United Way California Capital Region

Reviewed by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation

$18,288 raised by 219 donors


About Us

Since 1923, United Way California Capital Region has brought people together to build stronger, healthier and more compassionate communities. In our longstanding local history of working to end poverty in the region, we have found one place where we can reach the most families in need – school. School is Square One for ending family poverty because education is the great equalizer. It opens the door to jobs, resources and skills that help people not just survive, but thrive.

Our Square One Approach provides a continuum of services aimed at ending poverty for local families, starting with education. From providing books to preschoolers for their own home library and kindergarten readiness for those who didn’t have the opportunity to attend preschool to a reading tutoring program for grade-schoolers and helping emancipated foster youth with financial literacy and support, your local United Way is dedicated to improving the opportunities for under-resourced children to ensure they have the educational foundation to succeed as adults.

Helping Kids Excel in School

Dolly Parton Imagination Library


Access to books is critical to ending illiteracy. Early access to books is an important first step to exceling in life. The most significant factors influencing a child’s early educational success is an introduction to books and being read to at home prior to beginning school. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library ensures children receive new books every month until they turn five-years-old.

KinderCamp


According to the US Department of Education, 6 out of 10 children are not prepared for kindergarten. KinderCamp, a school readiness program for incoming kindergartners, prepares children who didn’t have the opportunity to attend preschool. Run in classrooms on an elementary school site each summer, students participate in a variety of learning opportunities focused on increasing skills in math, literacy, social interactions, problem-solving and cause/effect. Every day a child attends, the child returns home with a brand-new book. Children also receive a healthy lunch, participate in a weekly Kids Farmer’s Market and receive hygiene education.

Literacy Tutoring


Pandemic-related learning disruptions have caused many students to fall further behind. Our Literacy Tutoring program (formerly known as “STARS”) pairs volunteers with students K-6 in multiple school districts and community sites to provide reading tutoring. Together, the tutor and student work through literacy curriculum and build vocabulary, fluency and comprehension skills through games, books and lessons. Reading is critical to success, and students receiving regular sustained support show increased academic achievement.

Foster Youth Support

To increase the likelihood of self-sufficiency after aging out of the foster care system, our Foster Youth Support program with San Juan Unified School District provides academic intervention and supportive services to local K-8 foster youth to assist in increasing self-sufficiency and preparing them for success later in life.

Giving Activity

Mission

United Way California Capital Region's mission is to build stronger, healthier and more compassionate communities. We are dedicated to improving the lives of families and children in the Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.

Needs

Make your gift today & help us in our 100th Anniversary Goal of helping 10,000 local kids excel in school by 2025!

Equity Statement

United Way California Capital Region believes that a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is fundamental to reducing poverty, educational and economic disparities; and that this local United Way has a critical role to play in and throughout the Capital Region. We believe partnerships and collaborations are key to our efforts.

More than ever, strong, unified collaboration between community members and private, public, and nonprofit sectors is critical to advance real change and build resilient communities. We all need to work together to create a more equitable Capital Region.

To ensure United Way leads with diversity, equity and inclusion, the following framework serves as a guidepost:

• Diversity is the presence of differences that may include race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, (dis)ability, age, religious commitment, or political perspective.

•We also recognize that individuals affiliate with multiple identities. Populations that have been, and remain, underrepresented are marginalized in the broader society.

• Equity is the intentional inclusion of everyone in society. It is achieved when systemic, institutional and historical barriers based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and other identities are dismantled and no longer predict socioeconomic, education and health outcomes.

• Inclusion is where any individual or group is and feels welcomed, respected, supported, valued, and can fully participate. Inclusion embraces differences and offers respect in words and actions for all people, and fosters a diversity of thought, ideas, perspectives and values. Inclusion is when diverse individuals can participate fully in the decision-making processes and opportunities.

United Way California Capital Region:

• Recognizes that structural racism, ethnic discrimination and other forms of oppression have contributed to the persistent disparities United Way seeks to dismantle.

• Acknowledges that these inequities are the result of policies and practices that work to marginalize entire populations of people.

• Unequivocally denounces racism and ethnic discrimination because they undermine the well-being and vitality of all communities.

• Network strives to engage community members and elevate the voices of those who have traditionally been marginalized.

• Will collaborate with residents and public and private partners to co-create solutions that ensure everyone has the resources, support, opportunities and networks they need to thrive.

We practice our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by living our Square One values to:

• Help Kids Excel in School

• Invest in Families

• Strengthen Our Schools

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

United Way California Capital Region

other names

UWCCR

Year Established

1923

Tax id (EIN)

94-1225382

Mission Category

Human Services

Operating Budget

$5,000,001-$10 million

Organization Need

Funding: Unrestricted

Demographics Served

Youth & Children, Low-income individuals/families, General population

BIPOC Leadership

Both the Executive Director & Board Chair

Local Counties Served

El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo

Equity Statement

Equity Statement

Address

10389 Old Placerville Road
Sacramento, CA 95827

Service areas

Amador, CA, US

Placer, CA, US

El Dorado, CA, US

Yolo, CA, US

Sacramento, CA, US

Phone

916-368-3000

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