We can make our communities shine

Project summaries:

 

 

80 Watt District | Awarded: $25,000

Supports clean energy upgrades for businesses along Watt Avenue, which help to increase public safety and engagement through improved security lighting.

 

A Different Path | Awarded: $12,000

Offers hands-on STEM education workshops for youth in North and South Sacramento, combined with mentorship and career opportunities in clean energy and sustainability sectors.

 

A Seat at The Table Community Initiative | Awarded: $8,400

Supplies STEM kits to young people in an environment designed to be inclusive and supportive.

 

Arab Community Center for Integration Services | Awarded: $6,028.30

Delivers clean energy education for 150 Arabic-speaking refugee families in the Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, North Highlands, Citrus Heights, South Natomas and Del Paso Heights neighborhoods.

 

Assist Academy | Awarded: $16,200

Supports students in the afterschool program at Florin Elementary School with hands-on clean energy activities, while providing educators with training on clean energy concepts.  Students will also host community workshops to educate family and community members about clean energy practices.

 

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom | Awarded: $35,000

Educates and trains middle school teachers on climate-smart agriculture curriculum.  Students will receive first-hand experience on renewable energy practices at the New Hope Dairy in Galt.

 

Code 4 Hood | Awarded: $40,000

Provides a STEM education lab at Leataata Floyd Elementary School and clean energy exploration at McClatchy High School.

 

Compassion Planet | Awarded: $40,000

Offers multiple workforce development training programs that integrate STEM principles for various trades, targeting transitional-age youth form Arden-Arcade and North Sacramento.

 

Daughters of Zion Enterpryz | Awarded: $6,208.23

Upgrades the walk-in freezer at the food distribution center in South Sacramento as part of a clean energy project, increasing capacity to serve more community members in need.

 

Dr. Ephraim Williams Family Life Center | Awarded: $11,000

Provides a STEM summer program for middle and high school students in the Oak Park area, focusing on STEM topics and related career pathways.

 

Folsom Historic District Association | Awarded: $30,000

Supports an electric micro-transit shuttle service that will provide free rides in the Folsom Historic District on weekends when parking is impacted.

 

HumanBulb | Awarded: $50,000

Assists high school students in gaining skills in renewable energy technologies through the EcoTech Innovators Program. Student leaders will have the opportunity to serve as mentors to the participants of the program.

 

Iranian American Culture & Educational Center | Awarded: $31,500

Increases awareness of the benefits and use of the induction cooking process for 1,200 community members by offering induction cooking classes in Farsi and Dari. Participants will receive induction cooktops for household use.

 

NextGen Climate America | Awarded: $63,000

Provides skills training and career exploration in clean energy and manufacturing for 120 justice-impacted young adults from the Meadowview, Valley-Hi, Arden-Arcade, Del Paso Heights, Oak Park, North Highlands, Fruitridge and Stockton Blvd neighborhoods. 

 

Perspectives by Capsity | Awarded: $46,500

Provides STEM education and hands-on learning for high school students and young adults through the EmpowerED STEM project, highlighting the use of digital technology to foster innovation in urban sustainability and environmental stewardship. 

 

Rebuilding Together Sacramento | Awarded: $10,000

Upgrades LED lighting at their offices and warehouse to generate cost savings, allowing the organization to reinvest in providing home improvement and energy-efficient equipment support for up to 400 households.

 

River District | Awarded: $7,371

Engages community members in implementing pollinator gardens and native plant installations in the River District to raise awareness of their role in increasing biodiversity, improving air quality, sequestering carbon and addressing climate change.

 

Safety Center | Awarded: $9,994.09

Upgrades an outdoor space with a new shade structure to increase capacity for providing safety education to under-resourced schools and community groups.

 

San Juan Education Foundation | Awarded: $44,000

Provides STEM kits for San Juan Unified Title 1 elementary and middle school educators to enhance hands-on learning in their classrooms.

 

STRIVE Community Health Institute | Awarded: $10,000

Supports career exploration in STEM by providing hands-on exposure to construction, electrical and plumbing trades for young women from Antelope, North Highlands and Oak Park neighborhoods.

