en asociación con la comunidad POR ANDREA BAILEY partnering with the community BY ANDREA BAILEY richmond refinery newsletter june 2016 richmond today

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1 richmond refinery newsletter june 2016 richmond today partnering with the community BY ANDREA BAILEY Chevron works hard to maximize our impact in Richmond by creating partnerships with organizations and nonprofits that are providing services to directly help those in need. Our youth investments are focused on expanding access to quality education and supporting programs for at-risk youth. We work with the West Contra Costa Unified School District and other worthy organizations to bring handson, project-based learning to local students. Chevron recently partnered with the Fab Foundation to create Fab Lab Richmond, a state-of-the-art lab open to local students and community members where you can literally build almost anything you can think of. Chevron is also investing over $35 million in scholarship programs including scholarships through Chevron s Black Employee Network, SOMOS (Hispanic) Employee Network and the Richmond Promise, making college more affordable and attainable for local students. This approach ensures students develop the critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills to succeed in the jobs of the future something we know is critically important to our future. Andrea Bailey is the Community Engagement Manager for Chevron Richmond. en asociación con la comunidad POR ANDREA BAILEY Chevron trabaja arduamente para maximizar su impacto en Richmond creando asociaciones con organizaciones y empresas sin fines de lucro que proveen servicios directamente para ayudar a las personas necesitadas. Nuestra inversión en los jóvenes se enfoca en ampliar el acceso a la educación de alta calidad y apoyar programas para jóvenes en situaciones de alto riesgo. Trabajamos con el Distrito Escolar Unificado de West Contra Costa y con otras valiosas organizaciones para llevar a los estudiantes de la localidad el aprendizaje práctico basado en proyectos. Recientemente Chevron se asoció con la Fundación Fab para crear Fab Lab Richmond, un laboratorio de vanguardia disponible para los estudiantes locales y miembros de la comunidad en el que literalmente pueden construir cualquier cosa que puedan imaginar. Chevron también invierte más de $35 millones de dólares en programas de becas, incluidas becas a través de la Red de Empleados Afroamericanos de Chevron, Red de Empleados SOMOS (hispanos) y la Promesa Richmond, haciendo que la universidad sea más asequible y esté al alcance de los estudiantes de la localidad. Este enfoque permite que los alumnos desarrollen el pensamiento crítico, la resolución de problemas y habilidades analíticas para triunfar en los empleos del futuro: algo que sabemos que es fundamental para nuestro porvenir. Andrea Bailey es gerente de relaciones con la comunidad de Chevron Richmond.

2 investing in our youth Our youth investment strategy focuses on creating partnerships with organizations that are working to expand access to quality education and support at-risk kids. This approach helps students develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills needed to succeed in the jobs of the future. $2,346,840 total giving in 2015 $110,000 economic development $231,551 violence prevention $1,834,579 education $164,710 youth programs

3 supporting richmond s future leaders Our commitment, at every stage of a young person's life Chevron champions education and at-risk youth in Richmond and West County, from K to 12 and beyond. Through our strategic partnerships, we help students and teachers get the tools and resources they need to succeed. Because smarter kids today will lead to a more competitive future. YMCA West Contra Costa $50,000 Offering after-school and summer programs for kids in a safe, inclusive environment Richmond Promise $9,000,000 (Amount invested in 2015 of $35 million total over 10 years) Helping make college attainable for every young person in Richmond West Contra Costa Unified School District STEM Centers $425,000 Bringing STEM to life for students and families at five Richmond schools Project Lead the Way $53,500 Enabling students to solve real life challenges through engineering curriculum Youthworks, City of Richmond $100,000 Providing summer jobs and life skills for at-risk youth Familias Unidas $71,551 Helping to reduce violence through intervention and support

4 expanding access to math and science BY RAMONA NEVEU Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) is one of the oldest STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs around. We work with educationally disadvantaged students to prepare them for careers in math and science. All too often many kids are not getting the help they need to succeed in math and science. We know that exposing kids to these subjects at an early age and getting them help to succeed is important and that s what MESA does. We work with more than 1,200 elementary, middle and high school students in 17 schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Since 2010, Chevron has helped fund after-school programs where students get to make some really cool projects like mousetrap cars, handmade gliders and balsa wood bridges. We also host MESA Day, an annual competition held at Cal State East Bay, where local students and their families participate in a variety of hands-on activities and experiments. For many this is the first time they ve been to a college campus something we hope will show them that attending college is something they can do. Ramona Neveu is the MESA Schools Program Director at California State University East Bay. ampliar el acceso a las matemáticas y a la ciencia POR RAMONA NEVEU Logros en Matemáticas, Ingeniería y Ciencias (MESA, por sus siglas en inglés) es uno de los programas más antiguos de STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) que existe. Trabajamos con alumnos con desventajas en educación para prepararlos para carreras en ciencias y matemáticas. Demasiados niños no reciben la ayuda que necesitan para lograr el éxito en ciencias y matemáticas. Sabemos que es muy importante exponerlos a estos temas a una edad temprana y ayudarlos a que tengan éxito. Eso es lo que hace MESA. Trabajamos con más de 1,200 alumnos de primaria, escuela intermedia y secundaria en 17 escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado del Condado de West Contra Costa. Desde 2010, Chevron ha ayudado a financiar programas después de clases en los que los estudiantes pueden trabajar en algunos proyectos muy interesantes como autos impulsados por trampas de ratones, planeadores hechos a mano y puentes de madera de balsa. También organizamos el Día MESA, una competencia anual que se lleva a cabo en Cal State East Bay, donde los estudiantes de la localidad y sus familias participan en una variedad de actividades y experimentos prácticos. Para muchos, esta es la primera vez que visitan un campus universitario, algo que esperamos que les muestre que asistir a la universidad es algo que pueden hacer. Ramona Neveu es la directora del Programa de Escuelas MESA en la Universidad del Estado de California East Bay.

