Keeping Kin Together
How Sacramento County is transforming child welfare practices and becoming a model for agencies nationwide By Elizabeth Ann Morabito Can you imagine a young loved…
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Home Safe
Sacramento DCFAS is working to provide affirming homes for LGBTQ+ foster youth by Anne Stokes Despite representing less than 10% of the general population, LGBTQ+…
Calling All Kids!
Especially with the weather turning cooler—and the rainy season on the horizon—Sacramento kids need some safe, reliable transportation. Not only is the Sacramento Regional Transit…
Kids Ride Free on SacRT
The Sacramento Regional Transit District’s fare-free transit program, which waives fares for students and youth in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade across SacRT’s service area,…
RydeFreeRT: A Proven Success
The Sacramento Regional Transit District’s fare-free program, which waives fares for students and youth in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade across SacRT’s service area, has…
Dismantling Stereotypes
We’re here for the kids,” says Roy Casillas, a child support supervisor for Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services. “We’re not here for one…
Employers Help the Process
Child support payments ensure that children have access to health insurance, shelter, food and clothing. And businesses large and small play a role in delivering…
Defunding School Resource Officers
For 20 years, some members of the Sacramento Police Department had one mission: to help provide security for the Sacramento City Unified School District in…
The Girl Inspired Conference Gives Young Women in Sacramento Advice on Success
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Days before she graduated from Pacific Elementary School in South Sacramento, 11-year-old Amyah Davis had a chance to hear successful women speak…
LaFCC Empowers Sacramento Youth to Thrive
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Paola Benitez was struggling in school – her grades were low and she was suffering from anger-management issues due to trauma experienced…
Women’s Leadership Academy Helps Students Soar
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ A senior at Sacramento Charter High School, Kiarah Young, 17, is excited about her future — she’s been accepted to more than…
City Department Expands to Focus on Youth
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ On January 1, 2018, the City of Sacramento reorganized its parks department with a new focus on youth and a new name:…
Campaign Aims to Get More Students to Class
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Now that the November 6 election is history, the barrage of political mailers that overwhelmed voters also is over. But the U.S….
District and Advocates Work to Reduce Suspensions of Black Students
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The number is stunning: One of every five African American males in the Sacramento City Unified School District was suspended in 2016-17,…
The Next Changemakers
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ A new generation of leaders is being trained to mobilize Sacramentans to fight for equal rights, better public schools and other noble…
