Our Crowdfunding Groups
Sacramento State commits itself to being an antiracist and inclusive campus where all students, faculty, and staff know they belong and are able to access opportunities regardless of race/ethnicity, social-economic level, disability, or life circumstances. At Sacramento State, we are committed to living out our mission of closing historic and predictable opportunity gaps by providing equal access to educational opportunities, holistic wraparound services to ensure success, and an environment free from discrimination and all forms of bias. Below are some of Sacramento State's programs that support our mission of antiracism, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice for all.
Pan- African Programs |
Black Student Union (BSU): Serves and unifies black students at Sacramento State by addressing their needs. BSU seeks to identify relevant issues and initiate appropriate action in order to reduce or eliminate any impediments believed to be averse to students and their continued well-being and matriculation.
Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program: An association of faculty, staff, students, and community members who are committed to recognizing and upholding the tradition represented in Pan African cultures that are best expressed in relationships between historically black colleges and students.
George Floyd Emergency Endowment: Honoring the legacy of George Floyd by assisting students experiencing trauma crisis.
Martin Luther King (MLK) Center: The MLK Center is designed to support and ensure the success of African American students or those with an interest in African American heritage in their quest toward a degree at Sacramento State.
Latinx Programs |
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP): Helps students from migrant and seasonal farm worker backgrounds develop the college skills associated with academic success and graduation. CAMP facilitates the high school to college transition by providing assistance with admission, financial aid application, and registration processes.
Dreamer Resource Center: The Dreamer Resource Center helps make the dream of a college degree a reality for undocumented students and students with mixed-status families by supporting their academic, personal, and professional goals.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Programs |
Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Student Center: Along with many other campus programs and community partners, the APIDA Center will strive to expand and scale support for APIDA students by offering social, cultural, educational and advocacy programming.
Full Circle Project: The Full Circle Project aims to assist Asian American and Pacific Islander students throughout their entire college careers and provide ample opportunities to engage in service both on and off-campus to enhance their university experience.
Project HMONG: Purpose is to build a positive and supportive community of mentors and peers through mentoring and networking with support, guidance, and encouragement while promoting positive character development.
Native American Support Programs |
’Esaḱtima Center for Native Students: The goal is to create a home away from home where Native student's traditional values are honored and recognized, where our students’ accomplishments are celebrated and their contributions to our community are honored as they are. NSSC will work to support decolonization and to remove barriers to Native students’ academic success.
Native American Student Support Program: In an effort to support the needs of our American Indian community of students, the American Indian Student Success Collective has been established to promote the rich traditions of the culture, the faculty/staff and students, as well as build on successful existing approaches to advance student success.
Native American Studies Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Scholarship Fund: Available to all undergraduate and graduate students regardless of major, recipients must complete a Native American Studies course during the year.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Social Justice |
Educational Opportunity Programs: Support Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students once they transition to their respective major department in the Academic Colleges, in order to promote retention and graduation.
Center on Race, Immigration & Social Justice (CRISJ): CRISJ attempts to bring research, mentorship, and civic engagement together by building a network of faculty, university centers and institutes and community leaders who work as collaborative partners to create, develop, implement and deploy activities addressing issues of equity and social justice in the university and larger community. CRISJ seeks to connect the university and Sacramento communities that have been underserved and marginalized.
CRISJ Empowerment Scholarship: Support and recognize students who exemplify the mission of CRISJ in their academics and community engagement efforts.
Disability Access Center: Working collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators, Disability Access Center (DAC) provides a wide range of academic accommodations that ensure disabled students have equal educational access.
Gaining Access to Internships (GAIN): Aims to mitigate the barriers to compensation for an internship, mitigate the hardship of participating in unpaid or low-paid academic internships/fellowships, as well as subsidize the cost of travel and living.
Grace Project: Support retention and success among underrepresented students pursuing STEM degrees by eliminating some of the financial barriers they face. The Grace Project alleviates financial stress by supporting students with the resources they need to be successful in their courses.
Guardian Scholars Program: Designed to help support former foster youth to continue to strive on their path to graduation. Services provided by Guardian Scholars include academic advising, career advising, professional mentoring, emergency funding, internship opportunities, and community building.
International Programs & Global Engagement: Maintaining the University's commitment to building connections with students, scholars, and partners around the world, this fund not only provides incredible opportunity for our students, it is also currently supporting Afghan refugee students. To specifically support Afghan refugee students, please indicate that in the notes section at check-out.
MESA Engineering Program (MEP): Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement program working to close the achievement gap, provides vital services to help BIPOC and those from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds realize their potential to succeed in engineering, computer science and construction management majors to earn their degrees.
Multi-Cultural Center (MCC): Supports the needs of diverse communities by offering educational programs and experiential leadership opportunities. The MCC focuses on relationship building, fostering cultural understanding, multiculturalism, as well as social justice.
Parents & Families Program: aims to mitigate the risk of disenrolling by supporting these scholars and their unique needs so they can persist to graduation. There is too much at stake for these incredibly ambitious and driven students.
PRIDE Center: Offers advocacy and outreach services to the LGBTIQQAA community. The Center organizes classroom panels, Safe Zone Trainings, and other educational and celebratory programs and events. The PRIDE Center advocates for respect, inclusion and safety of all members of our community.
Project Rebound: Works to transform those who were formerly incarcerated into scholars through counseling, mentoring, academic resources, and career development. Project Rebound supports students who are motivated to succeed in earning a high-quality degree.
Science Educational Equity (SEE): The goals of the SEE program are to improve access to quality health care in underserved communities and to foster inclusion of diverse perspectives in science research and science education that are attentive to the needs of our pluralistic society.
Students with Disabilities Scholarship Fund: Offers financial support to ensure students with disabilities have the opportunity and access to pursue their educational goals.
Women's Resource Center (WRC): Works to eliminate gender discrimination and oppression by building the capacity of women on an individual and social level. The WRC builds alliances throughout the community, and provides a supportive environment, resources, and educational encouragement to students.
The Division of Inclusive Excellence: The Division of Inclusive Excellence is responsible for ensuring that Sacramento State’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion is both evident throughout our University and communicated to the larger Sacramento community. Inclusive Excellence partners with multiple stakeholders across the campus and in the community to embed antiracism, equity-based and inclusive approaches and practices in every aspect of the Sac State experience in pursuit of academic excellence, student success, and social justice for all. Areas of focus include:
To give by mail, make checks payable to: The University Foundation at Sacramento State. Please use the mailing address:
Sacramento State | Development Office | 6000 J Street MS 6030 | Sacramento | CA | 95819