 

Sunrise Christian Food Ministry | Awarded: $30,000

Provides shade structures and weatherization upgrades to improve access to daily food distribution services for 30,000 community members in the Citrus Heights area.

American River Parkway Foundation

Awarded: $15,345

 

Project Summary: A STEM Education collaboration for Title I schools. Classes of students will visit the River Bend Outdoor classroom with the American River Parkway Foundation and collaborative partners with STEM curriculum. The two collaborative partners include Sacramento Splash and Soil Born Farms, reaching 261 elementary school students and 546 middle school students.

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Asian Resources, Inc.

Awarded: $25,000

 

Project Summary: The Zero Carbon Future Workforce project will use the Train The Trainer model with 25 youth leaders from under resourced areas to deliver workshops to 100 under represented youth and young adults about zero carbon careers and opportunities.

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Associated General Contractors (AGC) Construction Education Foundation (CEF)

Awarded: $25,000

 

Project Summary: This project will provide career exploration for 3000 under-represented youth ages 12-24 in STEM, construction and utilities fields in five high schools. Career exploration partner is Agriculture, Construction, Engineering (ACE) Mentoring with currently active industry professionals engaging high school students weekly with hands on project builds. Representation of young professional women in these fields are represented in the industry professionals mentoring the high school students.

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Carmichael Improvement District

Awarded: $16,050

 

Project Summary: This project will provide energy efficiency upgrades with LED indoor and outdoor lighting with six local businesses as a strategy for inclusive economic development in the Carmichael Business District.

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Center for Land-Based Learning

Awarded: $25,706

 

Project Summary: This project will provide an environmental stewardship curriculum to 100 under-represented high school youth from Florin High, George Washington Carver, Sheldon, Grant Union and Mira Loma Highs Schools. Curriculum includes education of environmental stewardship of native habitat and hands on learning with planting of hedgerows, trees and restoration of pollinator habitat.

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City of Trees Foundation

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Summary: This project will increase native habitat restoration efforts and also plant 133 seedlings on Del Paso Boulevard and North Sacramento with education curriculum for income eligible residential customers to impact heat island index.

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CLEANSTART, Inc.

Awarded: $11,672

 

Project Summary: This project will provide education workshops for 200 under-resourced community members and 20 businesses. Additional outreach and resources to income eligible customers among the 3000 residents in the nearby communities to understand and develop clean energy and energy efficient practices. 

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Folsom Historic Society

Awarded: $8,041

 

Project Summary: This project is for the Clean Blacksmithing Program. This program will training 50 individuals on electric induction forges as part of Blacksmithing Program.

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Franklin Boulevard Business Association

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Summary: This project will provide energy efficient lighting upgrades for five small businesses in an under-resourced business corridor. This strategy is part of their outreach, engagement and inclusive economic development partnership for the Franklin Boulevard Small Businesses.

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Freedom Through Education

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Summary: This project will provide employment skills development and support for work placement for 75 previously incarcerated adults transitioning back to community.

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Fulton El Camino Recreation & Park                             

Awarded: $35,000

 

Project Summary: This project will create an outdoor classroom to educate community members about energy efficiency and conservation, as well as increase the capacity for more community events that offer support and services for refugees and immigrant families needing assistance at Howe Park. This project includes activation of solar-powered picnic tables with battery storage and building a shade structure with LED lighting to decrease heat island index impact.

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Futures Explored

Awarded: $29,547

 

Project Summary: This project will provide LED lighting upgrades/STEM education and workforce skills building for 40 under-resourced youth with special needs. The youth will document the building upgrades and develop a short documentary highlighting the energy efficiency upgrades as part of their skills development through their workforce development curriculum.

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Health Education Council   

Awarded: $23,082

 

Project Summary:  This project will upgrade to electric HVAC and induction stoves, water heater, induction stove and energy efficiency with upgraded LED lighting for community space located in Meadowview that provide services for under-resourced community members from South Sacramento and Meadowview areas.

