FUTURE Foundation of Sacramento transforms lives by empowering students to attend and graduate from college. This nonprofit provides scholarships to high-achieving students from at-risk backgrounds who are first-in-family to attend college.

Friends of Sacramento Arts (FOSA), a nonprofit organization, is on a mission to ensure equitable access to comprehensive arts education in the Sacramento region’s public PK-12 schools.

Stockton Unified Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rodriguez has completed her first full year as Stockton Unified School District superintendent. Under her leadership, the graduation rates have been the highest in SUSD history, chronic absenteeism has been reduced and literacy rates have increased.

Sacramento Country Day School is celebrating its 60th anniversary and tremendous achievements across six decades. Providing a rigorous and nurturing educational experience on a beautiful, expansive campus, Country Day is the Sacramento region’s only independent school serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. 

The Sacramento County READS initiative represents a transformative approach to literacy and reading success across the county. “This initiative mobilizes our county through a collective impact approach to improve literacy outcomes for all learners,” explains Tami Wilson, director of English Language Arts for the Sacramento County Office of Education.

Placer County’s education system is a shining example of innovation and collaboration, creating an environment that prioritizes not just academic success, but also the well-being of students and their families.

In the world of community development, there’s an important difference between a space and a place.  A place is a space that encourages people to engage in relationships — with nature, themselves, with others — amid their surroundings.