Posts Tagged ‘Lao Family Community Development’
Non-profit Lao Family celebrates 35 years helping immigrants achieve self-sufficiency
In 1980, refugees from Laos gathered in the living room of a modest three-bedroom Richmond apartment. Their daunting goal was to help their growing community find jobs and housing in America after fleeing the destruction wrought by the Vietnam War. On Wednesday last week, Lao Family Community Development, Inc. celebrated its 35th anniversary at Maple…
Read MoreChevron grants $1 million to non profits, but city official wants more
Chevron split a million-dollar grant last week between five Richmond non-profits against a backdrop of city officials’ efforts to obtain millions more from the oil giant through taxes.
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