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HumanBulb

Awarded: $32,719     

 

Project Summary: This project will provide STEM education and project experiences through a sustainability focused curriculum introducing students to STEM activity kits about renewable power sources. This project will impact 250 under-resourced youth (13-18 years old)

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Interns2Pros                        

Awarded: $7,500         

 

Project Summary: This Zero Carbon Workforce Development/STEM career exploration project is designed for 500 high school students and 500 adults/parents. There will be additional outreach and community education provided for clean energy and energy efficient practices to implement.

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Iranian American Culture & Educational Center

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Summary: This project will promote clean energy practices with Farsi-Speaking communities. The group will outreach to 200 under-represented Farsi speaking homes and businesses with bilingual and culturally responsive strategies.

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Kiwanis Club of Rancho Cordova Foundation

Awarded: $5,000

 

Project Summary: This project will provide STEM themed books for children/youth in under-resourced communities. The project will increase access to STEM curriculum with 600 STEM related books for youth in Rancho Cordova. The project will conduct 4 STEM Career Pathway workshops for at least 25 children/youth per workshop (100 youth total).

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Lion's Roar Dharma Center

Awarded: $5,000        

 

Project Summary: The Center is installing a shade structure to increase capacity to host community events and education classes outdoors, engaging over 300 community members that actively utilize the facility. Information, education and resources on clean energy and energy efficiency practices will be shared with community members onsite.

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National Academic Youth Council (d.b.a. Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum)     

Awarded: $13,049

 

Project Summary: This project will provide outreach and education to 40 youth, ages 12-18, in South Sacramento under-resourced community.  The curriculum will enrich student knowledge of clean energy topics and STEM career fields. The partner will host a variety of community events to share Clean Energy and Zero Carbon career opportunities with 250 - 400 community members.

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NeighborWorks Sacramento

Awarded: $8,530

 

Project Summary: This project will identify and support 10 homes and families in Fruitridge Manor for neighborhood revitalization project. Connection to SMUD energy specialist and potential energy efficiency upgrades will be provided.

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ReImagine Mack Road Partnership

Awarded: $20,000     

 

Project Summary:  This project will provide employment readiness/skill building and career path exploration related to the clean energy trades industry (includes electricians, EV technicians, construction) for 14 high school youth (ages 14-18) from South Sacramento neighborhoods: Florin, Valley-Hi and Meadowview. This project will expand employment readiness to include clean energy fields, STEM, trades (electricians, automotive mechanics/repairs/techs), information technology (coding, computer tech/security).

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Sacramento Children's Museum    

Awarded: $7,705

 

Project Summary:  This project will provide a Mobile Museum STEM Program for under-resourced schools, for approximately 500 early elementary-aged (K-3rd grade) students. Facilitators will highlight alternative, renewable energy options and energy efficiency, and conservation education.

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Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

Awarded: $9,221        

 

Project Summary: This project will provide upgraded LED lighting for the parking lot and driveways for services that support 12,000 people annually.  The improved and energy efficient lighting will increase the safety for staff and volunteers packing and loading delivery trucks to 130 partner agency food banks regionally.

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Shop Class, Inc.

Awarded: $40,112     

 

Project Summary: This project will provide skills training in construction building trades and STEM education. The trades education includes hands-on projects using the lending library of power tools and community classes on how to use power tools to support community and residential construction projects in Oak Park.

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Soil Born Farms

Awarded: $42,574

 

Project Summary: This project will add an electric tractor and electric utility cart on the farm.  By adding new electric farm equipment for clean energy usage, the farm continues to develop a clean and equitable urban food system which will provide the lettuce grown on the farm to the Sacramento City Unified School District’s Central Kitchen for student meals.

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Square Root Academy

Awarded: $22,250

 

Project Summary: A STEM and clean energy education project that will inspire behavioral changes for 15 high school youth leaders to drive change through 12-week curriculum with culminating project presented in community listening session.

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Sunshine Food Pantry & Resource Center

Awarded: $54,161

 

Project Summary: This project will replace and upgrade old equipment to an electric HVAC, heat pump, commercial refrigeration and infrastructure for double doors. The Resource center will provide additional customer outreach and engagement for income eligible customers in under-resourced area of Galt. Serving 2000 people per month. 

