The Noel Foundation Domestic Projects

Weaving Workshop: The Noel Foundation supports a weaving workshop by Carla Gomez from New Mexico, for the Oaxacan Weavers in Greenfield, to develop a weavers cooperative in early July 2008. (Scope of Work)

8-Week Pilot Program Collaboration Between The Noel Foundation, CET and MIIS With the generous support of The Noel Foundation, the Center for Employment Training (CET) and the Monterey Institute for International Studies (MIIS) began a collaboration to bring women from Salinas Valley to MIIS for English language training. The mutual benefits of the collaboration are evident after our 8-week pilot program. More...

Soledad Adult School partners with Center for Employment Training On Monday, November 19, 2007, the Center for Employment Training in Soledad held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Soledad Life Academy, a collaboration among The Noel Foundation, the City of Soledad, Soledad Adult School and the Monterey Institute for International Studies (MIIS). More...

Soledad Life Academy: The Noel Foundation and the CET (Center for Employment Training) opened the first Life Academy in Soledad for under-privileged farm workers; providing English and vocational training for women from migrant communities. Currently, there are 15 students and 10 children attending the school.
Soledad Bee News Article

Education Through Travel: The Noel Foundation has partnered with the Raymond and Rosa Parks Institute to take disadvantaged children on a 30 day educational journey "Pathways to Freedom" that follows the path of the underground railway thereby instilling in them a greater tolerance and understanding of people of difference races and appreciation of the struggle for freedom from bondage.

The Noel Foundation continues to facilitate the acquisition of additional homes for the sisters to help the disadvantaged in the poorest areas of California.

Scholarships: The Noel Foundation offers annual scholarships to Notre Dame Academy to assist deserving girls whose families are unable to pay for tuition and books. These scholarships are presented in the name of Vivian Harris and Mother Teresa.

Education Through Travel, "America the Beautiful" tour with Los Angeles and Oakland Urban League inner city kids.

The flow of tales, prayers, discoveries and dreams of my childhood would not have been as deep without Vivian Harris. Vivian, a mother of eleven, had been an integral part of our family since my early childhood. I would visit Vivian and her children every weekend, spending long hours around her, learning from her how to handle everyday life's many challenges. Vivian -- straight forward and magnanimous, kneading the dough of life while listening to Bible lessons on the radio -- left LA for South Carolina. She wanted her children "to grow up knowing where they stood." Her departure ruptured the innocence of my vision of America's racial relations at the time. Vivian came back to me many years later, after I adopted my first three children, and helped me raise them.

In 2005 I was among those eulogizing Rosa Parks, a Noel Foundation awardee. Each speaker told a poignant story about Rosa's human dignity and courage. When it was my turn to speak, I thought of Vivian and how I flew to South Carolina after her death. Vivian's daughter Brenda and I drove around in search of a cemetery where she would be laid to rest. After driving for hours, I finally found one that had the tranquility and elegance worthy of Vivian. Her daughter interrupted my excitement by quietly pointing out that the cemetery I found for Vivian was for white people only. We have come far, Rosa Parks, I said at the state funeral, but not far enough.

Rosa and Vivian inspire The Noel Foundation's programs for inner city kids. Vivian did not live to the day when she would be in peace anywhere she wanted to stand. I so hope that my children and I will live to the time when each American child, regardless of race or religion, will know that there are equal opportunities for all, no matter where they stand.

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	Current Domestic Projects \| Nuclear Nonproliferation \| Past Domestic Projects Weaving Workshop: The Noel Foundation supports a weaving workshop by Carla Gomez from New Mexico, for the Oaxacan Weavers in Greenfield, to develop a weavers cooperative in early July 2008. (Scope of Work) 8-Week Pilot Program Collaboration Between The Noel Foundation, CET and MIIS With the generous support of The Noel Foundation, the Center for Employment Training (CET) and the Monterey Institute for International Studies (MIIS) began a collaboration to bring women from Salinas Valley to MIIS for English language training. The mutual benefits of the collaboration are evident after our 8-week pilot program. More... Soledad Adult School partners with Center for Employment Training On Monday, November 19, 2007, the Center for Employment Training in Soledad held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Soledad Life Academy, a collaboration among The Noel Foundation, the City of Soledad, Soledad Adult School and the Monterey Institute for International Studies (MIIS). More... Soledad Life Academy: The Noel Foundation and the CET (Center for Employment Training) opened the first Life Academy in Soledad for under-privileged farm workers; providing English and vocational training for women from migrant communities. Currently, there are 15 students and 10 children attending the school. Soledad Bee News Article Education Through Travel: The Noel Foundation has partnered with the Raymond and Rosa Parks Institute to take disadvantaged children on a 30 day educational journey "Pathways to Freedom" that follows the path of the underground railway thereby instilling in them a greater tolerance and understanding of people of difference races and appreciation of the struggle for freedom from bondage. The Noel Foundation continues to facilitate the acquisition of additional homes for the sisters to help the disadvantaged in the poorest areas of California. Scholarships: The Noel Foundation offers annual scholarships to Notre Dame Academy to assist deserving girls whose families are unable to pay for tuition and books. These scholarships are presented in the name of Vivian Harris and Mother Teresa.	Education Through Travel, "America the Beautiful" tour with Los Angeles and Oakland Urban League inner city kids. The flow of tales, prayers, discoveries and dreams of my childhood would not have been as deep without Vivian Harris. Vivian, a mother of eleven, had been an integral part of our family since my early childhood. I would visit Vivian and her children every weekend, spending long hours around her, learning from her how to handle everyday life's many challenges. Vivian -- straight forward and magnanimous, kneading the dough of life while listening to Bible lessons on the radio -- left LA for South Carolina. She wanted her children "to grow up knowing where they stood." Her departure ruptured the innocence of my vision of America's racial relations at the time. Vivian came back to me many years later, after I adopted my first three children, and helped me raise them. In 2005 I was among those eulogizing Rosa Parks, a Noel Foundation awardee. Each speaker told a poignant story about Rosa's human dignity and courage. When it was my turn to speak, I thought of Vivian and how I flew to South Carolina after her death. Vivian's daughter Brenda and I drove around in search of a cemetery where she would be laid to rest. After driving for hours, I finally found one that had the tranquility and elegance worthy of Vivian. Her daughter interrupted my excitement by quietly pointing out that the cemetery I found for Vivian was for white people only. We have come far, Rosa Parks, I said at the state funeral, but not far enough. Rosa and Vivian inspire The Noel Foundation's programs for inner city kids. Vivian did not live to the day when she would be in peace anywhere she wanted to stand. I so hope that my children and I will live to the time when each American child, regardless of race or religion, will know that there are equal opportunities for all, no matter where they stand.
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