Founded in 1988, S.H.A.R.E. Inland Empire is a re-entry life skills program that assists people in integrating back into the community after incarceration. Their goal: To assist individuals in becoming self-sufficient, and to create jobs in the Inland Empire and particularly San Bernardino. They fund the business by selling furniture and cars to church organizations, […]
Ben Johnson II, Alvord School District, Board of Trustees
Over your 17 years on the Alvord School Board what do you consider the district’s biggest challenges and greatest accomplishments? Challenges: Adequate funding is the biggest challenge facing most districts. The state of California spends approximately $8000 per student a year. However, there is significant disparity from one district to the next. In addition to […]
Eliza Daniely-Woolfolk, CEO, Alternatives to Domestic Violence
Eliza Daniely-Woolfolk has served as CEO of Alternatives to Domestic Violence (ADV) since 1997. ADV is a multi-service agency serving western Riverside County. Since 1978, ADV has evolved and expanded to provide a continuum of services ranging from prevention, early intervention, to crisis intervention and has reached thousands of domestic violence victims and their families. […]
Mike Elliott, Owner of Mike’s Fitness on Keeping Dad Fit
Mike Elliott is owner of Mike’s Fitness Personal Training in Riverside. He earned his BS Degree in Kinesiology from Cal Baptist University, is a certified personal trainer, and has been training for 12 years. A CBU College Track National Champion and Hall of Fame Team Member, Mike is also a running/speed coach who has trained […]
Bishop Craig W. Johnson, Cathedral of Praise International Ministries
As told to Natasha Simone Ferguson A purple and white banner declaring, Decade of Destiny 2003-2013, is proudly displayed on the wall behind the pulpit as the congregation — a blend of both young and old — praises and worships God collectively. With authority and conviction, this spirit-filled church’s anointed leader Bishop Craig Johnson preaches […]
Covering California: State Prepares to Help Insure Millions
By Lee Ragin, Jr. Voice intern, Auvenida Peña is the prime candidate health insurance company’s need on their books as the federal Affordable Care Act begins to roll out under Covered California in October. Peña, relatively healthy, is in need of coverage. The 23-year-old San Bernardino resident, college student, wife, and mother of a 2-year-old […]
Emmy Award-Winning Actress Lindsay Wagner Joins Faculty at San Bernardino Valley College
On the first day of San Bernardino Valley College’s RTVF-134 Acting and Directing for Television and Film class, the classroom was full of students asking about the syllabus, pleading for an ‘add code’ so they can enroll in the class, and listening to the professor talk about what to expect in the upcoming semester. Little […]
Prominent California Officials Visit Armenia
A bipartisan delegation of prominent California elected officials and representatives from the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) traveled to Armenia and Artsakh this week to meet with influential figures across Armenia’s and NKR’s political spectrum and obtain first-hand understanding of the rich and dynamic cultures. The group is scheduled to return […]
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Launches JusticeMobile Appbanking
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris joined San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to launch the California Department of Justice’s JusticeMobile app. JusticeMobile is a mobile app that gives law enforcement agents, for the first time, secure and immediate access to state and federal criminal justice information. Until now, officers […]
UrbanLIFT(SM) grant program to bring help to neighborhoods
Eligible nonprofits can apply until Sept. 30 for grants to help neighborhood improvement projects improvements Wells Fargo, the nation’s leading home mortgage lender, recently announced eligible nonprofits may apply for a grant as part of a new $11.4 million UrbanLIFT(SM) community grant program to help accelerate economic recovery and neighborhood improvement projects in 25 cities. […]