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The Salvation Army

Awarded: $40,000

 

Project Summary: The STEM Education Lab will provide an updated education Lab classroom for 50 Pre-K students and 40 Kindergarten to 8th grade students. The afterschool program and curriculum will introduce hands-on, age-appropriate robotics, engineering kits, science and computer technology activities at the Oak Park site.

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Voices of Youth

Awarded: $21,000

 

Project Summary: The project will provide clean energy/STEM education outreach and engagement to income eligible community members, as well as job readiness workshops to 120 elementary, middle and high school youth at Fruitridge Community Collaborative.

80 Watt District PBID
Awarded: $ 25,000

 

Project Description: Aligns with inclusive economic development strategy to increase public safety and energy efficiency practices for local business corridor along Watt Ave.

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916 Ink

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Description:

Provides a new garden shade structure for students and community members to decrease the “heat island” impact. Also provides education workshops with climate change and STEM curriculum.

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Architects of Hope

Awarded: $25,000

 

Project Description:

Educates and trains youth leaders on computer technology programs and build skills to identify and repair computers as part of their Youth Leadership Cohort curriculum.

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Atrium 916

Awarded: $31,000

 

Project Description:

Provides an all-electric trailer for mobile “art upcycling” workshops in under-resourced communities; participants learn how to upcycle materials for re-use as well as promoting entrepreneurship.

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Center for Land Based Learning

Awarded: $30,000

 

Project Description:

Focuses on climate change through habitat restoration projects by providing a youth workforce skill and job readiness development program.

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Center of Praise

Awarded: $15,000

 

Project Description:

Provides energy efficiency upgrades to interior lighting for the Midtown Legacy Center.

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Downtown Sacramento Partnerships

Awarded: $29,350

 

Project Description:

Supports Cesar Chavez Park revitalization efforts. This includes increasing economic development in the business corridor by adding outdoor family friendly areas, an imagination playground, chairs, tables and lawn games. Increases availability of SMUD resources and information.

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Fitrah

Awarded: $25,000

 

Project Description:

Supports workforce development skills and stipends for diverse population of foster youth. Will add computer equipment for warehouse retail training space.

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Folsom Economic Development Corporation

Awarded: $12,500

 

Project Description:

Provides economic development and entrepreneur training, support and technical assistance for under-resourced community members interested in starting businesses.

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HomeAid

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Description:

Provides energy efficiency through installation of all-electric laundry equipment and community room for Volunteers of America Veterans and families.

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Lutheran Social Services

Awarded: $25,000

 

Project Description:

Provides workforce development skills for foster youth.

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Meristem, Inc.

Awarded: $35,263

 

Project Description:

Provides energy efficiency by upgrading interior lighting for residential school campus supporting students with disabilities.

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Midtown Association

Awarded: $20,000

 

Project Description:

Supports the Alhambra Blvd Revitalization Project with landscaping and placemaking. Development of micro mobility hub by adding accessible bike racks, increasing cross walk safety and economic development through business corridor.

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National Academic Youth Corps (Sojourner Truth African American Heritage Museum)

Awarded: $18,000

 

Project Description:

Provides workforce development and job readiness skills and entrepreneur development opportunities to youth entrepreneurs in the South Sacramento area.

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Northern California Valley Sheet Metal Foundation

Awarded: $50,000

 

Project Description:

Provides new electric equipment for training new apprentices, and upgraded training for existing journey people on electric HVAC systems.

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Oracles of Truth Academy

Awarded: $25,000

 

Project Description:

Provides youth education focused on clean energy and sustainability practices in home and at school sites in South Sacramento.

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Project Optimism

Awarded: $30,000

 

Project Description:

Provides under-resourced youth access to STEAM skill competencies and curriculum. Includes monthly meetings with parents with tools to improve zero carbon outcomes in under-resources communities.

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Rosemont Community Foundation

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Description:

Supports neighborhood revitalization through economic, education and community revitalization with STEM programming and increasing inclusive economic development for businesses in under invested corridors.

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Sierra Service Project

Awarded: $10,000

 

Project Description:

Provides youth workforce development opportunities to learn and practice their skills in construction trades.

