richmond refinery newsletter june 2016

richmond today

partnering with thecommunity

BY ANDREA BAILEY

Chevron works hard to maximize ourimpact in Richmond by creatingpartnerships with organizations andnonprofits that are providing services todirectly help those in need. Our youth

investments are focused on expanding access to qualityeducation and supporting programs for at-risk youth.

We work with the West Contra Costa Unified SchoolDistrict and other worthy organizations to bring hands-on, project-based learning to local students. Chevronrecently partnered with the Fab Foundation to createFab Lab Richmond, a state-of-the-art lab open to localstudents and community members where you canliterally build almost anything you can think of.

Chevron is also investing over $35 million in scholarshipprograms including scholarships through Chevron’s Black Employee Network, SOMOS (Hispanic) EmployeeNetwork and the Richmond Promise, making collegemore affordable and attainable for local students. Thisapproach ensures students develop the critical thinking,problem solving and analytical skills to succeed in thejobs of the future – something we know is criticallyimportant to our future.

Andrea Bailey is the Community Engagement Manager for Chevron Richmond.

en asociación con lacomunidadPOR ANDREA BAILEY

Chevron trabaja arduamente para maximizar su impacto enRichmond creando asociaciones con organizaciones y empresassin fines de lucro que proveen servicios directamente para ayudara las personas necesitadas. Nuestra inversión en los jóvenes seenfoca en ampliar el acceso a la educación de alta calidad yapoyar programas para jóvenes en situaciones de alto riesgo.

Trabajamos con el Distrito Escolar Unificado de West ContraCosta y con otras valiosas organizaciones para llevar a losestudiantes de la localidad el aprendizaje práctico basado enproyectos. Recientemente Chevron se asoció con la FundaciónFab para crear Fab Lab Richmond, un laboratorio de vanguardiadisponible para los estudiantes locales y miembros de lacomunidad en el que literalmente pueden construir cualquiercosa que puedan imaginar.

Chevron también invierte más de $35 millones de dólares enprogramas de becas, incluidas becas a través de la Red deEmpleados Afroamericanos de Chevron, Red de EmpleadosSOMOS (hispanos) y la Promesa Richmond, haciendo que launiversidad sea más asequible y esté al alcance de los estudiantesde la localidad. Este enfoque permite que los alumnos desarrollenel pensamiento crítico, la resolución de problemas y habilidadesanalíticas para triunfar en los empleos del futuro: algo quesabemos que es fundamental para nuestro porvenir.

Andrea Bailey es gerente de relaciones con la comunidad deChevron Richmond.

$164,710youth

programs

$110,000economic

development

$2,346,840 total givingin 2015

$231,551violenceprevention

investing in our youthOur youth investment strategy focuses on creatingpartnerships 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.

$1,834,579education

Our commitment, at every stage of a young person's life

Chevron champions education and at-risk youth in Richmond andWest County, from K to 12 and beyond. Through our strategicpartnerships, we help students and teachers get the tools andresources they need to succeed. Because smarter kids today will

lead to a more competitive future.

supportingrichmond’sfutureleaders

CHEVRON PARTNER:

YMCA West Contra Costa

$50,000Offering after-school and summer programsfor kids in a safe, inclusive environment

CHEVRON PARTNER:

Richmond Promise

$9,000,000(Amount invested in 2015 of $35 million total over 10 years)

Helping make collegeattainable for every young person in Richmond

CHEVRON PARTNER:

Youthworks, City of Richmond

$100,000Providing summer jobs and life skills for at-risk youth

CHEVRON PARTNER:

Familias Unidas

$71,551 Helping to reduce violence through intervention and support

CHEVRON PARTNER:

Project Lead the Way

$53,500Enabling students to solvereal life challenges throughengineering curriculum

CHEVRON PARTNER:

West Contra Costa Unified School DistrictSTEM Centers

$425,000Bringing STEM to life for students and families at five Richmond schools

expanding access to math and science

BY RAMONA NEVEU

Mathematics, Engineering, ScienceAchievement (MESA) is one of the oldestSTEM (science, technology, engineeringand math) programs around. We workwith educationally disadvantaged

students to prepare them for careers in math andscience.

All too often many kids are not getting the help theyneed to succeed in math and science. We know thatexposing kids to these subjects at an early age andgetting them help to succeed is important – and that’swhat MESA does.

We work with more than 1,200 elementary, middle andhigh school students in 17 schools in the West ContraCosta Unified School District. Since 2010, Chevron hashelped fund after-school programs where students getto 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 theirfamilies participate in a variety of hands-on activitiesand experiments. For many this is the first time they’vebeen to a college campus – something we hope will show them that attending college is something theycan do.

Ramona Neveu is the MESA Schools Program Director at California State University East Bay.

ampliar el acceso a lasmatemáticas y a la cienciaPOR RAMONA NEVEU

Logros en Matemáticas, Ingeniería y Ciencias (MESA, por sussiglas en inglés) es uno de los programas más antiguos deSTEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) queexiste. Trabajamos con alumnos con desventajas en educaciónpara prepararlos para carreras en ciencias y matemáticas.

