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Black Child Legacy campaign marks 10 years; county and partners report mixed gains and urge continued funding
Summary
County and Sierra Health Foundation partners briefed the board on the Black Child Legacy Campaign's 10th anniversary and annual report. Presenters and many community speakers praised a decade of community incubator work across seven neighborhoods, highlighted reductions in child abuse and neglect homicides historically, and urged continued and
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors received the fiscal year 2023–24 annual report for the Black Child Legacy Campaign (BCLC) and celebrated the initiative's 10th anniversary during an extended briefing and community testimony on Nov. 4.
Sierra Health Foundation managing director Shelley Jones and county partners summarized a decade of investment, community‑based programs and measured outcomes across the campaign's seven community incubator lead (CIL) neighborhoods: Arden Arcade, Del Paso Heights/North Sacramento, Foothill Farms/North Highlands, Fruit Ridge/Stockton corridor, Meadowview, Oak Park and Valley High. The board heard that the county invested approximately $13.86 million over the last decade and put roughly $8.9 million into FY23–24 efforts across participating departments.
Key program components discussed included the Culture Broker model (community‑based navigators embedded at CILs), the Safe Sleep Baby…
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