BY HANDSON CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 02, 2012

  Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Through Service This month I had the pleasure of developing and organizing a community service project that students at Fresno State chose to take part in to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Working in partnership with AmeriCorps VIP Fellow Lauren Smoot, we were able to purchase and assemble 100 [...]

BY HANDSON CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 02, 2012

In an attempt to combat child hunger, we at Kettleman City Family Resource Center, in collaboration with Community Food Bank, will be partnering with Kettleman City Elementary School to provide food for 50 students who have been determined to be chronically hungry. These children will be the beneficiaries of the BackPack Program, which is anticipated [...]

BY HANDSON CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 20, 2012

    Clean & Green is my Dream Recycling Drive kicked off this year with strong support from the Merced community, Multicultural Promises, Inc., the Boys & Girls Clubs of Merced County, Hands On Central California RSVP, AmeriCorps, and WildLink teamed up to host the event on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Stationed in the Boys [...]

BY HANDSON CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 18, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr Day started early Monday Morning at Manchester Center.  The motto for the day was ” Make it a day on, not a day off.”  HandOn Central California wanted to completely dedicate this day to acknowledge the hard work that Mr. King did for others.  People were able to support this cause by volunteering their time.  We [...]