Sacramento County Local News: Community Service & Support


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01/29/2024
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Hazel Watson is one of five community organizers with Sacramento Area Congregations Together, who work to facilitate communication between community members and elected officials.

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01/26/2024
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The biennial survey, which continues in neighborhoods, parks and along riverbanks countywide, does more than just tally the region’s unhoused residents.

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01/22/2024
Sacramento Community Land Trust serves historically discriminated communities, and its primary objective is to preserve affordable housing. For the first time since its founding in 2017, SCLT has appointed an executive director: Tamika L’Ecluse.

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01/18/2024
Sacramento Steps Forward still needs about 100 volunteers for its upcoming two-day Point-In-Time count, which documents how many are experiencing homelessness in Sacramento.

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01/17/2024
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Sacramento County is celebrating volunteers who are 50 years of age and older for the county’s 5 Over 50 Volunteer Award.

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01/13/2024
During the Jan. 11 Citrus Heights City Council meeting, staff unveiled a new online platform designed to foster community involvement through volunteering.

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01/12/2024
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Interested in helping at the Folsom City Zoo? Well, now is your chance to do so.

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01/04/2024
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The budget deficit, fire insurance, reparations, artificial intelligence top early legislative slate.

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01/04/2024
Nueva Epoca is one of several Sacramento programs that prepare people from underrepresented communities to serve in public office.

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01/03/2024
“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.

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01/02/2024
Since its inception in 2003, the National Black Justice Coalition has been America’s premier civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+, and same-gender-loving people.

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01/01/2024
Emery Unified took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.

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12/28/2023
Image for display with article titled All Undocumented Californians Eligible for Medi-Cal Health Coverage for First Time in 2024

Undocumented immigrants over 50 became eligible in 2023. Now the program expands to all adults.

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12/27/2023
Image for display with article titled Emergency Ambulance Rides Put Families Deep in Debt, But New State Law Aims to Prevent Surprise Bills

A 15-minute ride in an ambulance can cost $4,000 or more and insurance often won't pay.

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12/25/2023
State audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with decades-old state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts. Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections.

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12/21/2023
The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.

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12/20/2023
Image for display with article titled Rancho Cordova Soroptimists Give Holiday Joy to Veterans

Soroptimist International of Rancho Cordova & Gold River recently filled holiday stockings to be given to 104 female veterans receiving treatment at the Mather VA Hospital.

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12/19/2023
Federal funding for domestic violence shelters and housing programs is declining. Advocates want the state to step in, but with a record projected deficit new spending is unlikely.

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12/18/2023
Image for display with article titled Californians Get Rude Surprise at the Doctor's Office—Their Medi-Cal Coverage is Cancelled

Some recipients say they received no notice or warning that the state had pulled their health coverage.

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12/15/2023
Image for display with article titled Monterey County Housing for Homeless Project Stalled by Developer Defaults

The homeless problem in King City, Monterey County, is being affected by a developer's financial issues.

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