We’re Looking for UTI Vaccine Trial Participants
“Urinary tract infections are very prevalent, very common, especially in women, especially in seniors.”
Douglas Young, M.D.
Northern California Research
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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted just how vital child care is for working families. Due to stay-at-home orders and virtual learning, nearly 20% of working-age adults…
Workforce Development Board and Caminar give Suisun City man a second chance at life
“People from all walks of life come in for information and to apply for services.”
Sheryl Cutler
Program analyst, Workforce Development Board of Solano County
Help in driving a new career
“I tell everybody I know about what the Workforce Development Board did for me, what it can do for you and how it can help you.”
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Veteran and truck driver
California’s local workforce boards and a Sacramento-based nonprofit help people find good-paying jobs—and solve bigger social problems at the same time
“We have a hand on the pulse of Main Street California. Up and down the state, here’s what our members are doing that is working.”
Bob Lanter, executive director
California Workforce Association
Vivariums add animals to jungles under glass
Vivariums take terrarium gardening to the next level. They simulate the habitat of reptiles or other animals. Learn how to make your own at Exotic Plants.
An experienced affordable housing organization is bringing its unique approach to Sacramento
BRIDGE Housing Corporation was born of an act of generosity. In 1983, an anonymous donation to the San Francisco Foundation enabled the philanthropic organization to…
A History of Change
“We understand that many of our clients experience great trauma in their lives that hinders their ability to thrive.”
Leo McFarland
President and CEO, Volunteers of America Northern California and Northern Nevada
Recruiting for medical research
“(Patients may be) apprehensive about the process. We don’t use your names. Everything’s done by initials or year of birth.”
Laurie Johnson
Northern California Research site director
This hobby really grows on you
“We try to get plants no one else has in the area,” owner Kifumi Keppler said. “What is an ‘Exotic Plant’ if not unusual or rare?”
Type 2 diabetes? Clinical trial needs you
“This trial is looking at the way to manage diabetes without drugs. You can imagine that would revolutionize diabetic care because then you alleviate the ongoing cost of a drug and potential side effects of the drug.”
Dr. Douglas Young
Primary Investigator, Northern California Research
Introducing: Northern California Research
Northern California Research was launched in 1996 to address the need for clinical research in the Sacramento area. Volunteers are needed for this important work.
Making an Impact
“Removing development impact fees can be another step a city can take to make it a lot more attractive to a builder to build affordable housing.”
Jonathan Stern
Director of planning and acquisitions, BRIDGE Housing Corporation
Adding instant impact
“An empty room can use some life. A few little flowers don’t have the impact. You add plants, you get instant impact.”
Kifumi Keppler
Owner, Exotic Plants
Community Support
“When we start to weigh costs and benefits, impact and opportunity, there’s so much to be gained from this.”
Alicia Sebastian
Old North Sacramento resident and affordable housing advocate
Breakfast at Lil Joe’s
“I think it’s going to bring in some people who are going to be a contribution to our neighborhood.”
John Fierro
Owner, Lil Joe’s
The E-Bus Solution
Direct express bus service makes getting to the airport easy—especially for those upcoming November and December trips out of town Public health officials are in…
