“Our daughter, Danielle, laughed and loved and could light up
a room with her vibrant personality. But then came the
unexplainable mood swings, the persistent anxiety, the
overwhelming depression…it wove itself through the tiny
spaces between our arms and fingers, its sinewy tendrils
enclosing her in darkness and overwhelming her mind.”
The teal wall of CRH’s Partial Hospitalization
Program (PHP) displays hundreds of colorful
note cards; hundreds of voices telling each other, ”don’t
give up.”
PHP is a day treatment program designed to provide intensive
clinical treatment to rapidly stabilize teens who experience
mental health symptoms that interfere with daily functioning. The
program provides hospital diversion and/or post-hospitalization
treatment for youth with depressive disorders, anxiety,
bi-polar disorder, unresolved issues of grief and loss,
post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic disorders, and other
behavioral health disorders.
“Slowly, we began to see glimpses of the “old” Danielle;
slowly, the anxiety and outbursts faded; slowly, Danielle came
back from the brink of suicide. CRH gave us our daughter back.”
After much success with our current Partial Hospitalization
Program, we are launching an additional program to
serve younger kids (ages 10-13). Will you help us create
a safe and welcoming space for our newest members of PHP?
Donations of classroom items on our
PHP Wish List or
financial contributions will help those like Danielle see
that “after a hurricane comes a
rainbow.”
Clara, Markell, Evangeline, and Rodman all have one thing
in common; their devotion and support for the Children’s
Receiving Home. Philanthropy allows us to not only
provide for our youth, but to truly promote
their self-esteem while in our care.
This month, we celebrated philanthropy with a
night of commemoration, appreciation, and
theater. Guests gathered at our original
location 14th & H street; which is now
home to
Broadway Sacramento and the
Sacramento Theater Company. Our wonderful alumni
speakers shared their stories of triumph; and the night
wrapped up with a special dress rehearsal showing
of Guys and Dolls. Thank you to everyone
who came out and showed their support for the Receiving
Home.
Do you have a unique way that you support
CRH?
Share your story with us for a chance to be featured
on our Facebook page!
The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento – today the only
independent nonprofit shelter for abused and neglected youth in
California – was originally founded at the location now home to
the H Street Theatre Complex, where the Sacramento Theatre
Company brings professional theatrical performances to life and
provides theatre arts education to our community.
Thanks to Friends of Folsom, The Rotary Club of Sacramento
and other community members, our campus got a splash of color!
Watch the video above to see how everything came
together.
The Children’s Receiving Home & Friends of Folsom are hosting a
fundraiser today… They will be having paint projects for kids
among other activities, Sabrina Silva is there with more!
Just a couple of weeks ago, Sabrina Silva was at an event in
Folsom, where an artist came out to paint a couple of signs for
the Childrens Receiving Home of Sacramento. Today she returns for
the big ribbon cutting and reveal!
This month, we all honor the historical contributions of
women, often shining a spotlight on the work of committed
individuals whose contributions have been relegated to the
shadows.
As former residents — and now board members — of the Children’s
Receiving Home of Sacramento, we salute the remarkable
Genevieve F. Didion, who was the less famous
step-grandmother of acclaimed author and Sacramento native Joan
Didion.
Cody is live at Crocker Riverside Elementary who is celebrating
#GivingTuesday by hosting a “Cubs Give” Drive benefiting The
Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento.
Our Activities Team works hard to ensure our youth have
plenty to do while they remain in our care. Thanks
to several donors in our community, we can provide fun outings
and festive events on campus!
It was two in the morning. While quietly working in the Willows 3
dorm, a member of the Children’s Receiving Home of
Sacramento (CRH) night staff heard a loud cry from the bedroom of
the newest admit.
She quickly rose and found 11-year-old Marika*, the
oldest of a tight-knit Hungarian sibling set, wide awake and
overwhelmed with concern for her younger brother and
sister.
For generations, the Children’s Receiving Home has been a
safe haven for young people and teens suffering abuse and neglect
in the greater Sacramento area. With the support of our
community, we treat all aspects of the trauma suffered by our
youth — mental, physical, and emotional — providing
individualized care for young people who are facing new and
greater challenges and helping them lay the groundwork for their
future success.
Here at CRH, this really is the most wonderful time of the year.
We get to experience friends all over the Sacramento area
getting into the holiday spirit and having fun supporting the
kids at CRH.
Shortly before Christmas, stacks of shoe boxes arrive in the
Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (CRH) lobby. New shoe
boxes with brand names like Nike, Converse, Adidas and Vans—in
all sizes and styles, for boys and girls of all ages.
Last year, almost 200 pairs of new shoes were donated to
the Receiving Home—all because of one very grateful man and past
CRH resident, Jason Salinas.
The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (CRH) has been named
a “2018 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading
provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.
The Top-Rated Nonprofit Award is the based on the rating and
number of reviews that CRH received from volunteers, donors
and aid recipients.
“CRH rocks! The staff are always there to listen and understand
the kids, no matter what they’re going through,” says a past
client.
