Center for Community Voices at Fresno State

Join Fresno DRIVE, @EndPovertyCA , Advancing Fresno County Guaranteed Income, Community Justice Network/Center, Career Nexus, @FresnoEOC, and us in this community film screening of Poverty and Power on 3/28/2024 at Maya Cinema. Free registration: tinyurl.com/povertyandpower

The Fresno Guaranteed Income program is now accepting applications! If you live in 93706 (SW Fresno) or 93234 (Huron), meet the income requirement, and have at least one child age 0-5 (or you are pregnant), apply for a chance to be selected! Link: fresnoeoc.org/guaranteed-inc…

Calling all student parents @Fresno_State! Join us on September 11 at 11 AM for a listening session on basic income and meeting basic needs. Food provided, and $20 gift cards for participation. RSVP here! bit.ly/studentparentg…

We are so proud of these students and their bright futures! (6/6)

Isabella Garcia wrote an op-ed about investing Southwest Fresno for cleaner air and healthier lives. Izzy is entering her senior year at Edison High School: fresnobee.com/opinion/reader… (5/6)

Alana de la Cerda wrote an op-ed on making schools safer for students of color by creating a student advisory council. Alana is headed to UC Berkeley to start her college career in the fall: fresnobee.com/opinion/reader… (4/6)

Thomas Stewart wrote an op-ed on how Edison students can be more involved in supporting the community around them through education and community engagement. Thomas will begin his college journey at Columbia University in the fall: fresnobee.com/opinion/reader… (3/6)

We supported them as they wrote op-eds on racial and economic justice in Fresno. All three published their op-eds in the Fresno Bee with funding from our @JBMcClatchy grant! (2/6)

Check out what the CCV has been up to in the last year! First up: our op-ed writing projects with students at Edison High School. From December to June, we worked with three members of the Black Student Union at Edison. #LiftingLocalVoices (1/6) photos.app.goo.gl/23wGAjWujkyYMF…

Meet Dr. Amber Crowell, Co-Director for the Center for Community Voices! Dr. Crowell is Associate Professor of Sociology at Fresno State and is dedicated to the campaign for social justice through supporting community-led efforts to change hearts, minds, and policies.

Meet Andy Levine, Co-Director for the Center for Community Voices! Andy teaches in the Sociology Department at Fresno State and is also a Trustee on the Fresno Unified School Board, the third-largest school district in California and the district that educated him.

It is with great pleasure to introduce our newest team members for Center for Community Voices! Toni is one of our Student Coordinators, she is currently studying Psychology as an undergraduate at Fresno State.

Join us in welcoming Pa Houa Lee as one of the Student Coordinators for the Center for Community Voices Team. We are excited to have her on the team! Welcome to CCV Pa Houa! #welcome #newemployee