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A Celebration of Cinco de Mayo- Sunday, May 6, 2007
BIOGRAPHY: Rudy Carrasco is the executive director of the Harambee Christian Family Center in Pasadena, California. For 16 years, since graduating from Stanford University with a BA in English, Rudy has focused on indigenous leadership development at Harambee and beyond. A writer by training, his articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Christianity Today, Religion News Service, the Pasadena Star News and other publications. He is a 2006 contributor to the Christian Vision Project. In 2002 Rudy was inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund's Alumni Hall of Fame. In May, 2001 he joined a group of nine Hispanic religious leaders from around the country who advised President George W. Bush on the faith-based initiative. In 1996 Rudy was selected as One of 50 Leaders Under The Age Of 40 To Watch by Christianity Today. He serves on the board of directors of World Vision, the Christian Community Development Association, Emergent Village and TechMission. His wife, Kafi, is the principal of Harambee Preparatory School. They have a six-year-old son, Samuel, and a two-year-old daughter, Micah. ARTICLES ABOUT RC: "Making his own path" in Faithworks • "The Color of Love: In a neighborhood where racial barriers are a fact of life, Kafi & Rudy Carrasco are showing others there is hope for unity" in Marriage Partnership • "Serving the Hood: Rudy Carrasco" in Men of Integrity • "Putting charity on the table" in WorldNet Daily • "Business sense plus faith transforms at-risk youth" in Religion and Liberty ABOUT HARAMBEE: Harambee Center offers Afterschool, Summer and Teen programs for African American and Latino children and youth. Harambee has received numerous awards including a 2005 Youth Appreciation Award from the Altadena Optimist Club, a 2003 Neighborhood Award from the Coalition for Zero Violence, a 2003 Best Practices in Children's Ministry Award from Teaching Like Jesus Ministries, a 2001 John Anson Ford Award from the Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations, a 2000 Digital Steppingstones Award from the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, and a 1999 Peacemaker Award from the Community Nonviolent Resource Center. The majority of staff at Harambee Center, as well as many of its volunteers, live in the immediate community surrounding the center, in an effort to be good neighbors as well as incarnational servant leaders. Harambee was founded by Dr. John Perkins. In 1995 Harambee incubated and launched the Harambee Preparatory School, a private Christian elementary school targeting children from northwest Pasadena. ARTICLES ABOUT HARAMBEE: Inner City Ministry Pushes For Change In Jesus' Name in The Christian Examiner • "Want better grades? Go to church?" in Christianity Today • "Church seven days a week" in Next-Wave • "Do more than cheer for urban youths" in Religion News Service |
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Rudy Carrasco from Harambe will be our special guest speaker this day as we celebrate the Latino elements of our culture.