Partnership spotlight archive

SMUD is partnering with United Way’s Digital Equity Program to address technological barriers to education and employment in our under-resourced communities.

SMUD partnered with local nonprofit Green Tech and the Sacramento Metro Air District to bring a new all-electric ride sharing program that will make mobility easier for residents of Del Paso Heights without polluting the neighborhood air quality.

SMUD partnered with City Church in Oak Park to help them convert their aging, poorly-lit sanctuary into a modern, energy-efficient community room. Now their newly-designed space is actively serving the needs of their neighborhood, including as a COVID-19 vaccination site.

Through our Sustainable Communities program, SMUD has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to help build and upgrade homes for 50 families in need.

The Aerospace Museum of California, in partnership with SMUD’s Sustainable Communities program, is currently displaying the Hubble Traveling Exhibit, an immersive experience that allows visitors to interact with a  replica of NASA’s Hubble Telescope.

SMUD partnered with the Reach for the Stars Academy in Oak Park to help prepare 7^th grade students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Our Sustainable Communities program funded the program, developed STEM specific curriculum support and provided mentors, speakers and a tour of an active construction site.

City of Refuge is a Sacramento nonprofit whose goal is to “bring hope to those who need it the most” through housing programs for low-income women and their children. With the needs for their services growing, the nonprofit is partnering with our Sustainable Communities program to help turn an empty lot into a new three-story building that will provide shelter for an additional 28 families.

Children’s Receiving Home, an organization dedicated to the education and health of Sacramento youth, was able to keep cool and save money over the hot summer after reaching out to SMUD for help replacing their broken HVAC component with an all-electric heat pump unit.

SMUD partnered with the California Conservation Corps, a state workforce development agency, to help them build a new training facility that provides instruction and hands-on experience for young adults seeking careers in natural resource, electric utility and emergency response fields.

SMUD partnered with several local Chambers of Commerce, Wells Fargo and Visit Sacramento to create a unique venture that celebrates Sacramento’s most important asset: diversity. 

Hacker Lab is a co-working space, makerspace and hackerspace that aims to seed Sacramento startups with a locally trained workforce. Their partnership with SMUD’s Sustainable Communities allows them to provide scholarships to low-income community members to get the education and skills they need for today’s job market.

After seeing a greater need to help single mothers and their children in the Sacramento area, Single Mom Strong partnered with SMUD’s Sustainable Communities program to build their first Empowerment Center. The Center has a tech lounge, childcare center and more, and also promotes our low-income discount programs to mothers.

The SEEK program (Summer Engineering Experience for Kids), in partnership with SMUD’s Sustainable Communities program, provides third, fourth and fifth grade students an opportunity to learn computer coding, develop software and build engineering prototypes.