NCPZ 2021 Federal Convening Keynote Address: Geoffrey Canada President, Harlem Children's Zone Adaptive Leadership for Systems Change Geoffrey Canada will explore how the emergence from COVID is an unprecedented time for organizations to scale up the work they are doing to serve children and families in communities and how there is a moral imperative to address the inequities exposed by the pandemic. A leading advocate for children and innovator in the field of education, Can

Myika was born and raised in New Jersey. She went to school at Seton Hall University for her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She later attended the University of Pennsylvania for her Master of Science in Nursing, studying health care management and nursing administration. She has been a nurse for 26 years, throughout which she has worked on both the patient care side and on the systems administration side. Despite her expertise, the healthcare system failed Myika. Myika began

GRID Alternatives North Valley has partnered with SMUD on a free solar certificate program for community members looking for careers in the solar industry. The Career Energy Pathways program offers virtual solar education as well as in-person, socially distanced, lab training on solar and battery storage installation. Participation includes a stipend for successful completion of the program. The program prioritizes the most underserved communities – providing much-needed work

In 2019, Sacramento's Literacy Movement asked the Sacramento County Supervisors, City of Sacramento, City of Rancho Cordova, City of Citrus Heights, and City of Elk Grove to sign proclamations recognizing literacy by declaring September to be Literacy Month and September 8th Literacy Day. These proclamations make it possible to keep literacy in front of our policy makers and keep working to make literacy a fundamental right of every Sacramento Citizen. This September Sacramen