Dear Friends
April 2021

EBALDC Reaffirms BLM Allyship

What do you say about a boy who just became a teenager? A man who was a new father? The former co-captain of his high school basketball team? A woman whose job was to save lives? A runner? A man who nourished our children? We say their names: Adam Toledo Daunte Wright George Floyd Breonna Taylor Ahmaud Arbery Philando Castile… And still, there are so many more names we have to say. So many lives for whose deaths we need to mourn. So many more humans. We are tired of seeing Black and Brown people killed. We are tired of seeing... Read more
Dear Friends
October 2020

Vote!

Dear Friends, It’s time to Vote! Fortunately, in California, state officials have made it easy and safe to vote... Read more
Dear Friends
September 2020

Thank you!

Dear Friends, Thanks to you, EBALDC’s 45th Anniversary Gala Celebration last week was an immense success, with over $320,000 raised to support our many programs that “bring health home” – to our residents, community serving businesses, clients and the greater East Bay community. If you missed it, you can still watch it at www.ebaldc45.com.  As this was my last EBALDC Gala as the CEO, I was especially touched by the words of our honorees: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, JPMorgan Chase, represented by Amy Wallace, and Nu Huynh, our Lynette Jung Lee Resident... Read more
Dear Friends
August 2020

Be My Guest: EBALDC’s 45th Anniversary Gala Celebration

Dear Friends, As many of you know, after nearly twenty years at EBALDC, I will be leaving at the end of October of this year. That makes our upcoming 45th Anniversary VIRTUAL Gala Celebration even more special and sentimental to me, as it will be my last EBALDC Gala Celebration as the leader of EBALDC’s talented professional family!  Please join me on Thursday, September 10th at 4pm by registering at www.ebaldc45.com as I begin a new chapter as an EBALDC alumnus and share details of my future plans!  The event is... Read more
Dear Friends
May 2020

Our Vision of Leadership

Dear Friends, How do we build a deep bench for leadership collaborative leadership? As the pandemic forces us to re-think everything we do and how we do it, leadership at all levels becomes even more important. Over a year ago, EBALDC started thinking about an organizational restructure plan that would offer more opportunities for growth and leadership for our talented staff. The plan is designed to support strong, collaborative decision-making that’s fully oriented around our vision for Healthy Neighborhoods and the four pillars and five goals of our strategic plan. Through... Read more
Dear Friends
April 2020

Let’s Share Life

Dear Friends, As we travel together through this challenging time of sheltering in place, our network of community partners has been critical to finding ways to address the fast-changing problems that impact the neighborhoods that we serve.  A Tongan proverb refers to the importance of sharing resources, exhorting us to: Pikipiki hama, kae vaevae manava — let’s join our outriggers and share life. Since EBALDC was established 45 years ago, we have accomplished more by bringing people, organizations and resources together. Our partnerships and collaborative partners are more important than ever. Together,... Read more
Commercial Real Estate
April 2020

From their kitchens to yours: Support local restaurants and food businesses!

Dear Friends, Food not only nourishes us, it brings us together as a community. “Breaking bread together” can address conflict and build critical relationships.  For many of us, food is love.  As we enter our second month under Shelter-In-Place orders in the San Francisco Bay Area, many have rediscovered the joys of the family meal and cooking at home.  As our grocery carts are fuller than ever, we realize just how much food we consume, we also realize how much we used to eat out and support our local food businesses.  ... Read more
Dear Friends
April 2020

Appreciation to our frontline staff!

Dear Friends, As we near the end of our 4th week of Sheltering-in-Place in the Bay Area, I want to take a moment to shout-out to EBALDC’s essential workers.  Our on-site Property Management teams, and Resident, Youth and Financial Services teams, are on the front lines, and even more essential during these challenging times.   With 30 properties, our Property Management team has been hard at work to ensure that our residents live in a healthy and supportive environment: Two properties have 24-hour front desk clerks.  They have been critical to supporting... Read more
Dear Friends
April 2020

“Dear Friends” from EBALDC CEO

Dear Friends, As we near the end of our 4th week of Sheltering-in-Place in the Bay Area, I want to take a moment to shout-out to EBALDC’s essential workers.  Our on-site Property Management teams, and Resident, Youth and Financial Services teams, are on the front lines, and even more essential during these challenging times.   With 30 properties, our Property Management team has been hard at work to ensure that our residents live in a healthy and supportive environment: Two properties have 24-hour front desk clerks.  They have been critical to supporting... Read more