Sac City Unified holds a hygiene donation drive for unhoused students and families. Also, girls flag football dominates high school sports across the state. Finally, CapRadio staff recommend the best Sacramento-themed gifts.

Sac City Unified’s ‘Hygiene Drive’ for Unhoused Students

The Sacramento City Unified School District is running a new kind of collection effort to help local unhoused students and families. The district is conducting a “hygiene drive” from now through Dec. 22, and is accepting donations of items like shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste, socks, diapers, pads, tampons and more. Ashley Powers Clark, Homeless Education Services Program Coordinator for SCUSD, joins Insight to shed more light on the initiative, and how these resources can be critical to those in need throughout the district.

Donations can be dropped off at the Serna Center at 5735 47th Ave. in the blue bin by the front desk in the lobby between normal business hours. More information about the district’s Homeless Education Services is available by calling (916)643-2450 or emailing [email protected].

Girls Flag Football 

Girls flag football. It’s the buzz on high school campuses all over California these days. The newly-sanctioned sport has become so popular so quickly, that coaches have more girls signing up than they have room for on their teams.  On Insight, we’ll revisit our conversation about the explosive growth of girls flag football with Will DeBoard, Assistant Commissioner with the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, as well as Varsity Flag Football Coach, Melissa Triebwasser, of Sacramento’s St. Francis High School, and learn how the game is similar yet also very different from the boys version.  We’ll also find out why it means so much to the players and their coaches to be able to take the field in this historically male-dominated sport.

SacramenKnow Local Gift Ideas 

CapRadio SacramenKnow Newsletter editors Claire Morgan and Janelle Salanga asked staff for their go-to picks when it comes to local gifts. And CapRadio colleagues did not disappoint. Claire and Janelle share this year’s list for the best Sacramento-themed gifts. You can get the SacramenKnow Newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. The twice-weekly newsletter lets you explore the region, get involved in your community and experience moments of joy.