Health Equity & Social Justice

After Camp Resolution was cleared, Black Sacramentans like Satearah “Murphy,” Chop, and James describe loss, displacement and the need for support.

Black Sacramento residents face severe housing inequities — 35% of the homeless population but only 9% overall —amid rising rents and cuts to support programs.

The Observer offers a look through the eyes of advocates and community members working directly with Black homeless people and exploring how to provide solutions.

The city has adopted a ‘multifactorial approach to a multifactorial problem’ and has seen a 37% reduction in deaths since the national peak of the crisis

A new Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis.

Sacramento County uses Black “cultural brokers” to help Black families navigate CPS and keep kids out of foster care. The program reunites families but is fighting for long-term funding.

Tras las redadas migratorias y el endurecimiento de políticas en Texas, Jocelyn Rojo, de 11 años, se quitó la vida. En el norte del estado, faltan consejeros bilingües, dejando a jóvenes hispanos sin apoyo emocional.

Due to the continuing government shutdown, SNAP (CalFresh) benefits will be halted for more than 270,000 Sacramento county residents who depend on the monthly aid to buy food. With no timeline for when the shutdown will end, local officials warn of a growing food crisis that could worsen poverty, strain the local economy, and push more residents toward homelessness.

Two distinct neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between.

Medical debt poses a punishing burden for a growing share of American families. In this webinar, we’ll hear strategies for covering the growing crisis from two reporters who have done pioneering investigative reporting on medical debt.