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Square Root Academy

Awarded: $15,000

 

Project Description:

Provides access to STEM education and career exploration for under-resourced community. Increases exposure to STEM career and college opportunities and job readiness in STEM.

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Sunrise Marketplace

Awarded: $20,000

 

Project Description:

Provides upgraded indoor LED lighting for Sunrise Marketplace.

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YMCA of Superior California

Awarded: $42,550

 

Project Description:

Provides upgrade to LED lighting for outdoor play space to increase access and safety.

350 Sacramento
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
Leadership development program that engages with youth in under-resourced communities. Will develop four new environmental student groups at high schools and connect youth throughout the region.

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80-Watt District
Awarded: $25,000

Project Description:
Crime prevention through environmental design assessment and recommendations for improved security lighting with energy-efficient lighting options and interior lighting upgrades with business partners on Watt Ave. in North Highlands.

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Alianza (La Familia Counseling Center)
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
Creating powerful Latina trailblazer murals and education components, that celebrate the actions and impact on social justice issues by local Latinx women trailblazers. Their stories will be shared with students through a moveable art piece that will be presented to K-12 schools starting in the South Sacramento region. 

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Architects of Hope 
Awarded: $21,270

Project Description:
The Architects of Hope Fellowship Program provides youth development, leadership, mentoring, civic engagement for underserved youth with 3 projects-based deliverables in design, build and architecture.

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Atrium
Awarded: $35,000

Project Description:
Technical assistance and training for small business entrepreneurs in marketing their business on television and social media. Focus on women owned, sustainable practice businesses.

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Capital College and Career Academy
Awarded: $25,000

Project Description:
Provides infrastructure for workforce skills development and training in STEM, construction and trades careers for youth in the North Sacramento/Del Paso Heights area.

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Carmichael Park Foundation
Awarded: $21,200

Project Description:
Providing community center improvements, including the installation of a new electric HVAC and upgraded windows, for veterans resources and local childcare program.

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Central United Methodist Church
Awarded: $15,000

Project Description:
An electric bread oven will be purchased and used to establish a learning kitchen, supplying fresh bread distribution in partnership with the South Sacramento Interfaith Food Closet in South Sacramento.

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FITRAH
Awarded: $5,000

Project Description:
A workforce skills development and training program that provides equipment to develop operations and infrastructure that will increase capacity to train and empower the most vulnerable foster youth. 

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Folsom Economic Development Corporation
Awarded: $25,000

Project Description:
Creates online platforms for workshops and training to engage neighborhood and community organizations to enhance small business creations, growth and collaborations.

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Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation 
Awarded: $15,000

Project Description:
Franklin District Lighting Project with business and community partners.

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Freedom Through Education
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
Supporting community development for formerly incarcerated adults in transitional living homes. Also providing restorative justice model of community engagement and neighborhood beautification for disabled and senior community neighbors.

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Galt Chamber of Commerce
Awarded: $20,000

Project Description:
Provides community art installations with free, inclusive education, connectivity and community involvement to revitalize the downtown corridor in Galt. Art installations will include STEM education, renewable energy options and promote zero carbon strategies.

International Rescue Committee
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
Improving infrastructure of Creekside Garden to increase accessibility for immigrant/refugee families to grow food for their families.

Junior Achievement of Sacramento 
Awarded: $5,000

Project Description:
JA Inspire is a virtual expo that provides an in-depth career development and exploration experience for students, including high-tech digital workbooks, pre-event preparation lessons, engaging videos, STEM education, webinars and communication with mentors. 

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Los Rios Community College Foundation
Awarded: $25,000

Project Description:
Promotes education and equity in workforce development by providing support for students in STEM and energy career pathways at Los Rios Community College campuses. Includes funding and access to safety equipment for internships and basic equipment needs for post-education employment.

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Natomas Garden and Arts Club
Awarded: $23,000

Project Description:
Creates a half-acre of pollinator habitat along the Ninos Parkway to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, including ADA-compliant nature loops and pathways with interpretive signage in English and Spanish.

