Tag: free
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Free Wheelchair Mission: The Miracle of Mobility
By Dianne Anderson Most people never think about their legs until they can’t get around as they used to, which is where Free Wheelchair Mission comes to the rescue. In the past 20 years, the Irvine nonprofit has given away 1.3 million wheelchairs, the most distributed wheelchairs around the world. Nuka Solomon, a first-generation American ... -
COVID-19 Testing at a Black Church Near You
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The Tabernacle Community Development Corporation (TCDC) in partnership with the Los Angeles County Health Services has launched a new program to expand access to free community-based COVID-19 testing in the Black community. TCDC is setting in motion its effort in some areas of Los Angeles County where there ... -
Hooking Up Small Biz With Free Help
By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media Gov. Newsom says he wants to help small businesses. Combined, they are a major economic engine in the state. He wants them to get online quicker and expand their markets to reach new customers in cyberspace. This is as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer their bottom lines and ... -
S.B. Legal Aid Offers Free Expungement
By Dianne Anderson It should come as no surprise that the last place most formerly incarcerated want to be is at another courthouse standing before another judge. That’s probably one reason why thousands that could have gotten expunged haven’t taken advantage of the process locally since 2014 when the expungement law opened up. Since then, ...