Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion (CRCDI) Quarterly Meeting – June 24, 2022
Access the meeting recording HERE.
The Capital Region Coalition for Digital Inclusion’s (CRCDI) Quarterly Meeting took place on Friday, June 24, 2022. The event featured funding opportunities, tools for educating community members on their internet speeds, service bills, and rights, and how to use the CRCDI Digital Inclusion Portal to connect the community to local digital inclusion and digital literacy resources.
Register for upcoming CRCDI Quarterly Meetings HERE.
Can Employer Training Benefit Your Business? (June 2022)
The “Can Employer Training Benefit Your Business?” webinar, co-hosted by Valley Vision and the Sacramento MetroBusiness Center, took place on Tuesday, June 14th, 2022. This webinar featured an introduction to the MetroBusiness Center’s business support services, an introduction to the Employment Training Panel’s eligibility requirements and benefits, a panel discussion about how to approach applying for ETP, and a Business Spotlight to highlight organizations who utilize ETP funds to upskill their workforce.
The panel featured the following organizations:
- Mike Snead, President of Sierra Consulting Services
- Annie Rafferty, Director of Workforce Training & Development at Butte College
- William Walker, Workforce Development Manager at the Sacramento Employment Training Agency (SETA)
CAP Luncheon: Readying Our Region for Investment (February 2022)
At the Cleaner Air Partnership’s February 2022 *Virtual* Quarterly Luncheon, attendees learned about and took steps to coordinate around several upcoming Federal and State funding programs to improve mobility, air quality, and more.
Thank you to the generous contributors to the Cleaner Air Partnership: Sac Metro Air District, Teichert, SMUD, Sutter Health, Union Pacific, Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, North State Building Industry Association, PG&E, CEMEX, and the Healthy Air Alliance.
Guest Speakers:
- Bill Boyce, SMUD (Presentation)
- Chris Flores, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT)
- Raef Porter, Sac Metro Air District (SMAQMD)
- Isa Avanceña, Valley Vision (Presentation)
Expand Your Talent Pipeline Webinar (February 2022)
The Expand Your Talent Pipeline webinar, co-hosted by Valley Vision and the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, took place on Friday, February 4, 2022. This webinar featured an introduction to the Metro Chamber’s business support services, an overview of Sacramento City’s Homeless Hiring Tax Credit, and a panel discussion about the various resources and incentives offered by different organizations to expand hiring pools and fulfill diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.
Informational Webinar: Good Jobs Challenge Grant Application for the Capital Region
On January 5, 2022, Valley Vision and the Sacramento Employment Training Agency (SETA) hosted an Informational Webinar on a Good Jobs Challenge Grant Application for the Capital Region.
What is the Good Jobs Challenge?
The Good Jobs Challenge provides $500 million to collaborative skills training systems and programs, and encourages efforts to reach historically underserved populations and areas, communities of color, women, and other groups facing labor market barriers. These systems and partnerships will create and implement industry-led training programs, designed to provide skills for and connect unemployed or underemployed workers to existing and emerging job opportunities.
How is the Capital Region approaching this opportunity?
The Capital Region will be submitting an application for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Good Jobs Challenge. The application will be focused on the Information, Communications and Technology sector, to support technology positions across industries connected to the Prosperity Strategy, the region’s federally-designated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The region served will include Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, and El Dorado counties.
If you’d like to view the materials from the webinar, please use the following links:
- To view the slides from the webinar, click here.
- To view a recording of the webinar, click here.
If you have a project that you believe could benefit from Good Jobs Challenge funding, please take the time to fill out this SURVEY to provide information about your organization, project concept, and estimated budget. We are expecting you have read the solicitation, viewed the webinar to learn about the Capital Region’s approach, and thought through how your project might fit in. Filling out this survey will allow for funding consideration and is not a guarantee. Please complete the survey by January 14, 11:45 pm.
If you have any questions or would like to follow-up with us directly, please reach out to Angelina Olweny (angelina.olweny@valleyvision.org) and Renee John (renee.john@valleyvision.org).
CAP Luncheon: Transportation and Infrastructure (December 2021)
At the Cleaner Air Partnership’s December 2021 *Virtual* Quarterly Luncheon, attendees learned about important regional transportation projects planned and already underway, with a focus on Yolo County, and how our region can maximize forthcoming funding from the Federal Infrastructure Bill. CAP events are an opportunity to learn about important air quality topics affecting the Sacramento region.
Thank you to the generous contributors to the Cleaner Air Partnership: Sac Metro Air District, Teichert, SMUD, Sutter Health, Union Pacific, Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, North State Building Industry Association, PG&E, and the Healthy Air Alliance.
Guest Speakers:
- Kristina Svensk, Director of Transportation (Sacramento Area Council of Governments – SACOG) (Presentation)
- Autumn Bernstein, Executive Director (Yolo County Transportation District) (Presentation)
Info Session: Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) (November 2021)
On November 18, Valley Vision and the Prosperity Partnership held an Information Session on the Community Economic Resilience Fund or “CERF,” the state’s $600 Million investment in the planning and implementation of inclusive economic strategies for regions across the state.
