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South Los Angeles: Foster children, low-income families receive vital resources at ‘Race to Feed’ community fair [Video]

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A community fair in South Los Angeles gave foster children and low-income families access to much-needed resources, including rental assistance and fresh food boxes.

Foster care nonprofit “Coco’s Angels” was one of the many organizations attending Saturday’s “Race to Feed” community fair outside South L.A.’s Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.

Other businesses that participated and/or gave their support for Saturday’s event also included: Los Angeles Mission, Loyola Law School, Original Tommy’s Hamburgers, Happy Ice and Guardians of Love.

Help in the areas of housing, medical services, fresh food boxes, rental/eviction assistance and foster parenting are just some of the vital resources provided to low-income L.A. community members, especially L.A.’s foster children, through the “Race to Feed” community resource fair event.

Volunteers at Saturday’s event handed out books and other educational materials to foster kids, and provided an opportunity for the children to sign up for weekly …

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Get Outdoors Day, Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance and Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Southeast Region and City of Colorado Springs at Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs CO, Sports & Outdoors [Video]

Free outdoor event to connect people to the great outdoor recreation opportunities that we have in the local Pikes Peak Region!

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register