Category: Nonprofit News
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Volunteer for United Way’s Week of Caring Oct. 3-8
More than 1,500 local residents are needed to spend a day caring for the community Oct. 3-8 by signing up for one of dozens of volunteer projects happening at nonprofits, schools and community parks…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $45K From Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company recently granted $45,000 to Sacramento nonprofit Women’s Empowerment for job training for formerly homeless women through the group’s Get A Job Kit Training, which provides paid stipends to participants. Funds…
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United Way Launches 20-Year Project to End Poverty
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…
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Volunteers Age 50+ Needed to Read to Kids Through United Way
Local residents ages 50 and up are needed by September to help kids read, as part of United Way California Capital Region’s partnership with AARP Foundation’s Experience Corps. Volunteers will be placed in Sacramento-area…
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“Screw ALS” With Fall Winery Tour Fundraiser
Enjoy free wine tastings and other perks at 50 wineries across the region at your leisure this fall as part of The ALS Association Greater Sacramento Chapter’s “Screw ALS” local passport winery tour fundraiser that…
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Society for the Blind Receives $10K From City of Roseville
The City of Roseville’s Citizens’ Benefit Fund has granted $10,000 to Society for the Blind in Sacramento to support its Roseville Low Vision Clinic and provide transportation for Roseville seniors with vision challenges to…
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27 Formerly Homeless Women Graduate From Women’s Empowerment
Nearly 100 community members from across Sacramento witnessed Women’s Empowerment graduate 27 formerly homeless women from the comprehensive eight-week job-readiness program at the end of June. The graduates each shared their stories of their…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $26K from U.S. Bank
Women’s Empowerment has received $26,500 from U.S. Bank Foundation’s Community Possible program through a $1,500 sponsorship of its recent gala and a $25,000 grant to help homeless women in Sacramento find homes and jobs…
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Society for the Blind Named Rehab Organization of the Year
Society for the Blind in Sacramento recently accepted the award for Rehabilitation Organization of the Year by the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. The award is given…
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United Way Kicks Off Free Summer Meals for Kids
Dozens of North Sacramento residents attended a free community celebration at Robertson Community Center on June 11 to kick off United Way’s free summer meals program for kids. The event, which was cohosted by…