Resources & Opportunities for our youth, young adults and their families

BPSB Education Legal Clinic Thursday, March 26, 2026 4:00 pm
To: Register: https://bit.ly/463ZGs6

You're invited to the Crocker Art Museum for the Black History Month Free Family Festival. This vibrant event honors the legacy and ongoing contributions of the Black community through art, performance, and connection. Enjoy a day of live music and hands-on art activities led by local artists, along with engaging activations from Sacramento-based creatives.

Sunday, February 22
11 AM – 3 PM
FREE for everyone

More information and registration at: https://www.crockerart.org/events/4257/black-history-month-free-family-festival

Lauren Hammond Memorial Fund Scholarship — Applications Now Open
The Stockton Blvd Community Development Corporation is now accepting applications for the 2026 Lauren Hammond Memorial Fund Scholarship. Eligible students must be high school seniors or community college students in the Sacramento region, enrolling full-time in Fall 2026 with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
• Deadline: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
• Who Can Apply: High school seniors and community college students in the Sacramento region enrolling full‑time for Fall 2026
• Eligible pathways include trade school, vocational programs, community college, or a 4‑year university
• Minimum 2.5 GPA required
• Application Link: https://forms.gle/H3xFs8Y491whvKh7A
• Requirements:• Must sign in with a Gmail account to access the application
• Only one submission per student
• Contact: 916‑454‑2469 • [email protected]

SCHOLARSHIP ALERT:

Lauren Hammond Memorial Fund Scholarship — Applications Now Open

The Stockton Blvd Community Development Corporation is now accepting applications for the 2026 Lauren Hammond Memorial Fund Scholarship. Eligible students must be high school seniors or community college students in the Sacramento region, enrolling full-time in Fall 2026 with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

• Deadline: Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
• Who Can Apply: High school seniors and community college students in the Sacramento region enrolling full‑time for Fall 2026
• Eligible pathways include trade school, vocational programs, community college, or a 4‑year university
• Minimum 2.5 GPA required

• Application Link: https://forms.gle/H3xFs8Y491whvKh7A
• Requirements:• Must sign in with a Gmail account to access the application
• Only one submission per student

• Contact: 916‑454‑2469 • [email protected]

With schools closures children are likely to be using digital devices more this week. The might be participating in asynchronous or synchronous learning, have parents working from home, or changes to caregivers. It's a good time to review your internet safety plan.
If you have questions about keeping kids safe Brave Boundaries is a great place to start! Visit www.braveboundaries.org.

✨ : January 26, 1944: Angela Davis
📖BE THE LIGHT: How She Became Angela Davis by Daria Peoples and Greenwillow (2025)
“Before she was an iconic civil rights activist, before she was one of the FBI’s Most Wanted, before she was a teacher, Angela Davis was a young girl in Birmingham, Alabama. A girl whose parents taught her that freedom lives anywhere and everywhere it pleases.” Read more here … https://amzn.to/4rcsy9B or https://bookshop.org/a/8348/9780063206786
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✨ : January 26, 1944: Angela Davis

📖BE THE LIGHT: How She Became Angela Davis by Daria Peoples and Greenwillow (2025)

“Before she was an iconic civil rights activist, before she was one of the FBI’s Most Wanted, before she was a teacher, Angela Davis was a young girl in Birmingham, Alabama. A girl whose parents taught her that freedom lives anywhere and everywhere it pleases.” Read more here … https://amzn.to/4rcsy9B or https://bookshop.org/a/8348/9780063206786

📚BCBA is a 501(c)3 . Our mission is to promote awareness of children’s and young adult literature by

🖥️Please consider subscribing to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bsz89H for monthly new book releases, book lists, and author features.

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BornOnThisDay: January 26, 1892: Bessie Coleman
📖FLYING FREE: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight by Karyn Parsons, R. Gregory Christie, and Little, Brown BYR (2020)
“Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . [she] was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds.” Read more here … https://amzn.to/4qIM25V
📖TALKIN’ ABOUT BESSIE: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes, Earl B. Lewis, and Orchard Books (2002)
“Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was always being told what she could & couldn't do. In an era when Jim Crow laws and segregation were a way of life, it was not easy to survive. Bessie didn't let that stop her.” Read more here … https://amzn.to/2TlJs9b
📚BCBA is a 501(c)3 . Our mission is to promote awareness of children’s and young adult literature by
🖥️Please consider subscribing to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bsz89H for monthly new book releases, book lists, and author features.
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