Category: Nonprofit News
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Women’s Empowerment Gala Raises Record $200,000
More than 500 local residents joined with 100 formerly homeless women to raise a recordbreaking $200,000 at Women’s Empowerment’s 15th Anniversary Gala in May. Funds raised will benefit the local nonprofit job training and…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $25K from Nationwide and Union Pacific
Women’s Empowerment has received two grants totaling $25,000 from Union Pacific and Nationwide to help homeless women in Sacramento find homes and jobs that support their families through the most comprehensive job-readiness program in…
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United Way Helps Sacramento Claim $5 Million This Tax Season
Nearly 5,000 households in the Sacramento area took advantage of United Way-led free tax programs this year, resulting in more than $5 million in money claimed and saved through the Earned Income Tax Credit,…
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Dress as a Superhero for Sacramento Life Center Walk May 14
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…
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Tickets on Sale for Women’s Empowerment Gala
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,…
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United Way Receives AARP Grant to Help Kids Read
AARP Foundation, a grantee of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), has awarded a generous four-year grant to United Way California Capital Region to help grow Experience Corps, the evidence based AARP Foundation literacy program…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $175K from California Wellness Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation (Cal Wellness) recently granted $175,000 to Women’s Empowerment. Funds will be given over three years to strengthen the Sacramento nonprofit’s workforce development strategies for women who are homeless, including women…
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Sacramento Life Center Receives $12.5K from American River Bank
American River Bank has awarded a $12,500 grant to Sacramento Life Center for the nonprofit’s Mobile Medical Clinics that provide free medical services to low-income pregnant women, including pregnancy tests, STD tests, ultrasounds, peer…
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United Way Unveils Hydration Stations at Sacramento Schools
United Way’s Young Leaders Society raised $25,000 to fund the purchase and recent installation of five hydration stations at all five schools in Robla School District in Sacramento. The stations, which provide drinking water…
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Society for the Blind Receives $40K from AT&T
Society for the Blind announced today it has received $40,000 from AT&T to fund teaching programs for adults and seniors living with vision loss. “Society for the Blind is honored to receive this support…