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 that improves the reading skills of children, enriches the lives of volunteer tutors, and strengthens schools in local communities. Almost 70 … Continue reading United Way Receives AARP Grant to Help Kids Read
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
A thousand volunteers are needed to spend one day caring for the community on Sept. 11 by signing up for one of 37 volunteer projects happening across the region on United Way’s 3rd Annual Day of Caring, sponsored by Nationwide. The event, which kicks off the fall fundraising campaign, will start at 8 a.m. with … Continue reading 1,000 Volunteers Needed for United Way’s Day of Caring
Twenty-five young professionals from United Way's Young Leaders Society and Habitat Young Professionals joined together on March 21 to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento’s largest project to date on Indian Lane in Sacramento. The project will include 14 LEED-certified affordable single-family homes. Thank you to Univision19 for coming out to cover this event! … Continue reading Young professionals build Habitat for Humanity housing
Ten members of the United Way Young Leaders Society volunteered at Next Move Sacramento’s community donation center on Martin Luther King Day to honor Dr. King’s legacy of volunteerism. The group cleaned and reorganized the donation center, which provides free items for community members once homeless who need clothes and household goods. Thank you to News10, … Continue reading United Way Young Leaders volunteer for MLK Day
