CAC funds will be used to pay salaries and assist in overhead expenses as 1) we publish 4 books–including “Caramelle & Carmilla”—which features the award-winning work of California-based author Jewelle Gomez; 2) launch Aunt Lute’s first audiobook, read by California author, Ginny Berson; and 3) execute four community programs in West Oakland and San Francisco’s Tenderloin and Civic Center. All three areas have zip codes that rank in the two lowest quartiles of the Healthy Places Index.