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Pacific Rim Foundation
Awarded: $5,000

Project Description:
Upgrade indoor lighting and weatherization for Filipino community gathering space in South Sacramento.

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Paratransit
Awarded: $13,200

Project Description:
Connecting youth and parents to their community by increasing independent travel options through the use of public transportation, Smart Ride Micro Transit and electric bikes, with a focus in the South Sacramento area.

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R Street Sacramento Partnership
Awarded: $5,000

Project Description:
Utilizes innovative technology to help ease our cleaning and safety issues on R and S Streets with a solar powered cordless trash and recycle compaction system.

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Rebuilding Together Sacramento
Awarded: $24,000

Project Description:
Supporting home repairs in North Sacramento and Rancho Cordova areas for under resourced Senior homeowners.

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ReIMAGINE Mack Road Foundation
Awarded: $22,000

Project Description:
Youth workforce development and readiness program that increases academic success, improves social emotional wellbeing and socioeconomics, and increases access to high quality, culturally relevant, youth-focused expanded learning opportunities.

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Roberts Family Development Center
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
Technology hub and security locker for laptops and electronic equipment for their teen center.

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Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates
Awarded: $14,000

Project Description:
A bike mechanics internship program for youth and community members that helps decrease carbon emissions by enabling more people to choose a bike for everyday use.

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Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation
Awarded: $54,000

Project Description:
Increases energy efficiency by providing electric HVAC upgrade and indoor lighting of community center for youth, adults and senior services including youth mental wellness program, health and exercise access and education, creative arts and support for cultural entrepreneurial programs.

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Sacramento Food Bank (Rio Linda Site)
Awarded: $10,158

Project Description: 
Pelican wireless system to support food bank site located and serving the Rio Linda community.

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Sacramento Metro Chamber Foundation 
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
A free, fun, experiential learning program, with expansion into Promise Zone area schools, that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business using a lemonade stand. Lessons include creating budgets, setting profit-making goals, serving customers, repaying investors and giving back to the community.

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Sacramento Valley Conservancy
Awarded: $20,000

Project Description: 
Funding the Lower American River Native Nursery and Demonstration Project in collaboration with the Center for Land Based Learning and Sierra Nevada Journey.

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Sierra Service Project 
Awarded: $30,000

Project Description: 
Provides home repairs for under-resourced communities and immigrant/refugee workforce training.

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Single Mom Strong
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
Funding the expansion of the childcare center and developing work appropriate clothing resources in support of women re-entering workforce.

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Sisters Inspiring Sisters
Awarded: $10,000

Project Description:
Promotes women businesses in North Highlands through an entrepreneurial technical assistance and support group.

Stockton Boulevard Partnership
Awarded: $15,000

Project Description:
Engaging business owners and community, using crime prevention through environmental training, to support façade and parking lot lighting upgrades for safety for 5 blocks of Stockton Boulevard.

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Voices of Youth
Awarded: $20,000

Project Description:
Summer Nights of Impact: Community and youth development, workforce/job skills training and job placement. Includes career fairs for youth and adults in underserved community around the Fruitridge Community Collaborative.

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World Relief Sacramento
Awarded: $25,000

Project Description:
Providing workforce development skills, access to digital literacy and emergency needs for the Afghan refugee community.

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AGC of California Construction Education Foundation
Award: $40,000

Project Description:
Career exploration and Workforce Development with high school population in underserved communities. Creating variety of outreach strategies to increase Girls in Construction through online platforms with video until in person outreach is safe.

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Alchemist Community Development Corporation
Award: $10,000

Project Description:
Friendliest Bus Stop in Town at 3834 MLK Blvd. Adding a bench, shade structure, solar power kiosk cell phone charger/Wi-Fi for public use, free little library, bike rack, bike pump and repair stand.

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Asian Community Center Senior Center
Award: $16,400

Project Description:
ACC will provide 80 refurbished laptops to seniors sheltering in place to participate in technology education and job skills development workshops. Laptop set up will be in home as health interns visits the seniors.

