Disturbing Statistics
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20% of the children and 37% of the adults in West Oakland have asthma. Children in West Oakland are seven times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than any other children in California. The Oakland-Berkley Asthma Coalition reviewed hospitalization rates for Alameda County in 1999-2001 and found a 28% increase in […]

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St. Patrick / Prescott-Joseph Center
Summer Activities Camp
July 2 – Augest 10, 2007
Monday - Friday
Indoor Soccer Skill Camp
1 – 4 PM
Ages 8-11 yrs.
Boys & Girls
30 Students
eld at Fr. Howard Center, St. Patrick Campus
Basketball Skill Camp
9 – 12 PM
Ages 8-12 yrs.
Boys & Girls
30 Students
Held at Fr. Howard Center, St. Patrick Campus
Theater Camp
10 – 2 PM
Ages […]

In our daily work with families in need in West Oakland, we at Prescott-Joseph have become increasingly aware of the tremendous need for a food pantry in the Lower Bottom of West Oakland. Previous food banks and pantries have closed (Women’s Economic Agenda Project((WEAP)), Catholic Charities, St. Patrick, Mt. Zion) or are operating marginally.
St. Patrick’s […]

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 […]

Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD)
Our Executive Director, Washington Burns, M.D. was nominated for a partnership award given by the Dept of Public Health to community partners. Awards will be presented at a dinner, April 6, 2006