Oakland will hold its largest annual volunteer cleaning event, Oakland Earth Day, on Saturday.
More than 3,000 volunteers are expected to pick up litter, remove graffiti, weeds and mulch and restore native plant habitat at more than 80 locations. About 60 of the sites are in parks or along creeks and waterways, with about 20 in neighborhoods.
Times vary. For an interactive map and details, go to www.oaklandearthday.org.
For more information, contact Mike Perlmutter at mperlmutter@oaklandnet.com. Or call 510-238-7611 or go to http//oaklandearthday.com.
Youth and internship job fair
A youth job and internship fair is planned Wednesday at the Main Library.
Employers and youth agencies will accept applications, and advisers will review resumes.
The fair will be 2 to 5 p.m. at the library, 125 14th St.
For more job leads, follow oaklandhasjobs on Instagram or view it online at www.instagram.com/oaklandhasjobs. For more information, contact Brian Boies at bboies@oaklandlibrary.org or 510-238-7332.
Business boot camps scheduled
Applications for two upcoming business boot camps are being accepted.
April 21 is the deadline for small businesses and social enterprises to apply for building operational capacity training.
Applications are due April 28 for creating a business roadmap training, designed to help small businesses create business plans.
The 12-week training sessions are run by the Uptima Business Bootcamp and are designed to help small business and startups with launching, planning, operations and funding. For program details and costs, go to http://oakland.uptimabootcamp.com.
Uptima Business Bootcamp is a partner of Oakland’s Business Assistance Center and offers training and services for small businesses and social enterprises.
For more information, contact Aliza Gallo, economic development manager, at agallo@oaklandnet.com or 510-238-7405, or Juno Thomas, Business Assistance Center coordinator, at jthomas@oaklandnet.com or 510-238-4727.
District attorney honored for sex trafficking work
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley has been honored for her work protecting victims of child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and human trafficking.
The Alliance for HOPE International awarded O’Malley its 2017 lifetime achievement award earlier this month.
O’Malley was recognized for her work establishing the Alameda County Family Justice Center, which brings together law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates and counselors in one location for victims to receive help. She also founded a Camp HOPE program that sends children exposed to domestic violence to summer camp to help them get past the trauma.
