Sacramento County Community Service & Support Articles

A California child care crisis could be coming if subsidies remain at current low levels in the state budget. Providers say home daycare businesses may need to close if increased help is not on the way.

California legislators have passed a slew of laws to protect abortion rights. But after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many fear attempting to regulate “crisis pregnancy centers” is legally risky.

Folsom’s City Works Day at City Lions Park allowed residents to meet city employees and learn about the mission of various city programs.

Nonprofits and other groups play an important role in every community, yet people are often unaware of this work. Getting the word out is vital. We can help.

Josh Fryday, California’s chief service officer, touts the state’s AmeriCorps agencies, which offer paid service opportunities to students and others.

Volunteering it a great way to help your community. But you also reap benefits, including the chance to learn skills, reduce isolation and ease polarization.

Billionaires now own Twitter, Facebook and numerous other online and offline media outlets. But there are other information sources not run by the super-rich. We've found a few and listed them here.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new CARE Court plan aims to get homeless Californians experiencing mental health problems into treatment and off the street. But can it actually work?

Californians have the perfect opportunity to remember César Chávez by making March 31 a day of service.

A Sacramento Observer report focuses on a new website, SacBlackBiz.biz, that aims to promote the city’s Black-owned businesses.

A conversation with Stacy Caldwell, CEO of the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation.

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

These organizations aim to help citizens engage with their governments.

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

California’s history of people getting directly involved in the affairs of government dates back more than a century, but it has sometimes been coopted by business and other interests.

California Local gives a voice to community volunteers—and the business leaders who make their work possible.

California will become the first state in the nation to provide monthly basic income payments to millions of residents, after the legislature passed a $35 million bill.

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