The CERF program invites regional proposals for developing High-Road Transition Strategies, which include investing in industries that will thrive in a carbon-neutral future, while creating high-quality jobs and clear pathways into those jobs, with a focus on those often left out of traditional economic development strategies.
Presenters at the Information Session provided an overview of the CERF program and its parameters, discussed how the investment could transform our region, and initiated a conversation around priorities for a regional ask.
A recording for the Information Session can be found on YouTube and below:
The presentation slides used at the Information Session can be found here and below:
Results from the Mentimeter survey conducted during the Information Session can be found here.
What’s next?
- Valley Vision and the Prosperity Partnership are teeing up a regional planning effort for the CERF program.
- We continue to communicate with state leadership about the CERF program parameters and grant application, and will be seeking input from regional stakeholders.
- We want to engage with all of you throughout this effort. We are all in this together!
Please take a couple of minutes to fill out this survey if you have not done so. In addition to your contact information, which we’ll use to provide updates and stay engaged, it also includes questions about what interests you the most about the CERF opportunity (for example, funding for a particular project or initiative), and who else should be engaged throughout this effort.
For additional questions, please contact Valley Vision’s Isa Avanceña at isa.avancena@valleyvision.org.
Administration of Justice Regional Advisory (October 2021)
The Administration of Justice Regional Advisory took place on Friday, October 15th, 2021. This advisory informed desirable skills and qualifications, skill gaps in applicants, and opportunities to improve training and education programs for individuals planning to join this field.
Click here to view the Fall 2021 Administration of Justice Regional Advisory Meeting Proceedings Report, or view the meeting recording, presentation, and other materials below.
CAP Luncheon: Intersection of Climate & Air Quality (September 2021)
At the Cleaner Air Partnership’s September 2021 *Virtual* Quarterly Luncheon, attendees learned about the intersection of air quality and climate change, with a focus on local Climate Action Plans and connectivity to the 2022 CARB Scoping Plan update. We had a great lineup of experts with diverse perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for local action that address both climate and air quality inequities. CAP events are an opportunity to learn about important air quality topics affecting the Sacramento region.
Thank you to the generous contributors to the Cleaner Air Partnership: Sac Metro Air District, Teichert, SMUD, Sutter Health, Union Pacific, Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, North State Building Industry Association, PG&E, and the Healthy Air Alliance.
Guest Speakers:
- Rajinder Sahota, Deputy Executive Officer for Climate Change and Research, CA Air Resources Board (Presentation)
- Michael McCormick, Founder & President, Farallon Strategies (Presentation)
- Nailah Pope-Harden, Executive Director, ClimatePlan (Presentation)
Information & Communication Technologies Regional Advisory: The Rise of Remote Work (September 2021)
The Remote Work Advisory took place on Friday, September 10th, 2021. This advisory sought to understand the evolution of work structures by examining survey results from the region’s employers to gain insight into the specifics of remote work.
This event featured teleworking trends, research gathered from Valley Vision’s regional Remote Work Survey, and an employer panel that focused on the occupational demands related to remote work.
Electric Vehicle Virtual Advisory Series (August & September 2021)
Part one of our Electric Vehicle Virtual Advisory Series took place on Friday, August 27th, 2021. This event included presentations on the trends and opportunities within the zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) space, an overview of the policy implications of state and federal regulations, and input from community-based programs that are dedicated to providing the region’s ZEV workforce with the training they need to be successful.
You can view the Meeting Proceedings and additional materials from the advisory below:
As California makes the switch to widespread electric vehicle transportation, the Greater Sacramento Region needs to ensure our training programs keep pace and provide access to traditionally disinvested populations.
Part two of our Electric Vehicle Virtual Advisory Series took place on Friday, September 17th, 2021. This advisory featured a panel of employers and industry stakeholders on current and emerging skills needed across the range of electric vehicle-related occupations.
CAP Luncheon: Fire & Smoke in Sacramento (June 2021)
At the Cleaner Air Partnership’s June 2021 *Virtual* Quarterly Luncheon, attendees learned about health impacts of wildfire smoke, and what local organizations are doing to address it. The event featured guest speakers, including Pat Dwyer of the El Dorado County Fire Safety Council, who presented on rural wildfire, smoke prevention and mitigation. Patrick Guild, Chief Operating Officer at Breathe Sacramento shared information on AB 661 and urban smoke emergency planning, while Vanessa Walker, DO and Medical Director for Sutter Health’s Valley Area eICU, discussed the human-scale health impacts of wildfire smoke.
CAP events are an opportunity to learn about important air quality topics affecting the Sacramento region. Thank you to the generous contributors to the Cleaner Air Partnership: Sac Metro Air District, Teichert, SMUD, Sutter Health, Union Pacific, Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, North State Building Industry Association, PG&E, Healthy Air Alliance, and the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District.
Guest Speakers:
- Roger “Pat” Dwyer, El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (Presentation)
- Patrick Guild, Chief Operating Officer, Breathe California Sacramento Region (Presentation)
- Vanessa Walker, DO, Medical Director, Valley Area eICU, Sutter Health