Join Us During National Crime Victims' Rights Week for Victims Memorial Day on April 9th

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

April 9, 2019

The Matt Garcia Career & College Academy

Join Us For Our Monthly Community Clean Up On Saturday!

 
When: Saturday, March 30, 2019, 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 a 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.

FORGIVENESS - A Minute With John Maxwell

Learn why John Maxwell believes that Forgiveness is the most wanted word in the English language.

Join Us During National Crime Victims' Rights Week for Victims Memorial Day on April 9th

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

April 9, 2019

The Matt Garcia Career & College Academy

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Forgiveness in an Age of Anger

We think we're entitled to "righteous anger", but is it really so righteous? And does anger actually help us fight injustice? In an increasingly angry culture, Brant Hansen encourages us to re-think our assumptions, and embrace a lifestyle of forgiveness.

Our Second Annual FREE Youth Baseball Clinic is on Saturday!

The Matt Garcia Foundation is hosting another FREE Baseball Clinic with MLB players on March 16 for youth ages 12-15! Lunch provided!  Visit the Northern Solano Babe Ruth Facebook page for more information!

Why It's Worth Listening to People You Disagree With | Zachary R. Wood

We get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with, says Zachary R. Wood. In an important talk about finding common ground, Wood makes the case that we can build empathy and gain understanding by engaging tactfully and thoughtfully with controversial ideas and unfamiliar perspectives. "Tuning out opposing viewpoints doesn't make them go away," Wood says. "To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity."

The Matt Garcia Foundation's Second Annual FREE Youth Baseball Clinic

The Matt Garcia Foundation is hosting another FREE Baseball Clinic with MLB players on March 16 for youth ages 12-15! Lunch provided!  Visit the Northern Solano Babe Ruth Facebook page for more information!

Take a Street and Build a Community: Shani Graham at TEDxPerth

How well do you know your neighbors? Suburban life is often isolating and rarely a true community experience. This is not the case in Hulbert Street.

Shani Graham helped lead a sustainable-living revolution that ultimately resulted in strong neighborly relationships, the fences pulled down and the establishment of a street festival. In this talk, she explains how it happened.

Is Hope Worth Having?

Is it smart to be cynical? In her talk, Junah Jang explores what it means to be both informed and hopeful in an era where bad news is more accessible than ever. Junah is a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, USA. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.