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Society for the Blind Announces October is Blindness Awareness Month
Nonprofit Society for the Blind in Sacramento is encouraging local residents to honor Blindness Awareness Month throughout October by participating in activities and supporting people with vision loss so they can gain the skills…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $20K from SAFE Credit Union
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…
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United Way Expands College 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…
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United Way Launches Free Tax Prep Program Across Sac Region
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…
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United Way Receives $150K from Sierra Health
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…
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Women’s Empowerment receives $25K from Kaiser
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…
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Save Mart Doubles Donation to Make It Happen for Yolo County
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…
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Women’s Empowerment Receives $10K From TEGNA Foundation
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…
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United Way Launches Literacy Effort, Needs Big Day of Giving Donations
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…
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United Way Announces First Wave of Community Funding From MacKenzie Scott Donation
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…