In 1984, Jim Someck opened the first of his four Jimbo’s natural foods stores, specializing in fresh organic produce. His vision statement: “A piece of organic fruit in every child’s lunch [Read more]
Amy Barthel understands the delicate transition students face in leaving elementary school and transitioning to middle school. As the fine arts coordinator for the Washoe County School District [Read more]
Westlake Charter School’s approach to education invests not only in students’ academic readiness, but in their social-emotional readiness as well. Students share what they enjoy most about [Read more]
For 40 years, Hope Cooperative has served the mental health needs (and much more) for Sacramento’s most vulnerable residents – people facing homelessness. Erin Johansen, Chief Executive Officer, [Read more]
When Domoniquic McPherson got out of the Army in 2009, he didn’t know what supports were out there for veterans. It was a fellow veteran who told him about the San Joaquin County Veterans Service [Read more]
Your organization does meaningful, life-changing work and has an important message to share. But is there a plan to reach people not already connected to you? It can be challenging for sure, and [Read more]
While most parents face a steep learning curve when it comes to raising happy, healthy children, Matthew James Sepulveda faced a steeper learning curve than most. In 2019, he was notified by Child [Read more]
Veterans can face many obstacles when re-entering civilian life, but among the largest is finding affordable housing. Stable housing can lay the foundation for other transitional steps, such as [Read more]
The birth of N&R Publications was a happy accident. The Sacramento Salvation Army called us with a problem. They were having a hard time recruiting new donors and volunteers, because people [Read more]
For Lourdes Melchor Suastegui, education is a journey. Once she decided to get her high school diploma, she wasn’t going to stop. “I am a mother of three boys, two of them are twins,” explained [Read more]