On Cognitive Health and Optimizing Memory Function The Sacramento Promise Zone was privileged to host Dr. Barb Puder for our September session of the Mind, Body, & SpiritHealth Series. Dr. Barb Puder is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Basic Sciences Department at Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA. She has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Northeastern Ohio University’s College of Medicine (NEOMED) and Kent State University in Ohio. She teaches medical neuroscience cou

Apartments at Mirasol Village Located near the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers, Mirasol Village includes a new 1.6-acre public park and community garden and is in close proximity to the new Dos Rios Light Rail station, as well as Highway 160 and Interstate 5. Mirasol Village includes sidewalks and bike lanes on main travel corridors, and a connection across the American River to downtown Sacramento. The project also includes new streets, on-site electric vehi

Wide Open Walls street art event takes place each year in September, in Sacramento, CA. It brings together local, regional, and international muralists, adding world-wide attention to Sacramento’s considerable street art history. The festival has created murals in the Downtown, Midtown, Natomas, Del Paso/North Sac, The River District, Oak Park, South Sacramento, and Power Inn Road areas. Wide Open Walls promotes diversity through artistic expression. WOW thinks art should be

Session Recording Playlist Nine Sessions! 33 presenters! 12 Federal Agencies! The White House! Click titles to view sessions ● Economic Stability ● Geoffrey Canada Keynote Address: Adaptive Leadership for Systems Change ● Education ● Health & Healthcare ● Social & Community Context ● Equitable Broadband Infrastructure ● Building an Equitable Green Economy ● White House Panel Discussion (Interagency Council, Diversity Council, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership

Help is available for low income renters who have not been able to pay rent and utilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sacramento Emergency Rental Assistance (SERA2) program is accepting online applications. Landlords can apply for assistance on behalf of their tenants and tenants may also apply on their own behalf. Landlords are also prohibited from suing for back rent until March 31, 2022 if a tenant has applied for rental assistance. Apply by clicking the button

Tyrone Roderick Williams was recently announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Fresno Housing Authority. He shares some farewell words as his tenure as the SHRA Deputy Executive Director - Development/Director, Sacramento Promise Zone comes to an end on October 19, 2021.