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Match For Meals

As local food banks’ resources are stretched thin to serve record numbers of people experiencing food insecurity, Sierra Health Foundation and United Way California Capital Region are launching the Match for Meals campaign. All donations made through Match for Meals until January 31, 2026, will be matched up to $300,000 by the two organizations to…
Double Your Impact This Giving Tuesday Thanks to the Ullrich Delevati $10,000 Match

GivingTuesday is when generosity becomes visible. It’s the day people across our region step forward, support their neighbors, and strengthen the community we all share. This year, your impact can go even further. Ullrich Delevati has offered a $10,000 match for all gifts to United Way California Capital Region on Giving Tuesday. Every gift made…
Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus Partners with United Way and SCOE to Support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

United Way California Capital Region is excited to announce a new partnership with the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus (SGMC) in support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Sacramento County, presented in collaboration with the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE). Earlier this year, United Way and SCOE expanded the Imagination Library into Sacramento County, opening…
Holiday Volunteer Opportunity

We are looking for a volunteer to help us during our distribution event on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at In-Shape Family Fitness in Natomas. We are inviting local families in need to our special Season of Giving Holiday Market, where they can pick up toys and household items generously donated by our community. This festive…
Sac State Report Shows Local Guaranteed Income Program Improved Financial, Housing and Food Security

Local United Way and City of Sacramento partnered on program SACRAMENTO – A report released today by Sacramento State shows United Way California Capital Region’s guaranteed income program improved financial, housing and food security from July 2023-June 2024, with an additional white paper showing some continued gains six months after funding ended. United Way’s second…
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Launches in Sacramento County

United Way California Capital Region and Sacramento County Office of Education partner to bring free books to local kids. Sacramento County children from birth to age 5 now can receive one free book in the mail each month, regardless of family income, through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which launched in Sacramento today through a partnership between…
2025 Backpack Giveback Drive a Great Success

Thanks to CBS 13 Sacramento, Great Clips, Phoong Law and Jimboy’s Tacos this year’s Backpack Giveback Drive was an incredible success. Locally in Sacramento, 707 backpacks were collected that meant every single child at Glenwood Elementary School received a backpack along with more children served by United Way’s housing program along with partner City Year…
Community Impact: How United Way Helps Families Keep Going

Behind every United Way program is a story — a parent working multiple jobs, a child learning to read, a family moving from a motel to a stable home. In this video, local families share what resilience really looks like, and how United Way’s support helped them keep moving forward. These voices remind us why…
If this is balanced, why are families paying the price?

By Dr. Dawnté Early, President and CEO, United Way California Capital Region At United Way, our mission has never been about politics—it’s about people. We’ve stood with communities through challenge and change for more than a century. Now, we face a moment that calls each of us to act. Federal lawmakers are advancing the “Big…