Spring is the season of giving, and the Benicia Human Services Board (HSB) is providing a chance for people to give. For the next 21 days, the HSB is hosting an online fundraiser for its Human Services Fund in the hopes of raising $5,000 before the deadline. The HSB oversees the Human Services Fund, a […]
Voice of the Village: Human Services Commission: Take One
By Lois Requist Script, still pictures, and video—we were ready when the team of students from Benicia High School met us. We talked about what we had prepared and how the process would work. A member of the Human Services Commission was there to make sure everything went well. The product, a video about Carquinez […]
Local brew, authentic German food to make debut at 3rd annual Oktoberfest
October is just around the corner, which means the weather will become cooler and you will have convinced yourself to just give pumpkin-flavored ice cream a try. The Benicia Human Services Board will not wait long to ring in the new month. On Oct. 1, the board will be hosting its 3rd annual Oktoberfest at […]
Community Action Council wants to feed you
■ Nonprofit, city board plan barbecue fundraiser Those with a longing for homestyle-cooked barbecued meals can sate their hunger and help unfortunate Benicia neighbors at the same time, Anne Cardwell, assistant city manager, said. Once again, the Benicia Human Services Board and the Benicia Community Action Council are collaborating on a March 8 fundraiser in […]