On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, we hosted a “Crop Buyback Event” at Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries’ (FIRM) Stanley-Rea Center, where we packed fresh, local produce into 400 boxes. These boxes, which contained persimmon, cilantro, daikon, carrots, lemongrass, green onion, and bok choy, were later distributed to food insecure families within the city of Fresno. We[…]
Yesterday, on October 24, 2022, our team was hard at work, packaging 100 boxes for The Fresno Center’s monthly food distribution event. These boxes were filled with fresh, locally grown produce–mustard green, Thai eggplant, Chinese eggplant, lemon grass, and sinqua–from our Southeast Asian farmers. If you and/or your organization would like to request this service[…]
ABIRC had the gracious opportunity to attend Valley Small Business Development Corporation (VSBDC) of Fresno’s annual “Lender Appreciation BBQ” on Friday, September 23, 2022. We had the chance to network and meet with other entities and organizations that were also present. We’d like to thank VSBDC for inviting us! VSBDC has been one of our[…]
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, we held our “Open House” event, where we invited our partner organizations to join us, in our celebration of relocating to a new office space! You can now visit and seek assistance from us at 4903 East Kings Canyon Road, Suite 241, Fresno, CA 93727. Our office hours are 8AM-5PM. Please[…]
This past weekend, our Business Specialists, Choua Thao and Jamie Vang, attended the grand opening of HQ Dance Studio, located at 1085 E Herndon Ave suite 104, Fresno, CA 93720. Both Jamie and Choua were able to assist the owners of HQ Dance Studio with their business plan and many other aspects. Come support them today![…]
Throughout these past few months, we hosted a four-part series of Bookkeeping workshops focused on QuickBooks, a popular and efficient software program that businesses can use to maintain their financial records and transactions. Business owners who attend all four workshops received a FREE one-year QuickBooks subscription. Their pictures can be seen in this post. We[…]
ABIRC had the chance to sponsor and attend the Sun-Up festival, hosted by our partner organization, Helping Others Pursue Excellence, on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Vision View Business Center in Fresno, CA. Through this event, we were able to invite several of our BIMPOC farmers to sell their farm, fresh produce. We appreciate all[…]
We held a PSA Grower Training workshop on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Self-Help Federal Credit Union. The workshop was led by trainers from the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE). To meet the language needs of our farmer clients, we provided Hmong interpretation services and contracted a Lao[…]
Our grant application for the California Underserved and Small Producers (CUSP) program opened in January and closed in April. We received a large number of applications, but, unfortunately, we could not select all to be grant recipients. This past month, in June, we distributed checks, totaling $500,000.00, to our 160 grant recipients within Fresno,[…]
ABIRC had the wonderful opportunity to attend the “Meet and Greet” event with Keng Yang/Nattaphone Suepsakwong. We were able to hear some encouraging words, as well as his experiences as the first elected Hmong member of the Royal Thai Parliament, which is a huge accomplishment. We want to thank Keng Yang/Nattaphone Suepsakwong for traveling to[…]