FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT
Ray Green, Executive Director, IYT Sacramento Region
(916) 715-6306
Media Advisory: IYT Hosts 2nd Annual Mental Health Is Wealth Summit Oct. 23
Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) Sacramento Region is back with its 2nd Annual Mental Health Is Wealth Summit on Friday, October 23.
Educators, mental health professionals, parents, and youth-serving practitioners will spend the day on community panels and breakout sessions about supporting boys and young men of color. IYT is a partner in Governor Gavin Newsom's California Men's Service Challenge, a statewide call for 10,000 men to serve as mentors, coaches, and tutors. The summit puts that call to work in Sacramento, where local leaders are taking on disconnection, loneliness, and mental health among young men.
Media are invited to attend, record, and photograph.
WHEN
Friday, October 23, 2026
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
10:00 to 10:30 AM: Networking and welcome
WHERE
Wyndham Garden Sacramento Airport Natomas
2298 Terracina Drive, Sacramento, CA 95834
WHO
Jackie White, Superintendent, Sacramento County Office of Education
Dr. Davin Brown, Vice President, Sacramento City College
Karega Bailey, award-winning educator, recording artist, and peace advocate
Ray Green, Executive Director, IYT Sacramento Region
WHAT TO EXPECT
Community panels
Breakout sessions built around the theme "Promote, Protect, Build, and Heal," including Impactful Mentoring, Workforce Opportunities, Mental Health and Wellness Practices, and a Wellness Walk
PHOTO & VIDEO
Community panels
Breakout sessions
Wellness Walk
MEDIA INSTRUCTIONS
Reporters and photographers are welcome throughout the day. Speaker and attendee interviews are available on request. Contact Ray ahead of time so we can have you checked in and ready. Free on-site parking is available.
ABOUT IYT
Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) is a nonprofit providing school-based mentorship and college access programming for young men of color in California, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada and Wisconsin, with programs at more than 100 schools. IYT is dedicated to empowering boys and young men of color, but its programs are open to and serve youth of all races and backgrounds. IYT does not exclude or deny benefits on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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