News Digest News Digest (December 31, 2004)

Haggerty, Weaver join charter school board

The Livermore Valley Charter School appointed Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty and former Carden West director Cheryl Weaver to its Board of Directors and continues to search for its ninth member.

Haggerty has been on the Board of Supervisors since 1996, representing Pleasanton, Livermore and parts of Sunol and Fremont. Weaver recently retired from Carden West School, where she was executive director.

The LVCS is a newly organized, state-approved public school in Livermore. The school, which will open in September, will serve kindergarten to sixth grade, with expectations to include seventh grade in 2006 and eighth grade in 2007. Apply for grants

The city of Pleasanton announced that 5 p.m. March 2 is the deadline for nonprofit, community-based organizations to apply for its grants. They are open to groups providing human services, youth programs and services, or promoting culture and the arts.

Applicants must attend one pre-application meeting, being held 2-4 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Livermore City Council chamber, 3575 Pacific Ave.; and 9-11 a.m. Jan. 18 in the Pleasanton council chamber, 200 Old Bernal Ave. Application packets will be available beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Parks and Community Services in Pleasanton; by calling 931-5346; or on the city Web site: www.ci.Pleasanton.ca.us.

For more information, call Community Services Manager Eileen Morley at 931-5346. Healthcare database

The Tri-Valley Health Collaborative is creating an online Human Services Referral Network to be available in several languages. All health and human service organizations are encouraged to participate in the referral system, which will collect agency data such as service descriptions and nonprofit contact information, as well as listing substance abuse programs, senior support and churches that offer food, clothing and shelter services.

An Affordable Healthcare subcommittee is also compiling a Volunteer Health Provider database to provide support information when emergencies, budget shortfalls or personnel reductions affect basic health care availability.

The Tri-Valley Health Collaborative is a group of government officials and representatives from health, human services, education and faith communities who are working toward finding solutions to Tri-Valley healthcare issues. To participate, call Donna Bratton-Kearns, Axis Community Health director of Risk Management, at 201-6030.

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