Style Magazine, Roseville, Granite Bay, & Rocklin; September 18
Whether it’s the work perks, camaraderie with fellow co-workers, or a passion for the business’ product or service, there are many components that play into a company’s “cool” factor. Where we live, we’re lucky to have a ton of places that meet all the criteria above, plus more, which was the inspiration behind this month’s feature. Starting on page 39, you can read about 17 places headquartered here that anyone would be lucky to work at. Some have been around for over a century, others started small and are now internationally known, and a few have dog-friendly digs or do impressive amounts of community service. I’m pretty positive there’s a company, and office culture, that’ll strike a chord with you. And if you happen to be job hunting, word on the street is some are currently hiring! Wherever you’re at in your professional or personal journey, let this issue be a reminder that it’s never too late to flip the script and try something new. Cheers!
Whether it’s the work perks, camaraderie with fellow co-workers, or a passion for the business’ product or service, there are many components that play into a company’s “cool” factor. Where we live, we’re lucky to have a ton of places that meet all the criteria above, plus more, which was the inspiration behind this month’s feature. Starting on page 39, you can read about 17 places headquartered here that anyone would be lucky to work at. Some have been around for over a century, others started small and are now internationally known, and a few have dog-friendly digs or do impressive amounts of community service. I’m pretty positive there’s a company, and office culture, that’ll strike a chord with you. And if you happen to be job hunting, word on the street is some are currently hiring!
Wherever you’re at in your professional or personal journey, let this issue be a reminder that it’s never too late to flip the script and try something new. Cheers!
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cause & effect<br />
Ticket to Dream<br />
Foundation<br />
Fostering Hope by TARA MENDANHA // photos by DANTE FONTANA<br />
Their battle cry is “It’s for the kids,” which is<br />
exactly what Ticket to Dream Foundation<br />
is all about. In a country where almost half<br />
a million children are in foster care, “[Ticket<br />
to Dream] provides hope and opportunity<br />
for foster children across the nation, so they<br />
can just be kids,” says Gina Davis, executive<br />
director of the foundation.<br />
The <strong>Roseville</strong>-based charity collaborates with<br />
companies, individuals, and foundations to effectively and<br />
efficiently pool resources and distribute items that are in high demand (school supplies,<br />
properly fitting clothes, and shoes) and memorable experiences (trips to the zoo, music<br />
lessons, team sports, etc.) and fund vital support programs reaching 170,000 foster<br />
kids in over 43 states. They also fund “aging out” programs that increase graduation<br />
rates, provide housing, access to laptops, and teach employment/life skills aimed at<br />
preparing foster youth for adulthood, ultimately reducing the rate of homelessness as<br />
they leave foster care.<br />
Juan Garcia, Collin Orn, Morgan Kestrloot, and Mauri Knowles<br />
Given that over 400,000 children are in foster care, the overwhelming demand for<br />
supplies and nurturing across the country can be staggering. To that end, the foundation<br />
uses their network to identify common needs through flash polls and surveys that enable<br />
them to see what programs their partners have, what resources they already have enough<br />
of, what their unmet needs are, and what new needs are emerging—allowing for a quick<br />
tailoring of programs and allocation of resources. By utilizing marketing, corporate<br />
outreach, accounting, and<br />
strategic planning, the<br />
leadership team strives to find<br />
solutions, ease burdens, and<br />
create deserving childhoods.<br />
Through careful and generous<br />
planning, they’ve distributed<br />
over 3.7 million essential items<br />
and 34,000 tickets to events,<br />
funded extracurricular activities<br />
for 16,000 youth, helped increase<br />
support for 2,000 youth aging out<br />
of care, and provided over 1,500<br />
laptops. There are many kids<br />
that sleep in their new shoes<br />
from sheer excitement and<br />
countless stories of how foster<br />
youth have blossomed after<br />
joining a soccer team or taking<br />
dance lessons. “We’ve received<br />
tiny scrawled notes saying<br />
they’ve had ‘the best day of my<br />
life’ after a trip to the fair or sports game,”<br />
recalls Davis.<br />
With partners like Bonneville<br />
Sacramento—whose radio stations Mix<br />
96, KNCI 105.1, NOW 100.5, and KHTK<br />
Sports along with four on-air ambassadors<br />
raise awareness and funds for<br />
foster youth in the region—and<br />
generous companies like<br />
BEARPAW, who host foster<br />
youth events and provide<br />
hundreds of shoes for kids,<br />
they’re on the right track to<br />
bringing some semblance of<br />
a normal childhood into these<br />
children’s lives.<br />
The foundation also hosts<br />
essential item drives with corporate<br />
partner Mattress Firm collecting back-toschool<br />
supplies, holiday gifts, clothing,<br />
and shoes, along with co-hosting the<br />
annual Ticket to Dream Golf Classic<br />
(<strong>September</strong> 26 at Catta Verdera Country<br />
Club) and various other events. Their<br />
Holiday Toy Drive enables local residents<br />
to drop toys off at any Mattress Firm<br />
store, donate online, or host a drive at<br />
churches or companies. “Whether it’s $10<br />
or $10,0000, we know that when we all<br />
work together we can create big change,”<br />
asserts Davis.<br />
tickettodream.org<br />
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