The area also includes senior housing options and care centers, such as the Asian Community Nursing Home on Rush River Drive. Many areas have strong neighborhood groups. The Parkway Estates Neighborhood Association encompasses homes within the area bounded by Franklin Boulevard to the west, the Southgate Shopping Plaza to the north, Highway 99 to the east and Florin Creek to the south. This group participates in annual events such as National Night Out and a Fourth of July parade. It also adopts needy families for the holidays and its members volunteer at the nearby Parkway Elementary School.
Schools are also an important part of living in South Sacramento.
More than half of Elk Grove's schools are on a year-round calendar. Recent passage of a statewide bond measure will help supplement area school bond money to build new schools to accommodate growing neighborhoods in the southern part of Sacramento County. Access to shopping is one of the benefits of living in the south area. The Florin Mall on Florin Road is the site of Sacramento's JC Penney outlet store. During the summer months, folks can buy fresh produce at the farmers market on Friday evenings in Garcia Bend Park in the Pocket Area.