Commission on the Status of Women

Click on link to the right to download application.

The Junior Commission is a project established by the Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women to develop leadership ability; to build high self-esteem; to show how government works; and to demonstrate how young women can become empowered by advocating on policy related issues.  It will focus on economic equity, education, empowerment, and public policy.

Applicants must live or attend school in Alameda County and be a 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grader.  Send your application to:

Commission on the Status of Women

24100 Amador St. Ste 616

Hayward, CA 94544

We are now recruiting.  For additional information regarding or concerning the Junior Commission please call 510.259.3871 or 510.259.3856

Annual Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

February 13, 2010

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Breakfast served - 10:00 AM

Guest Speakers on HIV/AIDS - 10:30 AM

Keynote Speaker: Michelle Roland

Chief, Office of AIDS

California Department of Public Health

and many other individuals and organizations active in HIV/AIDS awareness

Award presentation to organizations committed to HIV-AIDS awareness and ending the spread of this disease in Alameda County.

Newark Community Center

35501 Cedar Blvd.

Newark, California

Tri-City Afro American Black History Program 12 PM - 6 PM

For additional information call Lillian Litzsey at 510.931.9981

Sponsored by

The Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) and

Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)

Seventeenth Annual Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony

will take place on April 17, 2010 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 4700 Lincoln Ave, Oakland, CA 94602 at 12:30 PM.

See the Winners for 2009