Thursday, November 30, 2017

Don't Miss "Carnival On Ice" Tomorrow Night!


Step right up and join the fun, this winter carnival will be the best one!

Friday, December 1, 2017
6pm - 8:30pm
on Texas Street

Activities and carnival game tickets at no cost!

Monetary donations, toys, and canned goods will be accepted for those in need during this Holiday Season!

Friday, November 24, 2017

Join Us For Our Monthly Community Clean Up Tomorrow!

 
When: Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 9am 

Where: Starbucks Downtown Fairfield 700 Jefferson St Corner of Jefferson & Texas (map)

Description: We meet every last Saturday of each month (weather permitting). We clean up different locations and neighborhoods. Please join us. All are welcome

At the Matt Garcia Foundation we don’t want to complain about this, we want to create solutions to problems. It is with this spirit that we began our Monthly Community Clean Ups.

On the last Saturday of every month, volunteers get together and clean up a neighborhood in Fairfield. We pick up trash, work on landscaping paint windows, fix fences – all in an effort to improve our community. This is another example of community coming together to help make a difference.

The Matt Garcia Foundation Dream Team, is all about stepping up and stepping out of ourselves to serve others and our communities to be a part of the solution. Matt would say ” if you see a piece of garbage on the ground, please just pick it up” How simple is that! So, that is what we do.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Why the Best Hire Might Not Have the Perfect Resume | Regina Hartley


Given the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the "Scrapper" a chance. As someone who grew up with adversity, Hartley knows that those who flourish in the darkest of spaces are empowered with the grit to persist in an ever-changing workplace. "Choose the underestimated contender, whose secret weapons are passion and purpose," she says. "Hire the Scrapper."

Saturday, November 18, 2017

The Matt Garcia Foundation Presents: Carnival On Ice


Step right up and join the fun, this winter carnival will be the best one!

Friday, December 1, 2017
6pm - 8:30pm
on Texas Street

Activities and carnival game tickets at no cost!

Monetary donations, toys, and canned goods will be accepted for those in need during this Holiday Season!

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Help for Kids the Education System Ignores | Victor Rios


Define students by what they contribute, not what they lack -- especially those with difficult upbringings, says educator Victor Rios. Interweaved with his personal tale of perseverance as an inner-city youth, Rios identifies three straightforward strategies to shift attitudes in education and calls for fellow educators to see "at-risk" students as "at-promise" individuals brimming with resilience, character and grit.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

The Matt Garcia Foundation Presents: Carnival On Ice


Step right up and join the fun, this winter carnival will be the best one!

Friday, December 1, 2017
6pm - 8:30pm
on Texas Street

Activities and carnival game tickets at no cost!

Monetary donations, toys, and canned goods will be accepted for those in need during this Holiday Season!

Monday, November 6, 2017

Former Dealer Transcends Post Prison Stigma


Ex-convict Coss Marte transform from a drug kingpin to entrepreneur with the help of non-profit organization Defy Ventures. Now he is giving back.

Friday, November 3, 2017

How to Raise Successful Kids -- Without Over-Parenting | Julie Lythcott-Haims


By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haims sees it. With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford makes the case for parents to stop defining their children's success via grades and test scores. Instead, she says, they should focus on providing the oldest idea of all: unconditional love.