Community Update 3.10.22


1.) The Office of Assembly member Mike Gipson will be hosting a Gun Violence & Gang Violence Conference on April 8 & 9 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (1000 E. Victoria St. Carson, CA 90747. Join them as they discuss how to end gun violence by implementing a systematic plan of action to make communities safer. You may RSVP at eric.washington@asm.ca.gov or at (310)-324-6408.


2.) Community Reflections, Inc. will be having a free food give-away at 10020 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90047 on Friday, March 11, 1-3pm. Free Covid Testing and Giveaways will be provided as well. They are also looking for volunteers from 10am to 3pm. For more information, please call (323)-674-4376.


3.) Someone Like Me is offering virtual parenting classes via Zoom from March 3 to April 7, every Thursday from 7-9pm. For $120, learn techniques to help you communicate more effectively and strengthen the relationships within your families. These classes are based on Dr. Jayne Major's many years of doctoral research in the field of parenting at UCLA. For more information and/or to enroll, please call or text (310-765-5328.


4.) The Education Works Consulting Firm will be hosting a Zoom session titled Voices of Our Youth, an Inglewood Anti-Trafficking Task Force Listening Session. They invite the community to join the session on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, from 1-3pm. See the following zoom information:

  • Meeting ID: 727 129 1908

  • Password: 1902

5.) The American Indian Counseling Center Prevention and Early Intervention and the United American Indian Involvement are collaborating together to host a weekly Tuesday session titled Healing the Sacred Self from 3-4:30pm. In this weekly session, you can learn about self-care and healing, improve communication schools, receive education and resources, and more. Be sure to see the attached flyer for the Microsoft Teams meeting. Here is the link just in case.


6.) The Watts Vaccine Task Force will be hosting its Vaccinate Watts - Power of Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 19 from 10am to 2pm. In this free event, they will be providing services such as COVID-19 testing and vaccines, free giveaways and wellness bags, animal services, and on site journaling, healing circles, yoga class, and knitting stations. To learn more about the #VaccinateWatts campaign, click here. If you would like to participate in the campaign visit the media toolkit.