How a Non-Profit is Transforming a Community During a Continuing Pandemic

FEATURING Sam Roberts & Semi Cole

September 23rd, 2022

40 MINUTES AND 35 SECONDS

In this episode, University of California Riverside Alumni Samuel Roberts & Semi Cole discuss with a student from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about their covid-equity project, San Bernardino for Rapid Recovery, and the need for continued covid mitigation and prevention measures.

About Samuel Roberts:

Samuel Roberts is a current MPP candidate and Dean's Merit Scholar at the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy. Co-founder of San Bernardino for Rapid Recovery (SBRR), Samuel's interests and passions include education and civic engagement policy.

Learn more about Samuel Roberts via https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-roberts-9a3419193/

About Semi Cole:

Semi Cole is an aspiring civic leader and entrepreneur focused on leadership and making an impact. As a Co-founder of SBRR, Semi is passionate about discussing the health issues facing San Bernardino and hopes to expand the non-profit's mission beyond COVID-19 to address the other health concerns in the region.

Learn more about Semi Cole via https://www.linkedin.com/in/semi-cole/

Podcast Highlights:

“It's about building relationships...it's up to community members like ourselves to step up and broker the conversations, to spend time and fill in the gaps.”

- Semi Cole on the importance of community members engaging with one another to ensure safety and security.

“The first grant we got was from Core in partnership with the California Department of Public Health and the CR Health Foundation. We got nearly a quarter-million dollars to fund the operation-that was a huge moment for us.”

- Samuel Roberts on the journey to starting SBRR.

Guests:

Samuel Roberts (UCR Alumni & Co-Founder of SBRR)

Semi Cole (UCR Alumni & Co-Founder of SBRR)

Interviewer:

Kevin Karami (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)

Learn more about San Bernardino for Rapid Recovery via https://www.instagram.com/sbrapidrecovery/

Music by:

C Codaine

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/Minimal_1625

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Commercial Links: https://spp.ucr.edu/ba-mpp