Jennifer von Geldern is a freelance writer for Comstock’s magazine.
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Helping Businesses with a People Approach
Insperity HR
Insperity is a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions. Since 1986, the organization has grown from two employees to a publicly traded company with $4.3 billion in 2019 revenues.
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Working Smarter. Faster. Together.
Project 2
Launched in 2010 by partners John Joyner and William O’Donnell, Project 2 is celebrating 10 years of successfully serving clients throughout many industries both private and public, and is now celebrating five years of working in the mental health sector with the State of California Regional Centers system to assist service coordinators with their ever-increasing workloads.
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Construction Industry Passion and Experience
Kitchell CEM
In June 2020, Kitchell CEM welcomed Wendy Cohen to her new position as company president. Cohen guides the firm with 26 years of experience in the construction industry, including seven years with Kitchell. Throughout her career, she’s worked on all sides of the construction industry, including general contractor, owner and consultant.
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Collaborating to Care for Seniors
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels by ACC is adapting its services for the health and safety of participants, as well as staff and volunteers, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Partnerships and program changes enable MoW to continue delivering meals to seniors throughout Sacramento County.
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Return to Workplace – Crisis to Calm
Spencer Building Maintenance
Spencer Building Maintenance has been at the forefront in cleaning and disinfecting facilities since the SARS and H1N1 virus outbreaks and is continuing through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Expanding Service Through Crisis
USI Insurance Services
USI Insurance Services is tackling the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic head-on as CEO Mike Sicard created STEER — Steer Through Epidemic and Economic Recovery — for clients. “We started publishing FAQs, pandemic checklists and claim-reporting guidelines the first week in March.
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Something for Everyone
There are plenty of options for homebuyers in urban, suburban and rural areas
The Capital Region housing market is booming, and multiple players in the homebuilding industry — large and small, public and private — are contributing to an array of products, locations and amenities, beckoning potential buyers to come look, invest and move in.
Location, Location, Location Holds True
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Improving Lives Through Education
United Way California Capital Region
United Way’s Square One Project aims to end poverty through early education and collaborating with schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, government, and families to help kids attend class every day, achieve educational milestones, set high expectations, and have support for their families.
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Funding Research to Cure Cystinosis
Jenna & Patrick’s Foundation of Hope sponsored by Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc.
Twins Jenna and Patrick Partington have cystinosis. You’ve probably never heard of this genetic disease. Their parents hadn’t either until the children were diagnosed at 15 months of age. Both parents are healthy but carry a recessive gene that, unbeknownst to them when starting a family, combined to give the twins this rare disease.
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New Campus Benefits Students and Oak Park
St. Hope
St. HOPE proudly announces that it is renovating its PS7 Elementary, a project that will create a campus that benefits its students as well as its entire Oak Park neighborhood. “We’re hoping to break ground in 2020 on this state-of-the-art campus that will double the school’s student capacity,” says Jake Mossawir, president and CEO.
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Healing Hearts and Building Families
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency sponsored by Goldrush Getaways
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency has served more than 6,400 children in the 60 years it has been in business. As a licensed foster family agency placing children in foster homes, Agape Villages recruits and trains foster parents who care for abused and neglected children.
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Embracing Lives One Pregnancy at a Time
Sacramento Life Center
Sacramento Life Center offers a comprehensive array of resources and services to Sacramento-area women and teen girls, especially those who are pregnant with nowhere to turn. “It’s critical that our services are free because financial strain is one of the primary reasons so many pregnant women are in crisis,” notes Marie Leatherby, executive director.
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Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera
SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center opens in 2020
Established in 1912 and redeveloped in 2015, the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is a collaborative cultural pillar institution dedicated to serving the greater community — from youth music education in the classroom to main stage performances of orchestral and operatic music at the highest regional caliber — and contributing to the growth of Sacramento’s Creative Economy.
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Homeowners helping the homeless
Sacramento Self-Help Housing sponsored by Wells Fargo
Sacramento Self-Help Housing, a highly successful 501(c)(3), tackles the issue of homelessness in a unique way that directly benefits the homeless population as well as homeowners. “Our approach is not building additional housing, but creating more capacity within the current housing stocks,” explains John Foley, executive director.
