El Dorado County Local News: Community Service & Support


All Local Community Service & Support News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: Kerry Wood, CEO of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, says the organization researches areas of need to help donors direct their contributions.
What Is a Community Foundation?

By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.

Image caption: There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
Community Services Districts, Explained

Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.

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Celebrating Veterans Every Day

About 1.8 million veterans live in California. Here are some organizations dedicated to serving the needs of those who served America.

Image caption: Stand Down events provide veterans with valuable resources including housing assistance, medical care, and a solid community of support.
Veterans in Need ‘Stand Down’

At hundreds of Stand Down events throughout California, veterans agencies and organizations come together to deliver life’s necessities.

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07/16/2024
Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference is seeking donations of school supplies and backpacks for local students.

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07/12/2024
Beginning Monday, 150 households in Fresno County are expected to receive a $500 prepaid card to spend on anything they’d like — no strings attached. It will be the first of 12 monthly recurring payments those Southwest Fresno and Huron residents will receive as part of a guaranteed basic income program for low-income families.

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07/05/2024
Over 700 volunteers helped clean Lake Tahoe beaches following the July 4th celebrations and reported trash volume was significantly lower than the previous year.

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07/01/2024
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This year, 14 organizations are receiving funds from city cannabis sales revenue. This is the third year where up to 50% of prior year cannabis revenue goes towards the community benefit grant program.

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06/25/2024
Image for display with article titled Free Food for Children-Bread & Broth 4 Kids Summer Program Begins June 26

The 2024 St. Theresa Bread & Broth 4 Kids Summer Program begins June 26 and will continue every Wednesday through August 21.

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06/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Free Food for Children; Bread & Broth 4 Kids Summer Program Begins June 26

The 2024 St. Theresa Bread & Broth 4 Kids Summer Program begins June 26 and will continue every Wednesday through August 21st.

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06/18/2024
In their June 18 meeting, the South Lake Tahoe approved distribution of over $400,000 in cannabis tax revenue to local nonprofits.

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06/17/2024
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The Sierra State Parks Foundation was born when a group led by local women of the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, persuaded the Department of Parks and Recreation to scrap its plans for razing the 1903 Ehrman Mansion after it was acquired by the state in 1965. As a result, the concept of creating formalized public-private partnerships to improve the management of the state’s park system was formed.

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06/16/2024
Image for display with article titled Community Meal Sponsored by Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra

On Monday June 3rd, SITS hosted a Monday Meal and sent six members to participate as Bread and Broth Adopt A Day volunteer crew members.

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06/16/2024
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This summer, the Tahoe Fund is teaming up with AllTrails to offer a new opportunity to give back to Tahoe trails.

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05/31/2024
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Julie Gardner, who was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe, has recently taken over as CEO of California's most prominent employment social enterprise non-profits, Downtown Streets Team.

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05/29/2024
In their May 21 meeting, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to develop a permanent homeless shelter on a 1-acre lot on Forni Road in Placerville.

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05/27/2024
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South Tahoe Education Association President Jodi Dayberry announced that Lake Tahoe Unified School District was awarded a $4.7 million Community Schools Grant during the May 9 Board of Directors meeting.

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05/21/2024
In their May 9 meeting, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District announced the award of a $4.7 million community schools grant, to be used for funding counseling and intervention support programs.

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05/16/2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the community school initiative with $4.1 billion in grants to connect students and their families to medical care, counseling and other services.

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05/09/2024
The month-long event will highlight 21 titles, with proceeds benefitting local nonprofit Clean Up the Lake.

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05/03/2024
The Sacramento Region Community Foundation announced the May 2 Big Day of Giving had raised $13.2 million in donations to 826 nonprofits in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.

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05/02/2024
A call is out for volunteers to work with theGeorgetown Divide Fire Safe Council.

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05/01/2024
Tom Watts has been announced as the featured artist of the Tahoe Art League spring event.

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04/25/2024
Image for display with article titled Grow Your Own Festival: An Edible Gardening Community Event, High Elevation Seedling Sale

A group of Truckee-Tahoe based non-profit organizations are teaming up for the 2nd annual Grow Your Own Festival featuring gardening demos and a high elevation seedling sale.

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