A System of Support: Sacramento County Probation helps clients reintegrate
Officer, social worker, positive influence. Probation officers do it all for their clients.
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Water efficiency: The City of Roseville pools resources with a variety of key players
No city can manage its water needs alone. To be ready for anything from drought to deluge, it takes partners to keep taps flowing.
‘We are in the profession of supporting positive change’: Sacramento County Probation works to uplift clients and keep them from falling back into the system
Julie Wherry would like to work herself out of a job. As assistant chief probation officer for Sacramento County, she wants more people to understand…
Everybody Means Everybody: How Joshua’s House is making sure all Californians have access to end-of-life care
Just drive through any major California city, such as Sacramento, where homelessness has increased by 67% in the last three years. What happens when a homeless person becomes terminally ill?
How can Roseville keep up with future water needs? Diverse approach allows the city to stretch its water supply and meet growing demand
It’s boom times (again) for Roseville. New neighborhoods are growing rapidly in the City’s western end. Those new homes will add thousands of residents to…
Support Right at Home: In-home care providers help Sacramento County patients live with dignity
Individuals desiring to help someone receive care in their own home can become a care provider through California’s In-Home Supportive Services program and make a real difference.
Learn how a Sacramento hospice project got its start—and why it is named for Joshua
The issue of the terminally ill homeless dovetailed with the focus of von Friederichs-Fitzwater’s academic efforts at Sacramento State University and UC Davis. At UC Davis, she was an associate professor in the School of Medicine, focusing on disparities in health care based on age, ethnicity and income.
A Helping Hand: IHSS provides a lifeline to Sacramento County resident in need of a little care
Everyone has a time in their life when they need a little help. While some can rely on family or friends to lend a hand, others cannot. Some may have more intensive needs. In such cases, Sacramento County’s In Home Supportive Services may be able to help.
Giving the terminally ill a voice: The history of hospice care and its impact in California
Hospice, as defined by the National Institutes of Health, is a type of care in which all efforts to prolong a patient’s life ends and the focus turns to making them as comfortable as possible. Hospice is generally reserved for patients with six or fewer months to live.
Balancing the water needs of people and the environment: Water Forum brings diverse interests together to tackle tough issues on the Lower American River
Come drought or deluge, how can we develop a lasting water agreement for the greater Sacramento area?
That’s the challenging task before the Water Forum, a unique consortium of business and agricultural leaders, citizen groups, environmentalists, water managers and local governments, including the City of Roseville.
A warm handoff: how workforce development boards do more than just find someone a job
Treating unemployment in this country as a singular problem misses the bigger picture. Obstacles ranging from literacy to English-language fluency to poverty must be addressed simultaneously. The best way to do this is for workforce development boards, educators, social services and employers to work closely together.
Ready to do the job: how ValleyBuild is preparing diverse communities for careers in construction
A Better Outcome “It opened the door to something I didn’t feel was possible,” says Jesus Celis, a roofer apprentice in Fresno, California. He is…
The American River Basin Study: Diversifying where we get our water is key to combating climate change
We don’t always treat water like the life-sustaining resource it is. Instead, we take it for granted: With the turn of a tap, it’s at…
Private Practice or Medical Center? Picking a primary care doctor requires careful consideration
Choosing a primary care physician is one of the most important health care decisions one can make.
California Workforce Association Spotlight: Members help job seekers and employers reconnect post-pandemic
By April 2020, the national unemployment rate soared to 14.7%. By October of that year, it dropped by half to 6.9%. But since then, that descent has slowed down to 3.5% by September 2022. To date, employment in service occupations has yet to catch up to pre-pandemic levels.
Folsom Reservoir: Keeping water when and where we need it
The federal Bureau of Reclamation’s recently released American River Basin Study found that increased temperatures, likely due to climate change, are decreasing the amount of water banked in snowpack, which the area has historically relied upon as a slow-release reservoir. The study suggested several adaptation strategies—groundwater use and recharge depending upon hydrology (known as conjunctive use) and alternative water diversions)—to meet water needs.
California Workforce Association Spotlight: How members are creating career paths in health care
When the SlingShot Regional project was launched in 2018, there were plenty of players at the table. Representatives from the education, health care and workforce development sectors were all looking for a comprehensive way to address issues and needs in the health care sector.
