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New Campus Benefits Students and Oak Park
St. Hope
St. HOPE proudly announces that it is renovating its PS7 Elementary, a project that will create a campus that benefits its students as well as its entire Oak Park neighborhood. “We’re hoping to break ground in 2020 on this state-of-the-art campus that will double the school’s student capacity,” says Jake Mossawir, president and CEO.
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Healing Hearts and Building Families
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency sponsored by Goldrush Getaways
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency has served more than 6,400 children in the 60 years it has been in business. As a licensed foster family agency placing children in foster homes, Agape Villages recruits and trains foster parents who care for abused and neglected children.
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Embracing Lives One Pregnancy at a Time
Sacramento Life Center
Sacramento Life Center offers a comprehensive array of resources and services to Sacramento-area women and teen girls, especially those who are pregnant with nowhere to turn. “It’s critical that our services are free because financial strain is one of the primary reasons so many pregnant women are in crisis,” notes Marie Leatherby, executive director.

Why Donors Should Stop Pressuring Nonprofits to Pinch Pennies
Rewarding charities that scrimp is less strategic than it sounds.
The end of the year is a popular time to give to charity, but no matter what time of year it is, donors want help deciding which charity to support.
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Stanford Youth Solutions + Sierra Forever Families
Committed to permanency and the empowerment of youth and families.
On July 1, two highly regarded, long-standing behavioral and mental health services, juvenile nonprofit organizations, Stanford Youth Solutions and Sierra Forever Families merged to better address the complex needs of children, youth and families.
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Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera
SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center opens in 2020
Established in 1912 and redeveloped in 2015, the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is a collaborative cultural pillar institution dedicated to serving the greater community — from youth music education in the classroom to main stage performances of orchestral and operatic music at the highest regional caliber — and contributing to the growth of Sacramento’s Creative Economy.

NAIOP Sacramento Valley Chapter: Person of the Year
The Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, held its annual Person of the Year celebration dinner in the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’s courtyard Sept. 5. Sotiris Kolokotronis, founder of SKK Developments, was this year’s honoree for his vision and work in building urban core projects and commercial centers.
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Homeowners helping the homeless
Sacramento Self-Help Housing sponsored by Wells Fargo
Sacramento Self-Help Housing, a highly successful 501(c)(3), tackles the issue of homelessness in a unique way that directly benefits the homeless population as well as homeowners. “Our approach is not building additional housing, but creating more capacity within the current housing stocks,” explains John Foley, executive director.
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Reaching out to treat autism worldwide
UC Davis MIND Institute Sponsored by AKT Investments
The UC Davis MIND Institute is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary center for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. With cutting-edge research, innovative clinical programs and state-of-the-art treatment, this unique center draws worldwide recognition.

Sacramento Walk of Stars: Celebrity Gala 2019
The Sacramento Walk of Stars unveiled its 2019 inductees on the
sidewalk on L Street in Midtown Sacramento on August 28. The
inductees included professional baseball player Dusty Baker,
Corti Brothers owner Darrell Corti, mixed martial artist world
champion Urijah Faber, and Olympic gold medalist and sports
commentator Summer Sanders. Sacramento City Councilman Steve
Hansen emceed the event, which was followed by the Walk of Stars
Gala at the Memorial Auditorium.