Solar Workforce Initiative Creates New Pathways to Green Jobs for Youth and Adults February 2018 - GRID Alternatives North Valley’s Promise Zone Solar Workforce Initiative provides exposure to solar career pathways and solar installation training to area youth and adults resulting in employment in the Clean Economy. ​ Initiative Impacts (to date): ​ 415 kW of installed solar capacity, serving 116 low-income Promise Zone homeowners 22 adult residents of the PZ completed our in

Student Nurses Integrate Community Health Interventions and Increase Access to Resources February 2018 - On January 6, the Community Nurse Corps (CNC) celebrated its one year anniversary. The CNC is a unique community collaboration pairing registered nurses who are working and attending school at Samuel Merritt University Sacramento Campus to complete their bachelors of science in nursing degree with community agencies within the Sacramento Promise Zone. The program introduc

WEHL Program Graduation Public Housing Residents Graduate with Health Knowledge and Power to Advocate Residents from Twin Rivers Public Housing graduated from the “With Every Heartbeat is Life (WEHL)” program on Friday, February 23rd at Samuel Merritt University. The WEHL program is an educational and workforce training provided by Urban Strategies, Inc. onsite at Twin Rivers Public Housing Community. Residents who took advantage of this opportunity became well informed about

Student Nurses Integrate Community Health Interventions and Increase Access to Resources February 2018 - On January 6, the Community Nurse Corps (CNC) celebrated its one year anniversary.  The CNC is a unique community collaboration pairing registered nurses who are working and attending school at Samuel Merritt University Sacramento Campus to complete their bachelors of science in nursing degree with community agencies within the Sacramento Promise Zone. The program introduc