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.

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.

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.

Bank of America recognizes Lao Family with a 2010 Neighborhood Builders award.

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.

Featuring the Foreclosure Intervention work done at Lao Family’s Multicultural Homeownership Center

A profile of our youth employment program.