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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…

When Trina speaks about her experience, her voice carries the weight of a thousand emotions—fear, hope, gratitude, and strength. “It means everything to still have a roof over me and my family’s head,” she says. For many, housing is a basic necessity. For Trina, it became the cornerstone of survival. A mother of four daughters,…

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…

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…

United Way California Capital Region is thrilled to announce that our team has been honored with two prestigious Telly Awards for our brand launch commercial, Future Forward. The commercial earned a Silver People’s Telly Award in the General, Local TV category and a Bronze Telly Award in the General, Local TV – Not-for-Profit category. Now in its record-breaking 46th year,…

Twenty former foster youth studying at Sacramento State and University of California, Davis, received their first payments today from United Way California Capital Region’s Collegiate Guaranteed Income program that will provide them with $500 a month for one year. Some of the checks were distributed at a joint press conference with the two universities where…

We’re challenging our Literacy Tutoring Program students to read five books this school year, and we need your help to make it fun and rewarding. We’re looking for books that our students have been asking for, so they can choose their favorites after finishing their lessons. We also would like toys to use as incentives…

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