Through a Facebook Live video this morning, United Way California Capital Region announced that all of its work for the next 20 years will focus on ending poverty by increasing the number of local kids who graduate from high school prepared for success in college and beyond. United Way’s Square One Project will bring together … Continue reading United Way Launches 20-Year Project to End Poverty
Local residents are invited to dress up as their favorite superheroes and join Sacramento Life Center’s Heroes Walk for Life on May 14 at Maidu Park in Roseville from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The 2K and 5K walk and fun run will raise funds for free pregnancy services at the Sacramento Life Center, benefiting low-income pregnant … Continue reading Dress as a Superhero for Sacramento Life Center Walk May 14
Community members are invited to the 15th Anniversary Celebration of Independence Gala that benefits Women’s Empowerment, a local nonprofit job training and empowerment program for women who are homeless and their children. The event, which raises funds for the organization and honors the group’s 1,322 graduates, will take place 5:30-8:30 p.m. on May 19 at … Continue reading Tickets on Sale for Women’s Empowerment Gala
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
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
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 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
