Sacramento Promise Zone Highlight #032, August 2017 August 2017 by City of Sacramento On August 2, 2017, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Sacramento County Supervisor, Phil Serna, joined by other partners announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America’s proposal to designate Sacramento as its first Green City. The investment will bring $44 million to the City of Sacramento which will include Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) inf

Media Contact: Rebekah Casey, Director, Development & Strategic Partnerships rcasey@gridalternatives.org 916-588-9279 Sacramento, CA; August 29, 2017 – Youth and adults living in Sacramento’s Promise Zone will get training for careers in the solar industry thanks to a collaborative investment in workforce development by four financial institutions. Citi, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo jointly committed $100,000 to provide clean energy career pathways workshops and

Sacramento Promise Zone Highlight #034, August 2017 Congresswoman Doris Matsui’s Office One of our lead partners in the Jobs Action Team has been awarded $2.6 million from the Department of Labor! Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) applauded the recent announcement that Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps will receive $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Youthbuild program to help young people in low-income areas earn their high school diploma and obtain an indu

The Sacramento Promise Zone’s VISTA Leader will focus on providing support and facilitating access to services and resources that contribute to improving the quality of life for under served populations. The Leader will coordinate 4 additional VISTA members as they facilitate their action teams, plan, develop and implement new strategies to improve the quality of life for residents within the Promise Zone. Note that VISTA Leaders must have already completed one year of servic