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2021 Black History Month Message from Robert Sausedo

Community Build holds press conference to protest age-based COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

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2021 Black History Month Message from Robert Sausedo

Community Build holds press conference to protest age-based COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
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CBI 2020 RECAP NEWSLETTER

SPREAD THE LOVE
February, 2021
n celebration of Valentine’s Day, Community Build, Inc. Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GYRD) Intervention and Prevention Southwest 1 Teams held a special “Spread the Love, Not COVID” Grab ‘N Go event on February 11. Over 200 gift bags filled with masks, first aid kits, hand sanitizers, bottles of water, candy, and COVID-19 fact sheet, CBI information, various hygiene items as well as lunch, were distributed to individuals and families.

MAKING A WAY OUT OF NO WAY
January 21, 2021
As the one year anniversary of the Coronavirus pandemic nears, Black unemployment continues to hover around 10% and thousands remain unemployed or underemployed. Many South Los Angeles nonprofits have stepped up their efforts to fill the employment void and made providing jobs a top priority. Leimert Park-based nonprofit Community Build, Inc. (CBI) is one of those agencies.

COMMUNITY BUILD, INC. ANNOUNCES TARA TAYLOR AS INTERIM CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
November 19, 2020
The board of directors of Community Build, Inc. and President Robert Sausedo, announced the selection of Tara Taylor as its new interim chief operations officer.
Taylor will be in charge of Community Build’s daily operations, including...

COMMUNITY BUILD, INC. OFFERS HOPE AND EMPLOYMENT
October 22, 2020
When the 2020 Census count is finally tallied, states across the nation will receive their proportionate share of government funding for essential social programs and services for the next decade.....

Empowered Residents Provide Safe Passage
September 10, 2020
“Defund the police!” has been a rallying cry for protesters nationwide in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
Locally, an initiative called Safe Passage offers residents in South Los Angeles an opportunity to monitor their own communities with the full support of law enforcement...

88th St. COGIC and Community Groups Hold Emergency Food Distribution
APRIL 15, 2020
Over 1,200 people were served and scores of others volunteered, including Steve Wesson of USC, a premier CRSSLA network partner. The collaboration resulted in the distribution of more than 50,000 pounds of food, which was donated by the Sam Simon Foundation and...