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Peggy Saika Receives LEAD Award

nonprofit_sectorWomen and Philanthropy has named Peggy Saika, chairperson of the board for TCWF, as the 2008 Leadership for Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Award winner. The LEAD award honors visionaries in the philanthropic community who have demonstrated commitment to social change by promoting equity and diversity for women and girls. Women and Philanthropy is a project of the Council on Foundations, whose mission is to provide tools and leadership to philanthropic organizations to advance the common good.
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Back to Basics
Chronicle of Philanthropy May 1, 2008

Voters: Prescription for Better Health Care Needed
Stockton Record April 28, 2008

California Wellness Foundation Environmental Health Fellowship for Ethnic Media Journalists
New America Media April 28, 2008

Health Care Worries Grow Among Voters
San Diego Union-Tribune April 28, 2008

Healthcare System Unprepared for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Los Angeles Times April 15, 2008

Study Highlights Language Barriers Faced In Healthcare
Los Angeles Times March 21, 2008

Small Businesses Offer Alternatives to Gang Life
New York Times March 20, 2008

Connection Between School Dropouts, Gangs Motivates L.A. Youths To Lobby in State Capitol
The Catholic March 18, 2008

“Safe Haven”
San Francisco Chronicle March 16, 2008

The Edge of Poverty: A Family¹s Balancing Act
The San Luis Obispo Tribune March 11, 2008

Editorial: State Deficit Has Huge Local Impact
Chico Enterprise-Record March 5, 2008

Young Worker Leadership Academy Teaches Teens Leadership Skills in the Workplace
Business Wire February 21, 2008

Docs Have Medi-Cal Misgivings
Sacramento Business Journal February 15, 2008

Making the Rounds of History
Los Angeles WAVE February 7, 2008

Faith is Not a Dirty Word to These Heroes
San Jose Mercury News January 25, 2008

Stockton Hmong Leader Slain
The Record December 21, 2007

First-Time Mothers Benefit From Home Visitation Program
Nurse.com November 19, 2007

Forging Ahead With Life’s Tests, One Day at a Time
The New York Times November 12, 2007

Health Care Triple Whammy
The Sacramento Bee November 6, 2007

Shortage of Doctors Hits Valley Patients
Fresno Bee October 28, 2007

Labor group says health care plan doesn't address cost of insurance
San Francisco Chronicle October 17, 2007

A Nationwide Toxic Toy Ban Likely To Follow State Lead
San Francisco Chronicle October 16, 2007

Hidden STD Epidemic Among California Youth
Forbes October 10, 2007

State's unruly budget pattern: Creative accounting, and the lawsuits that follow, are a costly -- and routine -- part of process.
Sacramento Bee October 8, 2007

Welcome Back Homeboy – the anti-gang organization opens new facility with joy and a hint of tragedy.
Los Angeles Times October 3, 2007

Foster care overhaul – some say long over due – on governor’s desk
San Francisco Chronicle September 29, 2007

California muscles its way through health reforms
USA Today, Aug. 30, 2007

Governor talks reform in Fresno
Fresno Bee, Aug. 12, 2007

Hundreds in SLO join health care discussion
San Luis Obispo Tribune, Aug 12, 2007

An experiment in healthy debate
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 6, 2007

Alkali Flat is going fresh: A mini-farmers market will sell summer produce in the park on Tuesdays
Sacramento Bee, July 12, 2007

Sex education survey is reassuring
Glendale News-Press, July 06, 2007

Postcards From the Edge: Paid sabbaticals help frazzled nonprofit workers — and their organizations — regroup
Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 14, 2007

California looks to help local students fill nursing shortage
The Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2007

New grant will continue the work of GRIP at Eureka, Fortuna schools
The Eureka Reporter, April 28, 2007

ARCH distributes health scholarships
Ukiah Daily Journal, March 20, 2007

Still Toxic After All These Years: Air Quality and Environmental Justice in the San Francisco Bay Area
California Progress Report, February 19, 2007

Salinas attends gang talks: City adds input in prevention
Monterey County Herald, Jan. 24, 2007

Aid a must for former foster kids, study says
The Fresno Bee, Jan. 17, 2007

Health Care in California: An Essay by Senator Sheila Kuehl
California Progress Report, Jan. 11, 2007

Voters are talking about health-care reform
San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007

Poll: 'Pay or play,' voters say
Press Enterprise (Riverside), Jan. 3, 2007

Field Poll: Worry over health care
Sacramento Bee, Jan. 3, 2007

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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