IYT & Sutter Health Launch the C.A.R.E. Pathway
IYT and Sutter Health
Building a Healthcare Workforce That Reflects California
California faces a critical healthcare workforce shortage, with communities of color disproportionately underrepresented across the industry. The C.A.R.E. Path — Career Access, Readiness, and Exposure Pathway — is a landmark partnership between Improve Your Tomorrow and Sutter Health designed to change that.
The partnership creates a long-term program pipeline and youth development center for young men of color to explore, train for, and enter healthcare careers, serving IYT scholars as young as sixth grade through college. The partnership represents one of the most significant investments in healthcare career exposure for young men of color in the Sacramento and Central Valley.
Improve Your Tomorrow’s leadership team stand outside the College Success Center, currently under construction.
The C.A.R.E. Path Launch Event
Tuesday, April 7th from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
IYT College Success Center (1901 Royal. Oaks Dr. Sacramento CA 95815)
On April 7, IYT youth from Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto will join Sutter Health volunteers and state and city leaders at IYT’s College Success Center for a press conference and community convening marking the official announcement of the C.A.R.E. Path partnership.
The day features a youth-led mental health roundtable, a public partnership announcement, a large-scale health kit build for 750 families, a healthcare career panel, and hands-on career workshops led by Sutter Health professionals. Every element is designed to put young men at the center — as leaders, as voices, and as the future of healthcare in their communities.
Launch Event Schedule
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Public partnership announcement with Sutter Health leadership, IYT leadership, and invited state and city leaders.
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IYT Youth and Sutter volunteers build Health Kits for 750 families across Sacramento and Central Valley. Sutter leaders and volunteers record answers to real career questions from IYT youth to be shared in classrooms and online.
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Features Sutter Health staff and leaders of various experience levels in a moderated conversation. Panelists share their career journeys, challenges they overcame, what a typical day looks like, and take questions from IYT Youth (audience).
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Small-group breakout sessions for IYT Brother's led by Sutter professionals.
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Youth receive kits to distribute at their school sites
Press & Media Inquiries
Members of the press are invited to attend the launch event and press conference on April 7th. To schedule interviews or obtain additional materials, please contact:
Noah Rosenberg
Director of Communications & External Affairs, IYT
C: 862.763.1749 | O: 916.299.3432
“We aren’t just opening doors — we’re building a highway. By partnering with Sutter Health, we’re ensuring our young men get the tools, the network, and the hands-on experience to become leaders in this industry.”
Key Facts about the C.A.R.E. Path Launch Event
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Career Access, Readiness, and Exposure Pathway — a multi-million dollar investment creating a healthcare career pipeline for young men of color, from sixth grade through college.
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This initiative will serve thousands of young men of color who take part in IYT’s daily programs in high schools and colleges across the Central Valley and Sacramento regions.
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California faces a significant healthcare workforce shortage, with communities of color disproportionately underrepresented across the industry. The C.A.R.E. Path is designed to close that gap.
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750 health resource kits will be assembled on-site and distributed by youth to families at their own schools across Sacramento and Central Valley communities.