Stephen Victoriano, Program Manager visited our studios to talk about Life Steps Foundation, a fiscally responsible, culturally competent California non-profit dedicated to meeting the health, psychological and socioeconomic challenges of people throughout their lifespan who are experiencing mental, developmental or physical disabilities.

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Andrea Urton, CEO and Stephanie Demos, Chief Development Officer came in to talk about the non-profit organization, HomeFirst, a 38-year-old organization in Silicon Valley whose mission is to end homelessness by confronting homelessness by cultivating people's potential to get housed and stay housed.

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Elisha Greenwell, Founder, Black Joy Parade came in to talk about The Black Joy Parade which exists to provide the Black community and allies a live experience that celebrates our influence on cultures past, present and future. We unite a diverse community by creating a space to express each of our unique contributions to the Black experience.

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On this special edition of Listen Up Bay Area with Sterling James, Mrs. Therese Crutcher-Marin, Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) Northern California Chapter Board Member came in to our studios to talk about The Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA), the premier nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by Huntington's disease (HD). 

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Sequoia Blodgett, Tech Reporter came in to talk about Black Enterprise and the 2018 Tech Connext event which Armand will be a part of in support of the youth, and young black excellence. Black Enterprises empowers and advocates for black entrepreneurs across the country and this year KBLX's very own Armand was invited to be a part of the Bay Area event.  

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Preston Pinkney, Program Director City of Oakland Ace Kids Golf Program and Paris Davis, Former Ace Kids Golf Participant came in to talk about the City of Oakland program with a mission to create positive and productive citizens in the community through youth development, life skills and educational opportunities using the game of golf.

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Arthur Renowitzky, Founder; Jennifer Groebe, LGO Board Member; Trevor Scott, LGO Ambassador came in to talk about the amazing orgnaization raising awareness wiuth our youth here in the Bay Area. Life Goes On (LGO) is about transformation. It's a philosophy and a lifestyle. LGO teaches wellness and recovery one may face from any hardships and challenges in life through positivity, knowledge and sport focusing on spinal-cord injuries, uplifting underserved youth and senseless gun-violence prevention.

Maiya Edgerly and Gayla Newsome came in to talk about Onyx Scholars, a program that prepares inner-city students for admission to the nation's HBCUs. 93% of our student cohort are first-time generation college students that come from low-income households. We serve students from the ages 16-21 years old, but we have monthly HBCU college readiness programming that all students and families can enjoy and participate in.

Captain Michael Carroll of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and Jack Bryson, Community Organizer of the Alameda County Sheriffs Office Barbershop Forums came by to talk about the amazing talks with a mission to continuously seek opportunities to bridge the communication gap between law enforcement and the community by having solution-based conversations that build wholesome community partnerships and strengthening sustainable bonds all while restoring public TRUST and encouraging community engagement through civic engagement.

Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties came in to talk about the amazing organization making a difference in the South Bay! Second Harvest's mission is to lead our community to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. 

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