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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Every year since 2013, Breathe California Sacramento Region has held a Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest, encouraging middle and high school students to submit short videos on harmful effects of commercial tobacco. The PSA contest comes to a close by screening and announcing the winners at the Breathe Youth Fest, held this year on January 26, 2024. A great time […]
In July, Breathe CA staff and Youth Advisory Board members had the opportunity to attend the California Youth Advocacy Network’s (CYAN) annual Youth Advocacy Conference at the gorgeous Happy Valley Conference Center in Santa Cruz. With towering redwoods and light fog, the setting offered a refreshing escape from the scorching Sacramento heat and the conference provided the opportunity for youth […]
Breathe Youth Fest Blog Feb 2023 A great time was had by all at the 2023 Breathe Youth Fest and 9th Annual PSA Contest held on January 27, 2023. Huge thanks to the Sacramento Association of Realtors for their generous donation of their fantastic new event space, the Mack Powell Event Center. With state of the art lighting and audio/visual […]
Breathe California Sacramento Region (BCSR) and the California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) are proud to announce that Milton Nguyen has been presented with the 2021 Barrie Fiske National Youth Advocate of the Year Award by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids! The Barrie Fiske National Youth Advocate of the Year Award goes to the top senior applicant who has demonstrated […]
Welcome to our newest members of the Breathe Board of Directors! With the start of July 2020, we welcome four new members to our passionate Board of Directors: Samantha Hoshida, Mia Lopez, Dean O’Brien and Chris Flores.
This year Breathe had the opportunity to partner with Thousand Strong by offering a youth candidate a position on our Tobacco Control Programs team. In July 2019 we welcomed Kayla Willis to our team.