Community Involvement
CDCR is committed to community involvement at all levels, from fundraising for nonprofit causes and leading parades to attending community events.
Wasco State Prison-Reception Center has implemented a way to help employees achieve work-life balance: a monthly Employee Wellness Challenge.
Mule Creek State Prison staff understand fundraising is about building relationships to bring people and communities together. This is evident...
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California Medical Facility staff rallied behind a teacher battling lymphoma, raising over $2,400 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Acting...
Centinela State Prison staff and incarcerated population recently worked in partnership to raise $10,740 to benefit local charities in the...
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Members of the incarcerated population and staff at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) recently raised $27,000 for community organizations.
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A food fundraiser for those incarcerated at California Institution for Men (CIM) raised almost $4,000 for a community charity. Run...
Thanks to California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), donated cell phones and $1,000 will go a long way for a shelter that...
Avenal State Prison raised $1,282 with a bake sale fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics of Northern California. The event featured baked...
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Rodney Rodriguez and his team from Fresno Skateboard Salvage donated 44 incarcerated artists' painted skateboards to some very appreciative kids...
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Four activity groups of incarcerated people at Calipatria State Prison sponsored a food sale, generating $28,290 for five local charities....