In March, Our Community CarShare (OCCS) celebrated the expansion of its carsharing program to the Pannell Community Center in Meadowview! This addition, along with the Belle Coolidge location (which opened in February), brings the total number of locations in our Sacramento pilot program to 11. Since 2017, Breathe California Sacramento Region (SacBreathe) has played a key role in supporting the […]
On March 10th, hundreds of students and youth activists for change in tobacco policy rallied through the streets of downtown Sacramento and made their voices heard at the heart of California: the State Capitol. Being a part of this group was definitely a new experience but also a catalyst for future activism within me! The day started off bright […]
The Youth Fest was hosted by the Breathe Youth Advisory Board (YAB), on March 7th. We had been planning the event for the past few months, and were so happy with how it turned out! We first started with the introductions of Breathe California Sacramento Region alongside the Youth Advisory Board, followed by the thanking of our sponsors who helped […]
The Sacramento region is home to more than 20 community driven gardens and urban farms (City of Sacramento, 2022). These green spaces not only provide fresh, locally grown food to the region’s residents, but they also provide a space where community members can connect, collaborate, and learn. Urban gardens and farms make it easier for local communities to access healthy […]
For some people, February is a month to show your loved ones how much they mean to you. Whether you have a Valentine or not, we would like to encourage you to love your lungs this month – and every month! You can do this by abstaining from tobacco use, keeping the air quality clean through sustainable practices, and protecting […]
Christmas and holiday movies bring to mind classic winter imagery – snow falling, mugs of hot cocoa steaming, reindeer prancing and flying through the sky, joy on children’s faces over presents and the magic of Santa, sledding and skiing, the glow of Christmas lights, and tobacco? Tobacco, especially pipes, has long established itself as a feature of Christmas, holiday, and […]
Figure 1: Image Source: Yolo County California
Tobacco littered the screen in both the 76th Emmy Awards ceremony and Emmy award-winning shows at this year’s 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. The Emmy’s, hosted on Peacock this year, acknowledge artistic and technical achievements in the television industry. After seven of the ten films nominated for Best Picture in the 2023 Oscars and nearly two-thirds of all Oscar-nominated feature films […]
In Fall 2023, I was granted the opportunity to participate in Sacramento Social Venture Partners’ (now Social Venture Philanthropy) Fast Pitch program. Over 40 local non-profit organizations applied and 18 were selected. The program kicked off with a golf tournament where each non-profit was stationed at a hole with an interactive game and information on programs and services offered. Over […]
This July, BREATHE staff and members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) had the opportunity to attend the annual California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN)’s Summer Youth Advocacy Conference for the second time, at the stunning Happy Valley Conference Center near Santa Cruz, California. CYAN hosts this conference annually with the goal of empowering youth to engage in local policy efforts, […]