Women’s Empowerment Receives $20K from SAFE Credit Union

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Women’s Empowerment has received a grant of $20,000 from SAFE Credit Union to provide housing readiness training, transitional workforce housing and financial empowerment training to Sacramento women who have experienced homelessness. Women’s Empowerment’s comprehensive program helps women access safe homes they can afford now for their families while they secure jobs with upward mobility so … Continue reading Women’s Empowerment Receives $20K from SAFE Credit Union

United Way Expands College Guaranteed Income Program

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United Way UC Davis and Sac State staff pose with student participants in the United Way Collegiate Guaranteed Income Program

Twenty former foster youth studying at Sacramento State and University of California, Davis, received their first payments today from United Way California Capital Region’s Collegiate Guaranteed Income program that will provide them with $500 a month for one year. Some of the checks were distributed at a joint press conference with the two universities where … Continue reading United Way Expands College Guaranteed Income Program

United Way Launches Free Tax Prep Program Across Sac Region

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Shay Smith, manager of United Way California Capital Region’s Free Tax Preparation program, welcomes clients last year

Local residents throughout the Sacramento region are eligible to file their taxes online or in person for free through United Way California Capital Region’s Free Tax Preparation program that runs through April 15. Households that earned less than $67,000 in 2024 can file for free, and trained tax volunteers will help maximize cash back from … Continue reading United Way Launches Free Tax Prep Program Across Sac Region

United Way Receives $150K from Sierra Health

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United Way California Capital Region has received a grant of $150,000 from the Sierra Health Foundation’s Community Economic Mobilization Initiative to ensure future green job opportunities and training in the region are attainable and accessible for all communities, and to create a strategic housing fund. “Historically, vital opportunities have passed by underserved and underresourced communities,” … Continue reading United Way Receives $150K from Sierra Health

Women’s Empowerment receives $25K from Kaiser

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Women’s Empowerment recently received $25,000 from Kaiser Permanente to empower women experiencing homelessness in Sacramento with the tools to secure a stable job that leads to a livable wage so they can provide a healthy home for their families during the pandemic. Funding will support Women’s Empowerment’s employment-readiness program, including mental health assistance as well … Continue reading Women’s Empowerment receives $25K from Kaiser

Save Mart Doubles Donation to Make It Happen for Yolo County

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Make It Happen for Yolo County has received a grant of $5,000 from the Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation to fully furnish homes for local transition age youth in need, mostly foster youth, moving out on their own for the first time in 2022. The gift is double the amount the nonprofit received last year. … Continue reading Save Mart Doubles Donation to Make It Happen for Yolo County

Women’s Empowerment Receives $10K From TEGNA Foundation

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Women’s Empowerment recently received a $10,000 grant from TEGNA Foundation to help women experiencing homelessness in Sacramento find employment and a safe home for themselves and their children. TEGNA owns Sacramento television station ABC10 and recently featured Women’s Empowerment on its “Your California Life” segment as a grant recipient and provided gift bags for students … Continue reading Women’s Empowerment Receives $10K From TEGNA Foundation

United Way Launches Literacy Effort, Needs Big Day of Giving Donations

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United Way California Capital Region is launching a new literacy effort called STARS that pairs volunteers online with local kids learning to read. With the recent launch of the program, United Way California Capital Region will be raising funds for STARS on May 6, Big Day of Giving. Local residents are invited to participate by … Continue reading United Way Launches Literacy Effort, Needs Big Day of Giving Donations

United Way Announces First Wave of Community Funding From MacKenzie Scott Donation

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United Way California Capital Region has approved a first wave of funding totaling $500,000 from the $10 million gift received in December from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The first wave of funding will help individuals and families in the region gain social and financial capital, support United Way’s digital equity work across the capital region, empower … Continue reading United Way Announces First Wave of Community Funding From MacKenzie Scott Donation

Society for the Blind Celebrates Grand Opening of Annex

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More than 130 guests celebrated the grand opening of Society for the Blind’s Carl R. Otto Annex earlier this month, an expansion of the nonprofit’s facility in Midtown that now includes a training center, senior teaching kitchen and dedicated music room. The event included performances by the music program, ribbon cutting, champagne toast and speeches … Continue reading Society for the Blind Celebrates Grand Opening of Annex