(FOX40.COM) — Thirty women who were once homeless and 200 other community members will attend the Women’s Empowerment’s 24th Annual Gala on Friday.Video above: Tensions rise as Sacramento community discuss new homeless plan
The event will raise funds to educate, empower and employ Sacramento women experiencing homelessness. It will also include a cocktail party, silent and live auctions, an award ceremony, graduate speakers, a plated dinner and more, according to Kristin Thébaud Communications.
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The annual gala will start at 5 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel, 500 J Street in Sacramento. Mayor Kevin McCarty and former mayor Darrell Steinberg are expected to be attending, Thébaud said
Women’s Empowerment is a Sacramento nonprofit organization that works to provide women who have experienced homelessness with the skills and confidence necessary to secure a job, create a healthy lifestyle and regain a home for themselves and their children, according to Thébaud…