Neighborhood Wellness Foundation

Neighborhood Wellness Foundations mission is to navigate and disrupt intergenerational poverty and trauma in Del Paso Heights DPH and surrounding Sacramento neighborhoods. We use an interdisciplinary team approach to build self-efficacy, promote mental and physical health and wellness, improve educational/vocational attainment, and re-establish social structure. Following are our Impact Programs: Healing Circles Healing Circles are the cornerstone of our work. Sacred powerful spaces with evidenced based, culturally connecting elements that have helped identify the root causes of our rage, substance use disorders, low educational attainment, incarceration. Notable impact: prevent Domestic Violence situations and 4 Gang Violence Retaliations including the downtown mass shooting in April 2022. Northeastern University Concept Mapping with NW team to capture the value of Healing Circles and impact on Violence Mitigation, improvements in communication with capacity building to help disrupt intergenerational trauma and poverty. NW provides Healing Circles to agencies that serve our community and help improve delivery of their services. Twin Rivers Unified School District Professional Development & Law Enforcement are two examples to provide perspective of those struggling with illiteracy, substance use disorders, truancy, low attendance and violent behavior. Urban Garden donated to NW is a therapeutic space where many neighbors seek peace and tranquility. Restore Legacies Focuses on youth and adults who are legacies of addiction, illiteracy, homelessness, economic stress/instability, incarceration, domestic and gang violence. Workforce Development NorthState BIA training of NW staff, formerly incarcerated/justice-involved adults Harrington 6-week module train the trainer for NW staff. The Unhoused & Fentanyl Crises, DUIs - NW field/outreach on North Sacramento Bike Trail. Unhoused reported over 70 reversals of Fentanyl overdoses of adults and dogs. Fentanyl/ACEs Awareness presentation to 620 students at Grant, 60 Sierra Service Project students, Jubilare Evangelistic Ministries, Potter House Church. NW provided Professional Development to 160 Twin Rivers Unified School District staff representing 3 different schools including ACEs, Substance Use, Fentanyl - Fentanyl/ACEs Awareness presentation to 620 students at Grant, 60 Sierra Service Project students, Jubilare Evangelistic Ministries, Potter House. Sacramento Street Medicine team joined NW in field to provide medical services to the unhoused on the North Sacramento Bike Trail. Opioid/Fentanyl Awareness Event at the Center & collaborated at Grant HS to share the latest in the crises and the distribution. Pacers Take Space PTS & Youth Development YD PTS, a School-Based Health Center at Grant HS serving over 1K students per month with group and individual therapy, essential pantry and leadership/ peer to peer support. and YD after school literacy and mental health. Book Release event for From Broken Voices, We Grew with our Del Paso Heights DPH youth and adult authors with partner, 916Ink. NW hired 28 summer interns who completed educational sessions, engaged with the City on youth advocacy, one earned CDL. Grand opening of Pacers Take Space PTS, School-Base Health Center press release with TRUSD, SNAHC, Sutter Health. Car Seats donated to DPH families by Meritage by NW following injuries and death of children ejected from van without seatbelts and car seats. Financial literacy Reading and Mental Wellness continues to be a priority. Mental Health Forum with UC Davis, NW at Grant HS - NW presented to 620 students at Grant, 60 students at Sierra Service Project, 80 students/staff at Capital College & Career Academy CCCA and other organizations on correlation of Adverse Childhood Experiences ACEs, Substance Use Disorders & Fentanyl Awareness including Narcan training. Higher Heights Focuses on education