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.
On May 3, 2018 we asked the Sacramento community to step up BIG and join us in raising much-needed funds for campus-wide improvements at the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (CRH).
We asked, and you answered in a BIG way! Together, you donated more than $50,000 and made some long-needed projects to spiff up and beautify our 6-acre campus a reality.
This month has been busy with construction crews tackling things like shower and counter top upgrades, laminate flooring installation, and more.
When I first came to the Children’s Receiving Home (CRH) as a fifteen-year-old runaway I was very lost and confused. I had been self-harming and had tried to commit suicide. I really wasn’t sure what the world had left for me.
How many days does it take to change a life? In the case of four-year-old Mason*, it was 251 days.
Two-hundred and fifty-one days of therapy, empathy, and helping him feel safe. Two-hundred and fifty-one days of nurturing and care by skilled teachers and clinicians. Two-hundred and fifty-one days in our Sprouts: Trauma-Informed Care Preschool.
“Play is the exultation of the possible.” — Martin Buber, Philosopher
All children who come to CRH are suffering. While some arrive with visible wounds, all come with invisible ones: abuse, neglect and trauma. With those major life issues to deal with, some may ask what good is something as seemingly minor as a baseball game, art project or trip to the park. According to CRH Recreational Supervisor Gabe Menendez, these everyday activities are key to helping our CRH kids heal.
“What’s for dinner?” That good-natured phrase rings around homes in our community – and everywhere—each evening.
But for some kids, it’s a loaded question: Dinner for all too many is only a snack they were able to squirrel home from school, what they can hoard away to stave off starvation, or – for some – absolutely nothing at all.
Enter the CRH office of David Goldstein, and you’ll always hear music playing. It’s not just any music; it’s the Grateful Dead: the eclectic 1960s band known for its warm worldview and welcoming fan culture.
But the Dead is more than music to David’s ears – the band’s inclusive vision reflects a big-picture philosophy that has informed David’s decades of service to children, including his 39 years as Lead Social Worker at the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento.
On World Gratitude Day and every day, we are so grateful for the wonderful support of our generous community. Check out some quotes from recent donors, and share your own story about why supporting CRH kids is important to you.
“CRH helped us as children; thanks so much for the opportunity for us to give back.”
“I used your web site to turn a bunch of my tangled old jewelry into treasure for the kids!”
‘Supporting Community Connections’ offers outreach for foster, homeless and LGBTQ youth communities
National Suicide Prevention Week is this week — September 10 – 16, 2017 — but the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (CRH) focuses on suicide prevention all year long with its innovative Supporting Community Connections Program (SCC).
Despite our ongoing outreach and clarification efforts, media reports continue to provide misleading information and imagery regarding the Children’s Receiving Home (CRH) and its relationship to Sacramento County’s Centralized Placement Support Unit (CPSU) that leases space on our property. In light of these misinforming reports, I wish to share some key reminders with you:
Unique program empowers traumatized children, prepares them for success in school and life
It’s back-to-school season, and children all over the Sacramento region are gearing up for the year ahead – just like the children participating in the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento’s Sprouts Trauma-Informed Care Preschool.
Phil Featherston has been helping kids since he was just a kid himself.
“When I was 12 years old, I started volunteering in my school’s special-education classes,” he said. “In junior high, I worked with kids with developmental delays. I’ve worked with children with autism and in a military home assisting children with behavior management and PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder]. In all, I’ve been working with kids for 17 years – but I’m just a giant kid at heart!”
We read bedtime stories, had snuggle time, and sang “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” We made time to play together, eat together, and go on nature walks. Our daughter, Danielle, laughed and loved and could light up a room with her vibrant personality.
Recent media reports have provided some misleading information regarding the Children’s Receiving Home (CRH) and its relationship to Sacramento County’s Centralized Placement Support Unit (CPSU) located on our campus. I would like to take this opportunity to clear up any confusion this may have caused.
It should come as no surprise that the work we do here at the Children’s Receiving Home is tough. The kids we serve come from incredibly difficult situations, and have some very high barriers put in their way. The deck is stacked against these kids and we work very hard to change their stories.
This is why we are so excited to have great cause for celebration this month. CRH is very proud to announce we have three youth graduating, not only from high school, but also from our Independent Living Program (ILP).
