Photo Caption: “Lao Family is proud to serve the housing, employment and skills development of the East Bay and Northern California’s disadvantaged populations. We are excited to be one of two finalists for this prestigious award,” said Kathy Chao Rothberg, LFCD’s Chief Executive Officer.
Oakland, Ca. — Lao Family Community Development, headquartered in Oakland, is one of two finalists in the Community Impact Award Category sponsored by the East Bay Economic Development Alliance. The other finalist is Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, headquartered in Berkeley. The winner will be announced on Thursday, August 4th, at the 10th Annual East Bay Innovation Awards ceremony to be held at the historic Fox Theater in Oakland.
The event is presented by Kaiser Permanente and hosted by Scott McGrew of NBC Bay Area.
The East Bay Innovation Awards is the premier program of its kind that celebrates and honors the extraordinary companies and organizations that contribute to the East Bay’s legacy of innovation and unique assets. The annual awards ceremony showcases outstanding organizations that embrace innovation in their manufacturing, products, services, design, and information.
“Lao Family is proud to serve the housing, employment and skills development of the East Bay and Northern California’s disadvantaged populations. We are excited to be one of two finalists for this prestigious award,” said Kathy Chao Rothberg, LFCD’s Chief Executive Officer. “It is an acknowledgement of our continuous commitment to a culture of high-quality and innovative programming and partnerships for the last four decades.”
Lao Family delivers a carefully-designed Integrated Service Delivery Model that combines a roadmap with individualized case plans, interventions, and best practices resulting in rapid financial self-sufficiency and permanent housing attainment among the diverse and unique population it serves in the East Bay and the Sacramento region. LFCD’s innovative housing program continues to dramatically transform the way families are able to earn income and exit out of homelessness into permanent affordable housing in less than six months.
The organization assisted nearly 4,000 individuals, or 880 households, to move into existing permanent housing in the marketplace between January 2017 to July 2022. From 2006 to 2022, Lao Family’s team grew from 22 to more than 132 and its revenue growth from $2M to $31M.
LFCD was formed as a non-profit 501(c)(3) in 1980. Today the organization serves individuals from 40 nationalities, delivers service in 35 languages, and impacts the lives of nearly 31,000 annually in three northern California counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, and Sacramento). Its mission to advance the wellbeing of diverse communities through culturally-informed employment, housing, and education has served over 400,000 Californians. LFCD concentrates on five core service areas: 1) adult education and vocational training, 2) youth education, leadership, and career exploration, 3) financial coaching/asset development, 4) work supports and health access, and 5) affordable housing, home ownership and economic development activities.
For more information, contact: Kathy Chao Rothberg, CEO | KRothberg@lfcd.org | (510) 334-4826
