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Bread, milk, fruit, veggies, beans, cereal…some of the items that may make their way to our grocery lists. For most, selecting these items is fairly accessible. Sacramento County provides many choices for shoppers to gather these items with a variety of stores to shop at, brands to purchase and local farms supplying fresh produce; however, many families still have food insecurities. In Sacramento County, 15.6% (230,210) of residents are food insecure, which is four percent higher than California as a whole.

This month we celebrate the completion of our Inspire Giving project, a program by the Sacramento Metro Chamber Foundation. Inspire Giving is a charitable fund that seeks to support and grow the spirit of giving in the Capital Region. Our project expanded our employer placement network and provided job readiness programming to our trainees looking to find solar careers - 88% of our trainees from the project found employment.

“I’m on a single income that I get at the beginning of the month, and by the 10th, I’m broke,” shares Mrs. Morris, noting that the lower energy bills brought by solar would be a big help, if it weren’t for the up-front cost.