November 2018 – My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, an initiative of the Obama Foundation, has selected Sacramento’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Collaborative as one of 19 communities across the country to receive grants and access to technical assistance to improve life outcomes for boys and young men of color. As part of a two-year partnership, the Sacramento MBK Collaborative will receive $425,000 from the MBK Alliance and $75,000 from the California Funders for Boys and Men of Co

Sacramento Promise Zone Director Tyrone Roderick Williams joined City officials for the launch of a new partnership with Envoy to provide zero emissions electric cars at affordable housing communities and other areas of the city. Affordable zero-emissions car sharing expands transit options and health for Promise Zone residents November 2018 – A new zero emissions electric car share program has come to communities in the Sacramento Promise Zone. Sac-to-Zero officially launch

A map of the project area in Sacramento’s River District River District residents work with the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency to determine community needs and develop solutions November 2018 - The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) is applying for the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) program with an innovative project to transform Sacramento’s River District – SIMPL: Sacramento Integrated Multimodal Place-Based Living Project. This commun

On Sunday, November 18 #CrockerArt will be hosting Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Workshops from 12-2pm for youth ages 13-19 and District 7 Day from 10-5pm for residents of ALL ages residing in or near District 7. For more info, please visit crockerart.org #SacPromiseZone

The Sacramento Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards for Women are accepting applications for cash grants up to $2,250/yr for 2yrs. Application deadline is November 15. Apply here: bit.ly/LYDA-apply #SacPromiseZone

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) Sacramento Energy Efficiency Career Exploration (SEEC) program promotes accelerated job creation by providing tools to help teachers develop hands-on activities for students that increase their understanding of energy efficiency and related careers. November 2018 - Over 200 students from eight middle and high schools in the Sacramento area are completing SMUD’s Energy Efficiency Career Exploration program (SEEC). Throughout t

Street nurses like Amanda Buccina visit the homeless under overpasses and in tent encampments in Sacramento. Photo Credit: Nik Childers WellSpace Health provides quality services direct to patients through outpatient care and more November 2018 - WellSpace Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with 15 full time Community Health Centers located throughout the Sacramento region up to and including Placer and Amador Counties. The organization prides itself on its