Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement is partnering with Alameda County to provide support for families referred via Child Protective Services (CPS). The purpose of this program, called Another Road to Safety, is to strengthen families and reduce the number of children being displaced into foster homes. With this program, we provide the same support as […]

Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement, lead agency, and West Oakland Community Collaborative provide support to youth and families of McClymonds High School in West Oakland.
We take care of basic needs including food, clothing, and housing; job training; jobs; financial education; furniture; and support and treatment for victims of Domestic violence and drug rehab.
We are redoubling […]

Click here to read our inspiring data summary of Prescott-Joseph’s Asthma Education efforts in 2005
San Francisco Foundation(S.F.F.) Grant site visit
We submitted a Letter of Inquiry(L.O.I.) and got approval to submit a formal application for $20,000. The site visit will be today, April 12, 2006, at 4pm.
Rose Foundation
Prescott-Joseph Center was encouraged to submit a proposal for […]

Bill Somervillle, President of PVF, offered Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement the opportunity to sign an agreement with PVF regarding availability of funding by PVF in the event of a major disaster. This was approved by our Board of Directors and we have signed the agreement. This is part of Prescott-Joseph’s efforts in Disaster Planning.

Our Executive Director, Washington Burns, M.D. had a meeting with Arnold Perkins, head of the Public Health Dept, the Principal of Prescott Elementary School and Tony Iton, Medical Director of Alameda County on April 7, to talk about the problems in Alameda County. Arnold wanted Dr. Burns to represent West Oakland as a community leader. […]