UMOJA VILLAGE UPDATE, because YOU are UMOJA!

Congrats to 501(c)3 organizations "Hankinson Boxing Gym" and "Vision Youth 2020" for recently being awarded funds through the Umoja Village Funding Allocation Process to support their youth mentorship efforts. HBG received $5,000 and VY2020 received $500, which brings the grand total to $31,650 this year given to 10 of our own orgs to support crime prevention or development initiatives.

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Paige Isaac
UMOJA VILLAGE UPDATE, because YOU are UMOJA!

On Saturday, Nov. 19th, from 10-11:30 AM, there is a free financial mgt. and budgeting webinar sponsored by the Aiken Links in partnership with the Aiken County NAACP, Umoja Village, and WAAW Shout 94.7 FM. More info on the UV Community Calendar, www.umojavillage.com.

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Paige Isaac
UMOJA VILLAGE UPDATE, because YOU are UMOJA!

On Monday, Oct. 24th, 5 p.m., at the new Aiken Municipal Building, 111 Chesterfield St., South, Umoja Village will make a presentation to Aiken City Council specifically to update on our crime prevention progress and our collective request to help invest in our youth.

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Paige Isaac
UMOJA VILLAGE UPDATE, because YOU are UMOJA!

Last night at the Aiken City Council meeting, Umoja Village Board Member Deacon Richard Johnson, who is a sojourner for voting and civil rights, announced his resignation last night from the Elections Commission after having served in that capacity for over 45 years.

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Paige Isaac
UMOJA VILLAGE UPDATE, because YOU are UMOJA!

If your child is just clueless about life or exhibits entitlement tendencies, register your middle or high school student for this Saturday's "Your Life; Your Future; Your Choice" FREE workshop sponsored by the Education Matters Nonprofit Corporation in partnership with SuccessTeam.

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Paige Isaac
UMOJA VILLAGE UPDATE, because YOU are UMOJA!

This Saturday, from 4-8 PM, at the Lessie B. Price Senior & Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Avenue, NW., in Aiken, enjoy the art exhibit and opening ceremony of our own Mr. Robert Atkins, owner of Reflections Pastels, Portraits, and Paintings, as he and wife, Jackie, present "Reflections Of A Life Once Lived," of times and people of the past.

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Paige Isaac
Umoja Village Progress Report

Umoja Village is a resource management and advocacy 501(c)3 organization of Blacks and African Americans united to leverage its own gifts, talents, and resources to impact positive change in the lives of those typically exposed to inequities in the areas of everyday living to include education, healthcare, finance/banking,

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Paige Isaac