5 Q&A meet our neighbors Eric Aaholm Executive Director of YES Nature to Neighborhoods What is YES Nature to Neighborhoods? YES Nature to Neighborhoods is a nonprofit that provides Richmond-area youth ages 8 18 with outdoor nature experiences while helping them develop leadership and relationship building skills. We believe that exposure to enriching, outdoor opportunities helps light a fire in the hearts and imaginations of our kids, allowing them to think outside the box about who they are and who they want to become. What makes YES unique compared to other youth programs in the Richmond area? Everything we do starts with building a connection in nature. We provide safe and supportive settings outdoors so youth can get to know people from different backgrounds. Recognizing that many youth stay in Richmond, we want them to have a positive view of their community so that they can explore career opportunities after high school and feel empowered to give back to their community. What is it about the outdoors you find so inspirational? For our youth, it's transformative to get outdoors and see the wild spaces that California offers. It's also eye opening for our youth who have not grown up with nature to see the grandeur of a place like Yosemite, or the magic of a park like Point Pinole. We also have access to kayaking on the Bay which allows our youth to literally see Richmond from a new perspective. What types of youth programs does YES offer? We have several programs that work together to create a 10-year leadership pathway for our youth. We send over 300 youth each year to week-long Summer Camps around the Bay Area, and offer Camp Days at Miller Knox Park where kids learn about fishing, biking and hiking during the school year. We also have a Camp-to-Community program for teens that hosts weekly events throughout the year, like backpacking and community service projects. Lastly, we have Family Camp to bring together youth and their families in natural settings. What has it been like working with Chevron? I really appreciate the partnership between YES and Chevron. They are looking at the most pressing needs that young people have in the Richmond area, such as education and career training, and are genuinely committed to helping the community and agencies like ours address those areas. To me, what matters most is that Chevron is listening to the community and working strategically to direct funding where it is needed most. What do you love most about your job and working in the Richmond area? I have been doing this for 11 years, so being able to see kids become successful young adults is so rewarding. YES helps youth develop the confidence and connections necessary to go out and navigate the world, and Richmond and its regional parks have provided us the perfect natural setting to do our work. What is the real Richmond to you? Richmond is a diverse community with a rich history of hardworking individuals who people admire and respect. Richmond also has some of the best access to nature in the entire Bay Area, including the most shoreline of any Bay Area city. I am proud to be a Richmond resident and work in this community. To learn more and help YES bring 330 Richmond youth to camp this summer, please visit

6 Chevron Richmond 841 Chevron Way Richmond, CA FOR MORE INFORMATION PARA MÁS INFORMACIÓN or call For noise and odor complaints, please contact a info@richmondrefinery.com o llamando al número Para quejas relacionadas con ruidos y olores, por favor llame al número COMMUNITY CORNER fab lab richmond community hours BY PHIL GONSALVES Fab Lab Richmond was launched at Kennedy High School in September 2015 and has quickly become a popular resource for students, teachers and staff in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The Fab Lab is a hands-on space where you can dream, design and build almost anything. We are pleased to bring this opportunity to budding innovators and entrepreneurs in Richmond through the launch of the Fab Lab Community Hours. Now anyone can sign up and use the Fab Lab's state-ofthe-art technology, like 3D-printers and laser cutters. We are so excited to share our monthly programming with residents who can come, learn, experiment and access all of the benefits of having the largest digital fabrication lab on a K-12 school campus in the United States right in their backyards. Go to to learn more about this program and sign up for a training session. Phil Gonsalves is the director for curriculum and instruction at the West Contra Costa Unified School District. horas de comunidad de Fab Lab Richmond POR PHIL GONSALVES Fab Lab Richmond se introdujo en la escuela secundaria Kennedy en septiembre de 2015 y se ha convertido rápidamente en un recurso muy conocido y deseado para los estudiantes, maestros y personal del Distrito Escolar Unificado de West Contra Costa. El Fab Lab es un área práctica donde puedes soñar, diseñar y construir casi cualquier cosa. Nos orgullecemos de llevar esta oportunidad a innovadores y emprendedores de Richmond a través del lanzamiento del Fab Lab Community Hours. Ahora cualquier persona se puede inscribir y usar la tecnología de vanguardia de Fab Lab, como impresoras tridimensionales y cortadoras láser. Estamos muy entusiasmados por compartir nuestra programación mensual con los residentes que pueden venir, aprender, experimentar y acceder a todos los beneficios de tener el laboratorio de fabricación más grande en un campus escolar de kindergarten a doceavo grado en los Estados Unidos justo aquí en nuestros alrededores. Visite para obtener más información sobre este programa e inscribirse para una sesión de capacitación. Philip Gonsalves es el director del programa de estudios e instrucción en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de West Contra Costa.