Author: kthebaud
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Sacramento Life Center Baby Basket Drive Raises Most Funds Ever
The Sacramento Life Center’s fourth annual Baby Basket Drive for new moms raised the most funds of all four years, totaling $13,746, which will buy 275 baskets in 2018. The drive is held each…
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Society for the Blind Wraps Up National Fitness Challenge, Finishes 7th
More than 30 kids and adults with vision loss across the Sacramento region came together in November to learn Paralympic sports at Society for the Blind in Sacramento. The all-day event was the grand…
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Be a Baby’s First Santa: Donate to Sacramento Life Center’s Baby Basket Drive
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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Holiday Stockings Needed for Formerly Homeless Women and Kids
Bring smiles to formerly homeless women and children this holiday season by contributing to Women’s Empowerment’s annual Holiday Stocking Drive. The group is seeking 250 unstuffed stockings and specific fillers for local infants and…
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Sacramento Life Center Gala to Raise Funds for Low-Income Pregnant Women
More than 650 local residents will celebrate the Sacramento Life Center’s free medical care, resources and education for pregnant women and teens at the organization’s annual gala on Nov. 4. The event will begin…
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United Way Receives $31K from U.S. Bank
United Way California Capital Region recently received a $31,000 grant from U.S. Bank Foundation’s Community Possible program to help fund United Way’s Square One Project. The project is the local United Way’s 20-year promise…
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Sacramento Singers and Artists Raise $13,000 for Women’s Empowerment
Photo by Manny Chavez Photography More than 230 people raised $13,000 at Cabaret on K, sponsored by Capital Public Radio, which benefited Sacramento homeless women and children at local nonprofit Women’s Empowerment. Hosted in…
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United Way Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Day of Caring
Since United Way California Capital Region held its inaugural 2013 Day of Caring, 3,692 volunteers have spent one day caring for their community over the last five years. Volunteers donated 18,054 hours of service,…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $25K From US Bank
U.S. Bank Foundation’s Community Possible program has awarded a $25,000 grant to Women’s Empowerment. The grant will support classes and programs that help homeless women gain the skills and confidence they need to secure…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $25K From Kaiser, Arata Brothers Trust
Arata Brothers Trust and Kaiser Permanente recently gave grants to Sacramento nonprofit Women’s Empowerment’s comprehensive job-readiness programs for women experiencing homelessness. Arata Brothers Trust donated $15,000 to Women’s Empowerment’s nine-week program that helps women…