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Reaching out to treat autism worldwide
UC Davis MIND Institute Sponsored by AKT Investments
The UC Davis MIND Institute is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary center for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. With cutting-edge research, innovative clinical programs and state-of-the-art treatment, this unique center draws worldwide recognition.
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Crisis Intervention Lifeline For Youth
California Coalition for Youth
Everyone has times of struggle in life, and young people are no exception. In fact, in many cases, they can feel life’s upheavals most acutely, whether those troubles stem from family, friends, dating, other close relationships, school, jobs, clubs or teams.
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Serving Horses And Humans
Sponsored by Murieta Equestrian Center and West Coast Equine Foundation for All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc.
Horses have served humans for centuries. Striving to serve them, All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc. (AAE) rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes horses. Established in 2009 as a small, heartfelt endeavor on a family ranch, this now-thriving community-based organization needs a larger home.
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A Resource For All Seniors
Meals On Wheels
Meals on Wheels helps keep Sacramento County seniors in their homes and communities by providing nutritious meals, safety net services, social contact and community resources. The organization serves seniors aged 60 and better regardless of their income level.
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Returning Dignity, Restoring Lives, Rebuilding Community
Sponsored by SMUD for City of Refuge Sacramento
Founded by Loren and Rachelle Ditmore, City of Refuge Sacramento supports people as they transform their lives, ultimately helping their communities thrive. This nonprofit is helping to “Return Dignity, Restore Lives, and Rebuild Community” in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.
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Destination Of Choice
Shriners Hospital for Children
Located in the heart of Sacramento, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California is a destination of choice for families in need of highly specialized care for kids with complex medical needs and congenital differences.
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Funding An Array Of College Possibilities
Sponsored by Patrick K. Willis Company, Inc. for Future Sacramento
For students without family precedent, individual guidance and financial means, college can seem unattainable. Complex college applications and financial assistance paperwork complicate things further. Future Foundation of Sacramento identifies students who, despite these obstacles, show motivation and the ability to excel, and provides an array of resources to overcome the challenges.
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College ready, career prepared.
Sponsored by Pacific Coast Building Products for Cristo Rey High School
Cristo Rey High School Sacramento provides a quality Catholic college-preparatory education to students who have limited financial resources, and a unique work-study component enriches students’ lives beyond their academic accomplishments. Every student works five days per month, gaining valuable experience in jobs at medical facilities, construction companies, law firms, lobbying firms, marketing and public relations businesses, local government, and more.
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Enticing Investment
Opportunity zones are attracting investment in lower-income areas of Sacramento to help revitalize communities
A relatively new tool is drawing investors to economically distressed communities in Sacramento. “Opportunity zones,” enacted as part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, gives investors incentives to bring business and development projects to designated low-income areas by eliminating or deferring capital gains taxes.
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The Blog Bloc: Uniting Bloggers to Hone Their Craft
Blogging is a burgeoning business, but networking, education and support for bloggers are sorely lacking. Kachet Jackson-Henderson, a blogger herself for the last five years, has a solution. She’s launching The Blog Bloc, a business organization and networking opportunity for bloggers and online influencers in the Sacramento region and beyond.

A System of Support
Court Appointed Special Advocates give years of their time and support to local foster youth
Family upheaval cast Jairus into foster care at age 5. Now almost 19, he’s taking his first steps into adulthood. Even after a life in the foster care system, he’s thriving, thanks to his resourcefulness and optimism and support from his Court Appointed Special Advocate — his CASA — Dennis Beasley.

A Friend In Need
The Mercer Clinic for Pets of the Homeless sees that homeless animals get the care they need and deserve, too.
Founded by UC Davis students in 1992, and located at Loaves and Fishes in Sacramento, the Mercer Clinic for the Pets of the Homeless serves not only animals, but the people who love them and the community as a whole.
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DataSafe
Storing your data, managing your risk
Rob Reis, DataSafe’s COO and founder’s grandson, answers records management questions as DataSafe celebrates its 70th anniversary.

There is Power in Numbers
Gender Health provides mental health counseling to the transgender community
Since 2010, the Sacramento-based Gender Health Center has been providing a unique service sought by people in need from throughout more than 25 counties. “We are a community mental health organization,” explains executive director Ben Hudson, “and though we serve anyone seeking mental health services, we specialize in gender identity and assisting transgender individuals