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UC ANR awards four grants to promote equitable land access in Southern California

July 3, 2025
By Sierra M Reiss
 University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has awarded grants to four organizations for community-based media campaigns promoting equitable land access in Southern California. Each of the following organizations will receive $90,000 from UC ANR’s Climate Action and Land Equity…
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Calfresh Healthy Living, UC Cooperative Extension educators stand next to partners at St. Mary's Community Services in front of the family lodge in Stockton
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Budgeting course provides ‘head start’ for people in transitional housing

April 7, 2025
By Michael Hsu
St. Mary’s – a community-based organization in Stockton that provides essential services, social services, health services, and emergency shelter and housing services – started offering the basic money-management class in January 2024. It's the result of a partnership with University of California…
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