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Yesterday we celebrated the installation of advanced air filtration systems throughout St. Mary’s Center thanks to West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project and IQAir. This was an important milestone for some of West Oakland’s most pollution-impacted residents in the fight for clean indoor air! The new system will filter 95% of fine and ultrafine particles, including viruses, bacteria, allergens, and harmful traffic pollutants.
The Senior Resource Guide has landed! We are excited to share this incredible project put together sixteen St. Mary’s Center Seniors with lived experience of poverty and homelessness. The Seniors met for five months to organize their experience and knowledge on Alameda County’s resources into a guide for other Seniors.
This Senior Resource Guide will provide information to help access services that have historically been too difficult to navigate - services that connect seniors to Food, Physical and Mental Health Services, Housing Services, Internet Access, Legal Services, Social Services, and Transportation.
Visit the guide on our website at: stmaryscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Guide-3923-223pm.pdf
Happy St. Patrick's Day! As many of you know we usually hold our annual gala around this time. After three years of rescheduling due to the pandemic, we are excited to announce that St. Mary’s Center’s Annual Gala will return in person on June 10, 2023.
Come celebrate with us as we mark an important milestone for some of West Oakland’s most pollution-impacted residents in the fight for clean indoor air! We are so excited to announce the installation of advanced air filtration systems throughout St. Mary’s Center, vastly improving the indoor air quality in our transitional housing facilities, Community Center, and Preschool.
- Hear from WOEIP organizers, local residents, and air quality experts.
- Enjoy a complimentary lunch of Gumbo
- Get your questions about clean air and local environmental issues answered by the experts
Celebrate Clean Air for Seniors w/ WOEIP, St. Mary’s & IQAir Foundation
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Hear from local organizers, community residents, and air quality experts as we celebrate an important milestone in the fight for clean air!
We are putting together a cookbook comprised of recipes from St. Mary’s Seniors, volunteers, and staff to commemorate our 50th Anniversary. Volunteers will meet with Seniors to interview and photograph them to get their recipe.
For more details contact our Volunteer Coordinator at bhop@stmaryscenter.org or call 510-923-9600 ext. 231
Volunteer Requirements:
• Must enjoy working with people and have great listening skills.
• Must be able to ask leading questions regarding the topic, but also handle situations with discretion and confidentiality when necessary.
• Should have a working knowledge of cooking procedures and processes
• Must be able to quickly analyze comments to formulate questions that help guide the conversation
Time Requirements:
Flexible. Interview sessions will probably last at least half an hour. In- person interviews preferred but if that is not possible, phone calls or Zoom sessions can be arranged.
Oaklandside feature on St. Mary’s Center
St. Mary’s Center in the New York Times