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Breakthrough Sacramento
Award: $25,000

Project Description:
Online academic support in math and science for middle school students in an academic year long as well as summer program for students in Sacramento Unified School District, San Juan Unified School District and Twin Rivers Unified School District.

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Center for Land-Based Learning
Award: $10,000

Project Description:
Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship in Del Paso Heights at Grant Union High School.

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Christ Temple Apostolic Church
Award: $20,100

Project Description:
Upgrading HVAC units for multi-use gym.

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City Year Sacramento
Award: $35,839

Project Description:
City Year Sacramento will provide academic support during school hours and after school hours to teachers and students through multiple online formats. Social engagements and resources will also be provided to the families.

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Cosumnes Community Services District
Award: $42,000

Project Description:
Elk Grove Nature Park co-located next to Jessie Baker School, California Montessori Project and for public use. This Park with a Purpose will have ADA accessible pathways over wetlands for close interaction with habitat for education curriculum and social inclusion.

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Eta Gamma Omega Chapter Foundation
Award: $51,000

Project Description:
Highlighting Global Opportunities: Historic landmark in Oak Park; facilities and equipment improvements including electrical upgrades, technology infrastructure.

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First Step Communities
Award: $25,000

Project Description:
The Grove Emergency Bridge Housing: Electrical System Upgrade.

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Food Literacy Center
Award: $15,000

Project Description:
STEM curriculum development for outdoor classroom. Nutrition, curriculum translation for multiple languages, kitchen tools and recipe book for 700 families for interactive educational workshops.

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Freedom Through Education
Award: $8,000

Project Description:
Providing technology education and employment skills to 30 justice involved adults through a new computer lab located in South Sacramento.

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Gateway Community Charter Foundation
Award: $24,000

Project Description:
Development and implementation of Firehouse Café at the Firehouse Community Center in the Del Paso Heights area. Workforce development opportunity for 24 students as well as a Community Living Project at the Firehouse Community Center.

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JUMA Ventures
Award: $35,000

Project Description:
Juma Ventures Sacramento Youth Connect 2020: Workforce development in STEM with underrepresented populations and in collaboration with Los Rios Community College District.

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National Academic Youth Corps/dba Sojourner’s Truth African Heritage Museum
Award: $35,500

Project Description:
Four installations of art sharing the history of the African American heritage with interactive technology engagements with small learning sessions facilitated by educators in South Sacramento.

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National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Sacramento
Award: $1,725

Project Description:
Support STEM online mentoring with female students at Natomas Middle School and professional women in STEM fields to promote interest and engagement in STEM careers through Saturday sessions and some academic supports sessions afterschool.

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NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center Sacramento
Award: $10,000

Project Description:
Del Paso Heights Energy Olympics. Energy kits/track usage in collaboration with Brother to Brother mentoring program.

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Orangevale Food Bank
Awarded: $9,000

Project Description:
Food Bank capacity improvements to meet increased needs: new roof LED parking lot lights, electrical pallet stack jack, shelving and concrete walkway for forklift.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern California
Award: $22,000

Project Description:
Upgrade family kitchen and flooring in Home-Away-From-Home program.

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Sacramento Native American Health Center
Award: $10,000

Project Summary:
Infrastructure support for new Medical Center in South Sacramento.

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Sacramento Public Library
Award: $10,000

Project Description:
Electric vehicle charging station at Sacramento Public Library’s Southgate Library.

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Shiloh Baptist Church
Award: $39,040

Project Description:
Upgrade kitchen and food pantry: Energy efficient all-electric kitchen equipment, upgrade HVAC unit.

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Soil Born Farms
Award: $17,000

Project Description:
Edible City Initiative: Outdoor classroom space in Rancho Cordova serving diverse community of cultural gardening. Collaboration with FCUSD, SCUSD and CA Native Plant Society.

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Street Soccer USA Union Pacific Park
Award: $25,000

Project Description:
Lighting at Union Pacific futsal site serving Marina Vista, Seavey Circle. Formerly homeless adults and youth. Lighting will allow for evening leagues/hours of play for an additional 720 hours. Annual increase of 2720 hours with lights and additional workforce development for youth coaches during evening hours after school.

