Sacramento County Community Service & Support Articles

A group of 250 guests at Twin Lakes Food Bank’s annual gala, hosted last Friday at Lakeside Church, raised more than $237,000 to help feed the hungry throughout the holiday season and into the new year.

Community Members Invited to Learn About Volunteer Opportunities for March Airshow

It was an evening of goodwill and community spirit at the Rotary Club of Folsom on Thursday as members gathered for a special presentation, awarding a much-needed van to the Flying Samaritans. The van will be used to transport volunteers …

Just over a month after its completion, the success of Folsom’s 11th annual Community Service Day was showcased at Tuesday night Folsom City Council Meeting. Presented by 2024 Community Service Day Chair Sandy Econome and Folsom Parks and Recreation Department’s …

If you passed over the Rainbow Bridge or were on the recreational trails along Lake Natoma on Saturday evening, you likely saw a sight to behold. The call for all witches and wizards last week proved successful, as hundreds turned …

Volunteers needed for Free Tax Prep and literacy tutoring programsOriginal article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

This fall, the Cordova Recreation & Park District (CRPD) used their Annual Staff Appreciation gathering as an opportunity to further support the local community through their Community Engagement Program. Original article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

The Mercy General Hospital Guild is back open to any and all volunteers since the pandemic years. Original article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

By Ellie Appleby October 14 marks this year’s Indigenous People’s Day in the United States, but for 80-year-old Frank Ramirez, this is his focus on...

Tree-lovers last week came out of the woodwork to augment the natural canopy in a local park.

Sacramento Blankets for Sacramento Kids (SBSK) is asking for donations of new or “almost new” Beanie Babies all year long. Every September, Sacramento Blankets for Sacramento Kids picks as many of the lowest-income elementary schools they can and finds out …

United Way's Women United action group will hold its fall fundraiser, Innovate and Ignite, to connect and empower women in the community and raise funds for the local United Way's foster youth initiatives.

Community Care Hubs are regional pop-up community resource fairs organized across various schools and locations within San Juan Unified School District.

Saturday, Folsom put its 11th annual Community Service Day in the history book with approximately 2,000 volunteers contributing their time to over 65 diverse projects across the city and did the work to provide over 43,000 meals for those in …

The Soroptimist International of Rancho Cordova and Gold River club spent a day at the Gold River Mountain Mike’s Pizza to stuff 200 Comfort Kits.

Hoping to meet growing food insecurity, the Orangevale Fair Oaks Food Bank and more than 50 community partners will sponsor the fifth annual Fall Community Food Drive on Oct. 12.