Author: kthebaud
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Sponsor a Former Foster Youth at UC Davis Through Make It Happen
Local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County is offering opportunities for the community to sponsor UC Davis Guardian Scholars – students who have experienced foster care – as they move into housing this…
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Tickets on Sale for Women’s Empowerment’s Silver Anniversary Gala Sept. 25
Celebrating 25 years of empowering Sacramento women and children to rise from homelessness, Women’s Empowerment will hold its Silver Anniversary Gala on Sept. 25. Tickets and sponsorships are available for the event that will…
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Make It Happen Receives 2-Year Grant from Kelly Foundation
The Kelly Foundation has granted local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County $20,000 each year for two years for its program that equips underserved local young adults with essential furnishings and household goods…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $45K from State Street
Women’s Empowerment has received a grant of $45,000 from State Street Foundation to empower Sacramento women and their families to overcome homelessness through education, employment and economic opportunity. State Street provided an additional $6,750…
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Women’s Empowerment Announces Orientations for July Session
Sacramento nonprofit Women’s Empowerment invites women experiencing or at risk of homelessness to attend an orientation for its upcoming nine-week employment-readiness and empowerment program that begins in July. Two more orientations will take place…
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Save Mart Funds Make It Happen for Yolo County Cooking Kits
The Save Mart Companies CARES Foundation is providing food preparation items for 50 local youth moving out of foster care, homelessness or the juvenile justice system through a $5,000 grant to nonprofit Make It…
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Local Fall Kindergarteners Can Join United Way’s Summer KinderCamp
Folsom, Rancho Cordova, West Sacramento and Woodland children entering kindergarten this fall who have not attended preschool are invited to apply for United Way California Capital Region’s KinderCamp school-readiness program this summer. The Rancho…
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Women’s Empowerment Announces 25th Anniversary Campaign
As Sacramento nonprofit Women’s Empowerment celebrates 25 years helping more than 2,000 Sacramento women and their 4,000 children break the generational cycle of homelessness, the nonprofit has launched a fundraising campaign called Together We…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $50K from Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo recently granted $50,000 to Women’s Empowerment for its housing and workforce development programs for Sacramento women experiencing homelessness. “Wells Fargo continues to be one of our most steadfast supporters, always prioritizing the…
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Davis Art Studio Tour to Showcase 48 Artists
Forty-eight artists from across the region will open their Davis studios for the free self-guided Davis Art Studio Tour where hundreds of guests can immerse themselves in the creative spaces where local artwork is…