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The River District
Award: $30,000

Project Description:
North 16^th and A Street Lighting Project: Improve lighting in pedestrian tunnel, secure water pressure cleaner and art mural.

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Volunteers of America
Award: $20,000

Project Description:
Improving the transitional housing for veterans at Bell Street property. 12-unit apartment complex for veterans and their families. Building a laundry room and upgrading washers and dryers.

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Washington Neighborhood Center
Award: $27,000

Project Description:
HVAC, electrical and security system upgrades for a Neighborhood Center serving in underrepresented, underserved area near Downtown.

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World Relief Sacramento
Award: $1,430

Project Description:
World Relief Sacramento will host gender and culturally specific workshops for computer literacy and workforce development skills for Afghan women and community. Funds will be used to supply internet hotspots and wireless mouse for laptops. COVID shift recently is provide direct support to Afghan families through home visits on behalf of the San Juan Unified School District to assist with digital access for students.

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Youth Development Network
Award: $5,000

Project Description:
Nueva Epocha Latinx Emerging Leaders Development Program. Emerging leaders from Hispanic/Latinx community with mentorship for early career professionals.

American River Parkway Foundation
Award: $15,000

Project Description:
Improvements to the River Bend for STEM classes.

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California Conservation Corps Foundation
Award: $75,000

Project Description:
Construction of a state-of-the-art Energy Efficiency Training Lab.

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Chicks In Crisis
Award: $7,500

Project Description:
Partially pay to purchase and install a new HVAC roof top unit and system and a new tankless, natural gas water heater.

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Christ Temple Apostolic Church
Award: $2,066

Project Description:
Replacing existing parking lot lights by replacing the ballast and lamps with LED elements.

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City Year Sacramento
Award: $35,000

Project Description:
STEM career curriculum.

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Folsom Historic District Association
Award: $30,000

Project Description:
Facility and equipment improvements adding covered shade structure to the outdoor Amphitheater.

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Latino Center of Art and Culture
Award: $36,920

Project Description:
Install outdoor lighting on lighting poles to allow greatly increased programming in our outdoor space.

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Midtown Parks
Award: $20,000

Project Description:
Light installations including tree lighting, downlight projections on the fort walls and ambient lighting along the walking pathways and pond for Sutter’s Fort.

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North State Building Industry Association Foundation
Award: $14,700

Project Description:
Seven, two-hour hands on STEM connected projects in the construction trade.

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PRO Youth and Families
Award: $10,000

Project Description:
Energy efficiency improvements to the Fruit Ridge Community Collaborative that houses 23-Non-Profits.

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Reading Partners Sacramento
Award: $17,960

Project Description:
Mini STEM Library at the Fruit Ridge Community Collaborative location.

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Rebuilding Together Sacramento
Award: $11,950

Project Description:
Home improvements that contribute to the revitalization efforts in a formal partnership between Rebuilding Together Sacramento and Northern California Construction Training Program. 15-additional neighborhoods with residents who have low-income and/or disabilities will be assisted.

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Riverside United Methodist Church
Award: $5,000

Project Description:
Construct a multi-use outdoor community gathering spaces on its premises.

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Rosemont Community Foundation
Award: $10,000

Project Description:
Volunteers will provide enhancements of Rosemont to include landscaping, weed removal, flowers, greenery and repairs to brick and mortar.

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Sacramento LGBT Community Center
Award: $50,000

Project Description:
New Headquarters relocation to 1015 20th Street.

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Sacramento Valley Conservancy
Award: $3,921

Project Description:
Camp Pollock Energy-Efficiency & Lighting Improvement Project will install new and upgraded lighting in a community recreational room, with critical updates to the main-hall and kitchen facilities.

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Saint John’s Program for Real Change
Award: $47,453

Project Description:
Phase 1 facilities improvements to decrease the energy footprint.

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Sierra Service Project
Award: $10,000

Project Description:
Year-long home repair program for residents of North Sacramento and Del Paso Heights.

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Stockton Boulevard Partnership
Award: $15,000

Project Description:
Addressing issues in the community such as lighting, security, trash clean-up, graffiti, façade updates and code issues.