jo Winter
SRJC alumna, alumni, roller derby, community
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/women-on-a-cloverdale-roller-derby-team-strap-on-skates-and-hit-streets-eve/
‘Aging Gayfully!’ with free online class
The Sonoma Index-Tribune
07/28/2023
Mia Epstein
Older Adults Program, Gary “Buz” Hermes, LGBTQ+, aging, community
https://www.sonomanews.com/article/news/aging-gayfully-with-free-online-class/
