Author: kthebaud
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $25K From U.S. Bank
Women’s Empowerment has received a $25,000 grant from U.S. Bank Foundation’s Community Possible program. The grant will fund job skills training, career-readiness classes and financial literacy programs for Sacramento women experiencing homelessness. “U.S. Bank…
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Society for the Blind Joins National Fitness Challenge
Society for the Blind, a Sacramento-based nonprofit serving blind and low vision people in Northern California, has received a grant from Anthem Blue Cross and CareMore Foundations to create opportunities for individuals to participate…
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Donate Gifts and Stockings for Foster Youth Through United Way
Many Sacramento-area children uprooted from their homes this holiday season and placed in foster care will enter the system too late to sign up for gift donations through Sacramento County Child Protective Services. To…
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Be Baby’s First Santa: Baby Basket Drive for Sacramento Life Center
Local residents are invited to be a baby’s first Santa as Sacramento Life Center holds its annual Baby Basket Drive for local women and teens spending the holidays preparing to become new moms in…
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Filled Stockings Needed for Formerly Homeless Women and Kids in Sacramento
Local residents can bring smiles to formerly homeless women and children in Sacramento this holiday season by contributing to Women’s Empowerment’s annual Holiday Stocking Drive. The group is seeking 250 unstuffed stockings and specific…
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Sac Artists and Singers Go Underground to Raise Funds for Women’s Empowerment
Community members are invited to go underground on Oct. 27 to attend Cabaret on K, an evening of musical performances with a nod to Halloween, featuring a haunting mix of cabaret, jazz, classical and…
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Thousand Volunteers Needed for United Way’s Day of Caring
One thousand local residents are needed to spend a day caring for the community Sept. 21-22 by signing up for more than a dozen volunteer projects happening at nonprofits and schools across the region…
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Society for the Blind Receives $15K from Wells Fargo
Society for the Blind in Sacramento recently received a $15,000 grant from Wells Fargo to provide education, training and assistive devices to Sacramento-area seniors who are blind or have low vision. The funding will…
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100th Formerly Homeless Woman Graduates From Paid Job Training Program
Women’s Empowerment’s paid training program, The Get A Job Kit, celebrated its 100th graduate in July. The program also graduated its first two lead supervisors who will oversee production. The Get A Job Kit…
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Society for the Blind Receives $10K from Senator Lions Club for Device Lending Library
Society for the Blind received a $10,000 grant from the Sacramento Senator Lions Club to fund a device lending library in the organization’s Low Vision Clinic. The lending library will allow patients to borrow…