Nigerian Center Receives $40K Meyer Foundation Grant July 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2025 Contact: Tirrea Billings Digital Storyteller Nigerian Center tirrea@nigeriancenter.org Nigerian Center Receives $40,000 Grant from Meyer Foundation to Advance Immigrant Justice and Economic Opportunity Washington, DC — The Nigerian Center is proud to announce we have received a $40,000 grant from the Meyer Foundation, supporting the organization’s general operations and its Washington’s Prosperity Campaign. This narrative shift campaign highlights the vital role immigrants play as agents of prosperity, including as business owners, civic leaders, and community builders. “When considering the opportunity to drive systems change with the Meyer Foundation in the Washington, DC metro area, their core value of regional responsibility deeply aligns with our mission. The Nigerian Center remains committed to leading the region’s immigrant community forward, particularly those from Black-majority countries who face systemic barriers in policy, legal representation, and economic opportunity. This partnership allows us to do just that.” Gbenga Ogunjimi, Executive Director, Nigerian Center About the Meyer Foundation Founded in 1944 by Washington Post publisher Eugene Meyer and author and activist Agnes E. Meyer, the Meyer Foundation pursues and invests in solutions that build an equitable Greater Washington community in which economically disadvantaged people thrive. About The Nigerian Center The Nigerian Center promotes financial inclusion, immigrant justice, and cultural advancement for immigrants from Black-majority countries. We educate, empower, and support immigrant families in making the United States their new home through policy advocacy, cultural programs, legal aid, financial services, entrepreneurship, and homeownership opportunities. View the Full Press Release

 

 

 

Community Imperative: Los Angeles CERT. Newsletter. THE JUNE 2025 EDITION OF OSB FLOOR WATCH IS HERE

*LA CERT added an additional 80 CERT volunteers in June 2025.

*BOSTON upcoming graduation July 8, 2025 as added new CERT volunteers 

                and instructors in various areas for their communities.

 

CERT growing one community at a time.

 

With over 3,500 Counties in the States and Territories of the U.S., we're moving one community at a time. 

 

BEMA International 

 

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Hello and a good evening to all.

 

Attached is the June 2025 issue of OSB Floor Watch. 

      

          Link to Newsletter (BEMA Int drive):

                     https://drive.google.com/file/d/148VCG_NAePEzhlMAK43kmhyOwc6hes6H/view?usp=drive_link  

 

June was a huge month for us and one of our highlights was the General CERT Refresher which took place in Sherman Oaks. I believe that during the month of June, we saw the largest influx of new CERT members in recent memory. 

 

For those of us here in South Bureau, I count somewhere around 80 new members from four CERT Basic Training classes which completed their runs. At that same time, citywide, we were able to get MOST of those new CERT members out to refreshers, outreach events, and even CERT member-led training sessions. 

 

This last month has been pretty amazing. Please enjoy the latest issue (#115) by looking through its pages and seeing all we accomplished during that short 30 day period. 

 

Everyone, have a great and safe Independence Day Holiday. Now that July has come, more adventures will follow and you can read about it in July's issue (#116) which will come out at the end of the month...as always.  -- 

 

Chin Thammasaengsri

CERT South Bureau & LAFD CERT Dispatch

213-595-1146

lafdcertsouth@gmail.com

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