ABC30 By Amanda Venegas January, 14, 2016 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) –Fresno State is trying to help bridge the gap by getting parents in tuned. In this day and age, our children are learning so much especially when it comes to … Continue reading
On December 5, 2015, the Firebaugh Community Garden received a make-over with the help from the Wonderful Orchard Company from Bakersfield. Starting at 6:30am, 45 Wonderful Orchard employees and 15 Promotores members donated their time to clean the 3.5 acre … Continue reading
The Collegian By Myles Barker December 3, 2015 Fresno State’s office of community and economic development won the Excellence in Community Connected Award this year for all the work its San Joaquin Valley Rural Development Center has done in providing … Continue reading
(Left to right) Alice Rocha, business development loan officer, Northern California Community Loan Fund; Monica Palmeria, policy and programs specialist, California Coalition for Rural Housing; and Ismael Herrera, director, SJVRDC participating in a hands-on activity during the 4th Annual San … Continue reading
SJVRDC staff, including project assistant Felipe Perez (seen above), attended La Feria de Educacion, a California State University education fair to highlight RDC’s programs and services. The fair took place at Fresno State on October 24 in partnership with Univision … Continue reading
(Left to right) Gene Merrell, UEDA Board of Directors and Associate Vice President for Economic Development, University of Idaho; Christi Bell, UEDA Past President, Summit Presenting Sponsor and Executive Director, University of Alaska Anchorage Business Enterprise Institute; Eduardo Gonzalez, Project … Continue reading
On September 1, staff attended a celebration and recognition day of Firebaugh’s Community Garden, “Planting Dreams”. The day consisted of a community lunch and garden tours. The nearly three acre garden is filled with a variety of crops ranging from … Continue reading
Program manager, Eduardo Gonzalez (left) and project assistant and Parent University instructor, John Gonzalez (right) promoted Parent University to prospective parents of Huron Middle School. The program offers parents Digital Literacy, Parenting Skills and English Language Comprehension classes. At the … Continue reading
SJVRDC hosted training sessions for new Parent University instructors for the upcoming academic year. SJVRDC project manager, Eduardo Gonzalez (left) and Fresno State Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) executive director, Mike Dozier (right) introduced the Parent University Program … Continue reading
Project assistant Felipe Perez (left) and director Ismael Herrera (right) hold up the new Biola Market banner. SJVRDC has helped to establish seasonal Farmer’s Markets in Mendota, Firebaugh, and Biola.