Obama Administration Official and Mayor Faulconer to Make Announcement that Will Expand Opportunities in San Diego Neighborhoods

On Monday, June 6, Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) CEO Wendy Spencer, joined by Mayor Kevin Faulconer, will make an important announcement that will benefit some of San Diego’s underserved neighborhoods.

Spencer and Mayor Faulconer will be joined by Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51), Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52), and Councilmember Myrtle Cole to discuss how the federal government will partner with local leaders to create jobs, improve schools, redevelop stable and affordable housing, increase public safety efforts, and leverage private investments.

Wendy Spencer was appointed to serve as CEO of CNCS by President Obama and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in 2012. CNCS is the federal agency that engages millions of Americans in service through AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs and leads the President's national call to service initiative, United We Serve.

Monday, June 6, 2016

WHO:

CEO Wendy Spencer, Corporation for National and Community Service
Mayor Kevin Faulconer, City of San Diego
Representative Juan Vargas (CA-51)
Representative Scott Peters (CA-52)
Councilmember Myrtle Cole (District 4)
Reginald Jones, President & CEO, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

WHERE:

Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
404 Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA, 92114
Press Entrance: Celebration Hall main entrance, at rear of campus

WHEN:

10:30 a.m. check-in; press conference to start promptly at 11:00 a.m.
To be immediately followed by media availability and art demonstration with photo availability

RSVP:

This event is OPEN Press. Media should RSVP with NAME, POSITION (Reporter, TV, Camera, Photog, etc) MEDIA OUTLET, PHONE and EMAIL for each person planning to cover the event to pressoffice@cns.gov.