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Publisher’s Note: Apologies for the late notice. But this program was just announced during the Antioch City Council meeting Tuesday night and the Herald just saw this posted on Mayor Pro Tem Monica Wilson’s Facebook page, today.

A total of $20,000 available for Program/Capacity/Event Grant & Community Impact Grant

Grant applications are now available from the Antioch Community Foundation for Program/Capacity/Event support or Community Impact support for the 2021-22 fiscal year and will be accepted between May 24, 2021 and May 28, 2021. Interested organizations serving Antioch residents may contact Executive Director, Keith Archuleta to request an application: keith@emeraldhpc.com.

Applications must be submitted to the Antioch Community Foundation via email no later than 5:00 pm Friday, May 28, 2021. Send to: keith@emeraldhpc.com .

The Antioch Community Foundation is pleased to announce that grant applications are now available for Program/Capacity/Event support or Community Impact support for the 2021-22 fiscal year; and will be accepted between May 24, 2021 and May 28, 2021.

Available Grants

Program/Capacity/Event Support Grant

The Program/Capacity/Event Support Grant will provide funds of between $100 and $1,500 for community event sponsorships, program support, and organizational capacity building (such as, office technology, financial management or evaluation/assessment tools, and/or board or volunteer training, etc.) to nonprofit organizations serving one or more ACF grant priority areas. (A pool of $10,000 has been allocated for this category.)

Community Impact Grant

The Community Impact Grant will provide funds in the general range of $1,500 to $2,500 with the focus on encouraging outcome-based, collaborative efforts for community impact to nonprofit organizations serving one or more ACF grant priority areas. (A pool of $10,000 has been allocated for this category.)

Grants Will Be Awarded for the Following ACF Priority Focus Areas:

• Youth Services
• Economic Security and Health
• Community Services

Please closely review the application packet for more information about the Antioch Community Foundation, our 2021-22 Grant Funding Cycle, and our Grant Priority Focus Areas. Both grant applications are included in the application packet. Contact Executive Director, Keith Archuleta to request an application at keith@emeraldhpc.com.

Join me as I host a Congressional Grants Workshop on Friday, May 14th from 12:30 p.m to 2:30 p.m. I have invited federal representatives from the below agencies to attend and share their expertise:

• Department of Justice
• Department of Defense
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Small Business Administration
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Institute of Museum and Library Services

Don’t miss this opportunity to find out what grants may be available to you from these federal agencies. I want to offer constituents who represent nonprofits, small businesses, and local community organizations a window into the content and availability of federal grants. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions concerning grants and find out what services and funding resources may be available to them.

To RSVP, email Grants Coordinator Taylor Kimber at taylor.kimber@mail.house.gov or call (510) 620-1000.

Redistricting is required to comply with the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, ensuring “one person, one vote.” Every ten years local Contra Costa governmental bodies use the mandated Census to redraw districts’ lines to reflect population growth and shifts, affecting who will be elected to represent you.

Learn from a panel of current and former community leaders about what redistricting is, how the process works, how you can participate and how it affects you.

Date:  Thursday, May 27, 2021

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Register for this zoom presentation:

https://ccclib.bibliocommons.com/events/6086ffd5b6f1714500ce77ed

Panelists

Helen Hutchinson, immediate past president LWV California

Board of Supervisors Chair Diane Burgis

David Twa, immediate past Administrator, Contra Costa County

Bobby Jordan, West Contra Costa Unified School District

Debi Cooper, Registrar of Voters, Contra Costa County

This panel discussion will help the community understand how local district boundaries are drawn and how community members can participate in creating equitable maps of Contra Costa districts. The new district lines will last for the next ten years, impacting our community into the future. Redistricting affects congressional, state senate, assembly, Board of Equalization and BART districts, as well as to the following local districts this year:

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Districts 1-5

City Councils

• Antioch
• Brentwood
• Concord
• Martinez
• Richmond
• San Ramon

School Districts

• Contra Costa County Board of Education
• Contra Costa County Community College District
• Antioch Unified School District
• Martinez Unified School District
• Mt. Diablo Unified School District
• San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• West Contra Costa Unified School District

Special Districts

• Contra Costa Water District
• Diablo Water District
• Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection

This panel discussion will be livestreamed on the Contra Costa Library YouTube channel, and broadcast on CCTV. A recording of this meeting will be available on the Contra Costa Library and the League of Women Voters Diablo Valley YouTube channels, as well as rebroadcast on local CCTV channels.

The program is sponsored by the Contra Costa Libraries, the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley and the League of Women Voters of West Contra Costa County.

For more information contact Program@LWVDV.org.

Location to be announced.

Come and Grab a Tri-Tip Dinner in support of student education programs. All funds support the youth of Antioch. For tickets click here.

With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration & the Antioch Police Department announce its 20th Take Back Day is scheduled for April 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 300 L Street in Antioch.

At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs. With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is essential.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. has seen an increase in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 83,544 Americans overdosing during the 12-month period ending July 1, 2020, the most ever recorded in a 12-month period. The increase in drug overdose deaths appeared to begin prior to the COVID-19 health emergency, but accelerated significantly during the first months of the pandemic.

The public can drop off potentially dangerous prescription medications at collection sites which will adhere to local COVID-19 guidelines and regulations in order to maintain the safety of all participants and local law enforcement.

DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs will not be accepted. DEA will continue to accept vaping devices and cartridges at its drop off locations provided lithium batteries are removed.

Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce addiction and stem overdose deaths.

Learn more about the event at www.deatakeback.com, or by calling 800-882-9539.