August 31, 2022
What I’m thinking about these days is American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, a film about this extraordinary thinker and organizer who has been a huge …
Food For Thought – Sandra Bass
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BUILD Keeps on Reading: A Mentor’s Remote Experience
June 4, 2020
With a total of 21 sites and approximately 200 student mentors, BUILD is a collective and communal effort dependent on everyone involved in the program. In response to …
Cal in the Capital alum starts nonprofit to help children get an education
June 4, 2018
Jennifer Vasta ‘94, recalls how Cal in the Capital inspired her to help children in developing countries get an education.
I Had to Stay Involved in Cal in the Capital!
October 31, 2017
Q&A with alumna Victoria Brademan JD, Class of 1973 What do you get from continuing to be involved with Cal in the Capital (CITC)? CITC did so much …
BUILD-ing Careers in Education
September 12, 2017
Like all Public Service Center programs, BUILD, a literacy mentoring program, frequently serves as a springboard to a career for student participants. So many BUILD alumni now work …
Inspirational to the Students They Mentor
July 26, 2017
The Rogers Family Foundation seeks to transform the educational experience of Oakland’s students, and a key strategy is to ensure students are proficient in reading by the end …
Reflections of Bernadette Rabuy, Student
June 26, 2017
Bernadette Rabuy, a Political Economy student originally from South San Francisco, has been an active leader in several Public Service Center programs. In 2011, she participated in the …
Reflections of Tara Thwin-Palojor, Student, Berkeley Food & Housing
June 26, 2017
Growing up in Bangkok, Thailand, Tara often volunteered in impoverished communities with her mother. “I really care about marginalized groups,” Tara says. “I’m moved by that sense of …
Reflections of Minh Dang, Alum & Advocate: Anti-Human Trafficking
June 26, 2017
If there’s an expert on UC Berkeley’s Public Service Center, it’s Minh Dang. Minh came to the Center as a student leader in 2004 and has been a …
Reflections of Terrie Light, Community Partner, Berkeley Food & Housing Project
June 26, 2017
As a budding community activist, Terrie Light began serving meals to homeless people living in Oakland’s Jefferson Park. More than 25 years later, what began as a part-time …