Holiday volunteer opportunities abound on United Way website

Volunteers stuff holiday stockings at United Way

Looking for holiday donation and volunteer opportunities? Visit United Way California Capital Region’s online Volunteer Center at www.yourlocalunitedway.org to find more than a dozen needs in one place. Holiday volunteers and donors are encouraged to post photos of their work on social media using #happy2help. “We are grateful to all of the community members who … Continue reading Holiday volunteer opportunities abound on United Way website

Help Fill Holiday Stockings for Formerly Homeless Women and Children

Women's Empowerment graduate receives holiday stocking

You can 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 stockings and specific fillers for local infants and toddlers, children, teens and adult women. For the list of items needed, visit www.womens-empowerment.org. Those interested also can donate $30 to … Continue reading Help Fill Holiday Stockings for Formerly Homeless Women and Children

Sponsors Needed for Sacramento Life Center Dinner

Sacramento Life Center Salute to Life Dinner and Auction

More than 600 local residents will celebrate the Sacramento Life Center’s free medical care, counseling and education for pregnant women and teens at the organization’s annual Salute to Life Dinner and Auction on Nov. 14. The event, which is seeking sponsors, will begin at 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in Sacramento and will … Continue reading Sponsors Needed for Sacramento Life Center Dinner

Community donates 96 baby baskets for new moms

Community members donated $4,800 in December to provide 96 local pregnant women with baby baskets, thanks to the Sacramento Life Center’s Baby Basket Drive. The baskets are filled with needed items including formula, diapers, newborn clothes, pacifiers and more, and are given to every Sacramento Life Center patient after her baby is born. Donors also … Continue reading Community donates 96 baby baskets for new moms