Classical Concerts

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Food Literacy News

The Food Literacy Center has some new residents—three sheep and three goats—at its student farm at Leataata Floyd Elementary School.

The animal residents are on loan from AG Livestock for a few months to help reduce weeds, educate staff on how to care for animals and give students in gardening classes a chance to interact with them. Interaction with animals— petting, feeding and touching—can have positive benefits, helping us stay calm and become more social.

In more good news, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty and his team provided

Dr. Dawnté Early, president/CEO of United Way California Capital Region, announces 100th anniversary goal at Yolo Kids Read event in West Sacramento.

$247,500 in grant funds to help build infrastructure on the farm, deliver a 10-week garden curriculum for 250 students and conduct outreach to surrounding communities to encourage participation with this new community amenity. For information, visit foodliteracycenter.org.

Mcclatchy Library

After two years of serving solely as a pick-up location, the Ella K. McClatchy Library is open again for public browsing.

The beautiful historic building in the Newton Booth neighborhood of Midtown was closed first due to the pandemic and then to address ventilation and other issues. The city has made the needed repairs and the library is welcoming visitors back to this beloved landmark.

CAP-TO-CAP

Slots for the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s 51st Annual Capitol-toCapitol federal advocacy program are filling up. Cap-to-Cap returns to Washington, D.C., April 22–26.

The largest and longest-standing chamber delegation of its kind, Cap-to-

Cap includes a local contingent of up to 400 regional business leaders and changemakers—including more than 80 electeds—who travel to D.C. to meet with federal officials.

Advocacy issues include infrastructure investment and reimagined workforce development, forest health and wildfire mitigation, housing needs and solutions to help combat homelessness.

For information or to reserve a spot, visit metrochamber.org/cap23.

Neighborhood Grants

Bank of America has named the Los Rios Colleges Foundation and North State Building Industry Foundation as two of its Neighborhood Builders awardees for greater Sacramento. Each organization will receive a $200,000 grant over two years, as well as comprehensive leadership training on topics from increasing financial sustainability to human capital management and strategic storytelling. The North State Building Industry Foundation trains at-risk teens and young adults for residential construction careers. The grant will allow the organization to expand its services and outreach.

The Los Rios Colleges Foundation (which includes American River College, Cosumnes River College, Folsom Lake College and Sacramento City College) helps previously incarcerated people transition back into school and the community through the Prison and Reentry Education Program.

Prom Drive

It’s prom season, but not everyone can afford a new set of dancing duds.

Bring your gently used (clean and in good condition) dresses, suits, shoes and other accessories to your local Sacramento Library during open hours and the library will redistribute them to high school students in need.

All sizes are needed. Suits and button-up shirts are especially in demand.

United Way Goal

United Way California Capital Region has announced a new goal to raise $3 million to help 10,000 kids excel in school by 2025.

“This is such an important year as we celebrate 100 years working together