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Sweet Festive Fun
It’s always a joyfully fun time when Mentoring Matches come together for group events, but our annual Holiday meetUP is […]
Friendsgiving Community Fun
This year, mentees and their mentors gathered for our first-ever Friendsgiving—a long-held dream to kick off the holiday season in […]
Screaming Fun Mentoring Moment
Lucas has a kindness and enthusiasm that is contagious. It was an easy decision to invite him to join our [...]
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Celebrating Co-founder Kecia
10 years of Leadership and the Legacy Continues After nearly a decade of dedicated leadership, we share that Co-founder and […]
Play to Empower FUNdraiser 2025
Our annual Play to Empower FUNdraiser will be at Topgolf on Sunday, September 21! Join us! This event is for [...]
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Talking About Negative News with Teens
Every day, people are bombarded with news—some of it deeply distressing. From wars and natural disasters to political unrest and […]
Make it Happen!
Once a year, the Sacramento community rallies to support the nonprofits that impact our region, and this year Big Day […]
Helping a Young Person Who’s Experienced Trauma – Part 1
Being trauma-informed means understanding how trauma can impact people and recognizing or responding to the signs or symptoms caused by […]
Grocery Games – fun life skills
Our final UPshop of 2024 was a thrilling and educational inside look into grocery shopping, thanks to an innovative partnership […]