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Free Lunch Summer and a Job Opening

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Sacramento Public Library announced their Lunch at the Library program for this summer. Lunch at the Library provides free, healthy meals to kids when school is out.

Starting June 13 through August 4, meals will be distributed at 15 library locations Tuesdays through Fridays from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Meals are offered for youth 18 and under who are physically present and lunch must be consumed on site. No registration required, drop ins welcome.

  • Eligibility documentation is not required
  • Provided for free to all children 18 years and younger
  • Look for signage at the library or meeting room entrance

Meal Locations

Meal sites are available at 15 library locations: 
Arcade
 Carmichael 
Colonial Heights
Del Paso Heights
Elk Grove
Fair Oaks
Martin Luther King, Jr.
North Highlands – Antelope
North Sacramento – Hagginwood
Orangevale
Rancho Cordova
Rio Linda
Southgate
Sylvan Oaks
Valley Hi – North Laguna

We’re Hiring: Lunch at the Library Program Coordinator

Starting April 15, we are accepting applications for Lunch at the Library Program Coordinator. Interviews will take place in early May. Learn more about this position.

  • Youth ages 14 to 19 years old are eligible to apply
  • Positions will be availalble at any of our 15 Lunch at the Library locations
  • Program Coordinators will be awarded a $500 scholarship at the end of the program
Apply Now

USDA Meal Finder

Find a summer site in your community with our Summer Meal Site Finder mapping tool. You can also text “Summer Meals” to 914-342-7744 or call 1-866-348-6479 to find a site near you.

Sacramento Self-Help Housing Needs Your Voice

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We need your help! Can you come to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meeting:

700 H Street
(County Administration building)
Tuesday, 3/28 at 9:30 a.m. 
Bring a friend or loved one.

As much as we would like for you to attend, if you cannot make the meeting you may still call your elected Supervisor for your district to express your opinion on this issue. You may find the contact information for your specific district here: https://bos.saccounty.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Due to an undelivered $1 million in ARPA funds promised by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, the financial future of Sacramento Self-Help Housing (SSHH) is in crisis and uncertain. Unless the County Board of Supervisors moves quickly to make good on its promise and provides immediate unrestricted funds to its current contract host (SSHH), the resulting impact could mean an abrupt collapse and closure for SSHH, subsequent loss of housing for a total of 667 individuals in Sacramento and San Joaquin counties currently housed in SSHH programs, and the elimination of 180 jobs.

  • Unless immediate action is taken, Sacramento Self-Help Housing will not be able to pay current leases and operating obligations, resulting in the loss of housing to 667 people currently housed in its programs and unemployment for 180 people. 
  • An alternative operator is not currently in place to allow for a sensible wind down and/or transfer of all programs to viable operators, with as many tenants and service employees secured as possible.
  • An abrupt closure of SSHH would cause undue and irreversible damage to the entire Continuum of Care throughout the capital region.

We need the Board of Supervisors to do whatever it takes to keep those 667 people housed.

If you cannot show up in person, you may also telephone in to give comments. On the day of the meeting dial (916) 875-2500 to make a verbal public comment (follow the prompts for instructions). Refer to the agenda and listen to the live meeting to determine when is the best time to call to be placed in queue for a specific agenda item. 

As you know our financial situation is dire, and the lack of operating money could force an abrupt closure in the future, endangering ALL our programs. If that happened around 667 people currently housed by SSHH would be at risk of becoming homeless again.

Meetings to Discuss Homelessness in Sacramento County

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From: Supervisor Rich Desmond, District 3

Please join me at one of my five upcoming Winter Community Meetings where we will discuss homelessness and the County’s response. I have invited Emily Halcon, Director of Homeless Services & Housing, to provide an update on the homelessness crisis and what the County is doing to address it.  I also have invited a representative with the Sheriff’s Department of Homeless Outreach Team to answer questions about law enforcement’s role. Please see below for dates and locations.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Arden Arcade Community Meeting
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Sacramento Suburban Water District, 3701 Marconi Avenue #100, Sacramento, CA 95821

Thursday, February 23, 2023
Foothill Farms Community Meeting
TIME: 8:00 AM
LOCATION: Liberty Towers, 5132 Elkhorn Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95842

Tuesday, March 15, 2023
Gold River Community Meeting
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Gold River K-8 Discovery Center, 2200 Roaring Camp Drive, Gold River, CA 95670

Wednesday, March 16, 20223
Rancho Cordova Community Meeting 
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Carmichael Community Meeting 
TIME: 8:00 AM
LOCATION: Carmichael Park, 5750 Grant Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608

If you have any questions about these meetings, please email richdesmond@saccounty.gov or call (916-) 874-5471.  

700 H Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 874-5471 
richdesmond@saccounty.gov