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RAACD Provides Community Impact Report

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

Health, Community Leaders Share Progress Of Effort To Reduce Black Child Deaths In Sacramento County.

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November 24, 2016

The seven leaders who are putting the focus on Sacramento’s black children

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

The leaders of seven nonprofit groups explain their motivation for being involved in the problems they see in their neighborhoods affecting the rising number of black youth deaths.

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November 23, 2016

Simple, Life-Saving Idea Catches On

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

Hospitals in Sacramento County give cribs to mothers of newborns to help address sleep-related child deaths.

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November 21, 2016

African American Lives Matter, All Lives Matter

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

Tragically, in Sacramento County African American children die at very disproportional rates, two times the rate of other children.

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October 12, 2016

Local Organization to Address Black Infant Mortality

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

The work to save the lives of African American children in the Sacramento region continues to gather steam, with the selection of the final community-based group that will join the effort.

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September 8, 2016

Black babies die in sleep at higher rates in Sacramento. Why? And can we fix it?

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

Sacramento County has launched an education campaign to try to stem the number of African American children dying in their sleep. Renée Walker lost two children to sleep-related deaths before turning to a nonprofit for support.

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August 30, 2016

Sacramento Committee Aims To Curb Rate Of African-American Child Deaths

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

A new committee promises to reduce the high number of African-American child deaths in local neighborhoods.

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August 18, 2016

Black children die at alarming rate in Sacramento County, and here’s why

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

African American children are dying in Sacramento County at more than twice the rate of white children and about three times the rate of Latino and Asian youths. More than a third of black child deaths occur in the womb or the first weeks of life.

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July 10, 2016

Local Organizations Join Together To Help Reduce The Number Of Black Child Deaths In Sacramento

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

Local organizations join together to help reduce the number of black child deaths in Sacramento.

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June 30, 2016

Community Launches Program & Announces Partners To Reduce African-American Child Deaths

By Black Child Legacy CampaignNews

Approximately $2.1 million Awarded to New Community-Based Grantees Throughout Sacramento County.

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June 23, 2016
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About BCLC

The Black Child Legacy Campaign is the community-driven movement established by the Steering Committee on the Reduction of African American Child Deaths. The Steering Committee is funded by the County of Sacramento, the City of Sacramento and First 5 Sacramento, and is managed by The Center.

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  • ABOUT
    • Black Child Legacy Campaign
    • Steering Committee
  • STORIES
    • Loving Brown Babies
    • Podcasts
  • NEIGHBORHOODS
    • Overview of Neighborhoods
    • Arden Arcade
    • Del Paso Heights & North Sacramento
    • Foothill Farms & North Highlands
    • Fruitridge & Stockton
    • Meadowview
    • Oak Park
    • Valley Hi
  • EVENTS
    • Event Calendar
    • Event Submission
  • NEWS
  • RESOURCES
    • Perinatal Care
    • Infant Sleep
    • Child Abuse and Neglect
    • Third Party Homicides
  • IMPACT
  • GET INVOLVED
  • CONTACT