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10 Years of Black Child Legacy Campaign
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Help Local Kids & Older Adults this Holiday Season
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Shield Yourself from Illness with Vaccines
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Historic Joint Meeting on Homelessness
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10 Years of Black Child Legacy Campaign
10/31/2025
This year marks a decade since the start of the Black Child Legacy Campaign (BCLC). BCLC is the community-driven movement established following the call for a Blue-Ribbon Commission from County Board of Supervisor Phil Serna to address the disturbing outcome data that found that Black children die at twice the rate of any other population in Sacramento Community.
Help Local Kids & Older Adults this Holiday Season
10/30/2025
You can help make a difference in a local child or adult’s life this holiday season. This year marks 37 years of the Gifts from the Heart program, an initiative that has touched the lives of thousands in Sacramento County. Organized by the Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (DCFAS), this program relies on the generosity of volunteers and donors.
Shield Yourself from Illness with Vaccines
10/29/2025
As the fall and winter months approach, Sacramento County Public Health (SCPH) emphasizes the importance of immunizations that prevent respiratory viruses, including influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
Historic Joint Meeting on Homelessness
10/24/2025
Homelessness is a widespread crisis and is not limited by city or county lines. People experiencing homelessness often cross jurisdictional boundaries, access care through a variety of systems and may be hampered by the lack of clarity around who is or could be providing them with programs and services.
It’s Special Election Season – Make A Plan To Vote
10/23/2025
We are 13 days away from the Nov. 4 Statewide Special Election and ballots are in hand (and hopefully already filled out and on their way back to the Elections Office, either by mail or Drop Box). But never fear, if you haven’t yet returned your voted ballot, you still have plenty of time.
Annual Stand Down Event Serves Local Veterans
10/23/2025
At Mather Community Campus, a line of expectant veterans wraps around the building. Men and women donning hats, vests and jackets filled with patches identifying their service history – which branch and which war they survived.
Federal Shutdown’s Impact on CalFresh
10/23/2025
As of Oct. 23, the Federal government is still shutdown. Because of the shutdown, at this time CalFresh benefits will not be funded for the month of November. In Sacramento County 270,000 people rely on those food benefits to feed themselves and their family. Thousands of children will be affected by the loss of food benefits in November.
Stolen Unvoted Ballots Recovered and Re-issued
10/16/2025
Yesterday, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office informed the Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections (VRE) that during a homeless encampment clean-up off Mayhew Road and Elder Creek Road, they discovered 99 stolen unvoted ballots for the Statewide Special Election.
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