Demasiados niños no reciben la ayuda que necesitan paralograr el éxito en ciencias y matemáticas. Sabemos que esmuy importante exponerlos a estos temas a una edadtemprana y ayudarlos a que tengan éxito. Eso es lo que haceMESA.

Trabajamos con más de 1,200 alumnos de primaria, escuelaintermedia y secundaria en 17 escuelas del Distrito EscolarUnificado del Condado de West Contra Costa. Desde 2010,Chevron ha ayudado a financiar programas después de clasesen los que los estudiantes pueden trabajar en algunosproyectos muy interesantes como autos impulsados portrampas de ratones, planeadores hechos a mano y puentes demadera de balsa.

También organizamos el Día MESA, una competencia anualque se lleva a cabo en Cal State East Bay, donde losestudiantes de la localidad y sus familias participan en unavariedad de actividades y experimentos prácticos. Paramuchos, esta es la primera vez que visitan un campusuniversitario, algo que esperamos que les muestre que asistir ala universidad es algo que pueden hacer.

Ramona Neveu es la directora del Programa de EscuelasMESA en la Universidad del Estado de California East Bay.

Eric AaholmExecutive Director of YES Nature to Neighborhoods

What is YES Nature to Neighborhoods?YES Nature to Neighborhoods is a nonprofit that provides Richmond-areayouth ages 8 – 18 with outdoor nature experiences while helping themdevelop leadership and relationship building skills. We believe that exposureto enriching, outdoor opportunities helps light a fire in the hearts andimaginations of our kids, allowing them to think outside the box about whothey are and who they want to become.

What makes YES unique compared to other youth programs in theRichmond area?Everything we do starts with building a connection in nature. We providesafe and supportive settings outdoors so youth can get to know people fromdifferent backgrounds. Recognizing that many youth stay in Richmond, wewant them to have a positive view of their community so that they canexplore career opportunities after high school and feel empowered to giveback 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 spacesthat California offers. It's also eye opening for our youth who have not grown upwith nature to see the grandeur of a place like Yosemite, or the magic of apark like Point Pinole. We also have access to kayaking on the Bay whichallows 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 leadershippathway for our youth. We send over 300 youth each year to week-longSummer Camps around the Bay Area, and offer Camp Days at Miller KnoxPark where kids learn about fishing, biking and hiking during the school year.We also have a Camp-to-Community program for teens that hosts weeklyevents throughout the year, like backpacking and community serviceprojects. Lastly, we have Family Camp to bring together youth and theirfamilies in natural settings.

What has it been like working with Chevron?I really appreciate the partnership between YES and Chevron. They arelooking at the most pressing needs that young people have in the Richmondarea, 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 andworking 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 becomesuccessful young adults is so rewarding. YES helps youth develop theconfidence and connections necessary to go out and navigate the world,and Richmond and its regional parks have provided us the perfect naturalsetting to do our work.

What is the real Richmond to you?Richmond is a diverse community with a rich history of hardworkingindividuals who people admire and respect. Richmond also has some of thebest access to nature in the entire Bay Area, including the most shoreline ofany Bay Area city. I am proud to be a Richmond resident and work in thiscommunity. To learn more and help YES bring 330 Richmond youth to campthis summer, please visit www.yesfamilies.org.

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fab lab richmond community hours BY PHIL GONSALVES

Fab Lab Richmond was launched at Kennedy High School inSeptember 2015 and has quickly become a popular resource forstudents, teachers and staff in the West Contra Costa Unified SchoolDistrict. The Fab Lab is a hands-on space where you can dream, designand build almost anything. We are pleased to bring this opportunity

to budding innovators and entrepreneurs in Richmond through the launch of theFab Lab Community Hours. Now anyone can sign up and use the Fab Lab's state-of-the-art technology, like 3D-printers and laser cutters. We are so excited to share ourmonthly programming with residents who can come, learn, experiment and accessall of the benefits of having the largest digital fabrication lab on a K-12 schoolcampus in the United States right in their backyards. Go to www.wccusd.net/fablabto learn more about this program and sign up for a training session.

Phil Gonsalves is the director for curriculum and instruction at the West ContraCosta 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 enun recurso muy conocido y deseado para los estudiantes, maestros y personal del Distrito Escolar Unificado de West ContraCosta. El Fab Lab es un área práctica donde puedes soñar, diseñar y construir casi cualquier cosa. Nos orgullecemos de llevaresta 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 tridimensionalesy cortadoras láser. Estamos muy entusiasmados por compartir nuestra programación mensual con los residentes que puedenvenir, aprender, experimentar y acceder a todos los beneficios de tener el laboratorio de fabricación más grande en uncampus escolar de kindergarten a doceavo grado en los Estados Unidos justo aquí en nuestros alrededores. Visitewww.wccusd.net/fablab 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.