Adult Education Dismantled
By Scott J. Morris, East Bay Express
Article about the defunding of Adult Education and its impact on the community. Interviews ESL instructors and employment staff from Lao Family, which has one of the last community-located ESL classes in Oakland, which serves approximately 100 refugees and immigrants daily.
B of A Makes Grants to Bay Area Nonprofits
By Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times
Bank of America recognizes Lao Family with a 2010 Neighborhood Builders award.
Lao Family Refugee Organization Celebrates 30th Anniversary
By Matt O’Brien, Oakland Tribune & Contra Costa Times
Oakland Career Expo a Glimmer of Hope in a Gloomy Job Market
By Angela Woodall, Oakland Tribune, Mercury News
Article about the Career Expo that Lao Family co-sponsored with OPIC and the EDD. A Lao Family employment counselor was quoted regarding the widespread effect of the economy on the community.
Career Expo Project Offers Opportunities for Work and Training
By The Oakland Post Online
Center on Homeowners’ Side
By Kathy Coffey, National Catholic Reporter
Featuring the Foreclosure Intervention work done at Lao Family’s Multicultural Homeownership Center
San Pablo Development Lifts Mood Amid Recession
By Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer
Lao Family Executive Director, Kathy Chao Rothberg, talks about the need for local jobs that low-income workers can access by taking public transportation, biking or walking.
Career Expo Will Offer Resources for Laid-Off Oakland Residents
By Nick Sucharski, Oakland Tribune Correspondent, The Oakland Tribune, Mercury News
Our employment director was misquoted in this story. She had said that there are counselors at our office 5 days a week and we have actual employers come on-site to do recruitment events (interview marathons) twice a month.
Lao Family Services Offers Job Training and Education for Young People
By Oakland Post
A profile of our youth employment program.