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Mobile Shower Program Offers Hope, Dignity for Sacramento’s Unhoused Community

By Chris Nichols Seven days a week, Mark Lytal starts his day before dawn cleaning shower stalls at the Sacramento Pipeworks property in the River...

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Citrus Heights Grocery Outlet Kicks Off 14th Annual 'Independence From Hunger’ Food Drive

From Now Through July 31, Citrus Heights Grocery Outlet at 6059 Greenback Lane is Teaming Up with Sunrise Christian Food Ministry to Collect Food and Cash Donations

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300-Plus Volunteers Make Spring Service Day Successful

Inaugural Spring Service Day Takes Place on Saturday, May 18, at Rancho Cordova City HallOriginal article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

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Fighting Through Homelessness to Housing

Keri is a Community Health Worker with Community Health Works (CoHeWo) in Sacramento County

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Dream.Org Comes to Sacramento

By Steve Martarano Dream.Org, a national organization based in Oakland, was founded as the Dream Corps in 2007 by entrepreneur-activist Van Jones with the goal...

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Micro Masterpiece Event Raises Over $16,000

Rancho Cordova Arts, a Nonprofit Organization, Raises More than $16,000 for Teachers and StudentsOriginal article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

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Five Sacramento Solvers

By Marybeth Bizjak Here at Solving Sacramento, we like to look for the solvers — the people who see what’s wrong in their communities and...

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Big Day of Giving Big Deal

Local Nonprofit Organizations Were Big Winners in the May 7 Big Day of Giving

Image caption: Dalip Singh Saund,  the first Sikh, Indian American and Asian American to be elected to Congress and Kamala Harris, the first Asian American vice president.
25 AAPI Leaders From California

California has been home to many Asian American and Pacific Islanders who have transcended barriers and reshaped society, from education to advocacy, art to sports, politics, and beyond.

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Gallery: Rock the Block Tackles 20 Projects in Underserved Oak Park Neighborhood

By Steve Martarano Jeffery Walton points to the newly replaced roof at his 37th Street Oak Park home and then praises the dozen volunteers with...

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Valley Vision Poll Aims to Identify What Capital Region Needs for an Inclusive Economy

By Jessica Laskey Do you feel financially stable? Does your neighbor? What would you do to improve the economic future of your community? A first-of-its-kind...

Image caption: Danielle Dace and Matthew Romsa of CASA Sacramento
A Court Appointed Special Advocate Can Change a Child’s Life

A conversation with two committed professionals who help CASA Sacramento match trained volunteers with children in the foster care system.

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After a 22-Year Career, City Art Leader Abraham Hangs It Up

After more than two decades, one of Folsom’s most passionate purveyors of the arts is hanging it up. Cindy Abraham, of the city’s Gallery 48 at Natoma, has retired.

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Project Attain Seeks to Close the Education Gap in Adult Learners in Sacramento Region

By Hannah Ross Mia Lopez graduates next week. The communications analyst for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments will be graduating with a Bachelor of...

Image caption: With spaces to relax and socialize, YoloCares facilities support patients along their care journey—not just the end of life.
The Better End

For more than four decades, YoloCares has helped families navigate life’s final stages.

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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.
Celebrating Veterans Every Day
These organizations are dedicated to serving the needs of those who served America.
There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
Community Services Districts, Explained
Areas that the county overlooks can form their own local governments.
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.