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2014-2016
A team of East Oakland-based nonprofit staff
take the leadership reins of EOBHC
At this mid-point of BHC’s ten-year trajectory, and having experienced three major phases (planning,
initial launch, and the early years) of EOBHC, CBO and resident leaders who had consistently
participated in its development were now ready to assert their vision and leadership in a more earnest
way. This rise of consciousness coincided with
TCE’s own realization that its overly prescriptive
These two years in EOBHC’s
frameworks and mandated Hub structures
were as much a hindrance as a help. These two
development proved to be pivotal.
years in EOBHC’s development proved to be
Relationships deepened, more
pivotal. Relationships deepened, more policy
policy wins happened, and more
wins happened, and more groups came to the
BHC table to learn more about each other. A
groups came to the BHC table to
whole new way of collaborating across issues
learn more about each other.
and campaigns was coming into being.
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