By Tyrone Roderick Williams – Director, Sacramento Promise Zone Sacramento is a vibrant and diverse city with a long and successful history of organizations working together and using its diversity as an asset. In 2015, Sacramento received a coveted Promise Zone designation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Promise Zones receive priority access to federal investments that further their strategic plans, federal staff to help navigate federal resources,

Sacramento Promise Zone Highlight #017, January 2017 January 2017 by Cindy Bui, Health VISTA The Sacramento Promise Zone began the New Year hosting a Kick-Off Reception for the first Community Nurse Corps (CNC). The CNC is a brand new program developed through the collaboration between the Sacramento Promise Zone and Samuel Merritt University. The local Samuel Merritt University (SMU) learning center conducts an RN to BSN program designed to help working registered nurses (RN

Sacramento Promise Zone Highlight #018, January 2017 January 2017 by Kendra Crater, VISTA Leader These are the grants the Promise Zone supported during the month of December. If your organization is aligned with the Promise Zone goals and is interested in applying for a grant that supports the Promise Zone community, please reach out to us! Check out our Grants & Support page for more information.