Here at CRH, the holidays are truly the most wonderful time of
the year. This year, as we continue to wear our masks and
practice social distancing, the holidays looked a bit different
than usual.
Our donation station shifted from our front lobby to our parking
lot, and our Angel Tree transformed into an online Wish List of
gifts; but that didn’t stop you! Thanks to
your flexibility, our kids will experience a holiday season to
remember.
The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (CRH) has been named
a “2020 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.
“I’m so proud to be a staff member and donor to the Receiving
Home. Our kids and teens are on a difficult journey by no fault
of their own, and I love seeing their success,” says a donor.
Sacramento County Child Protective
Services’ Centralized Placement Support Unit (which has
leased space on our campus for the last 10 years) has relocated
to a County-owned property.
CPSU and the Children’s Receiving Home have long collaborated to
meet our shared goal of ensuring that children who have suffered
abuse or neglect have a safe place to live, home-cooked meals and
nurturing care while longer-term placements are located.
Since 1944 we have committed ourselves to positively
impacting the lives of children, youth, and families affected by
abuse, neglect, behavioral health issues, and trauma in
California. Originating as an emergency shelter, CRH has
transformed over the years as the needs of youth and families
have grown.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered and donated gifts to
our children and teens this holiday season! It is truly
remarkable to see how the Sacramento community comes together to
make this time of year merry for our area’s most vulnerable
youth.
Here at CRH, ’tis the season for hope, healing, and community
involvement. This month, we get to experience friends all
over the Sacramento area getting into the holiday spirit and
having fun supporting the kids at CRH.
The children and teens in our care come from tragedy,
neglect, and pain. In a season where the importance of
home and family is a constant reminder, it can be difficult to
remember what there is to be thankful for at all.
Our youth are creative, resilient, and
hopeful. This month, a vibrant yellow wall titled
“Give Thanks” lights up the girls’ cottage on campus. After being
asked what it is that they’re thankful for, our girls picked up
markers and began their lists:
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!
“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.”
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.
“It was the most terrifying moment in my life…worse than the
times he beat me…*Skyler was screaming and I had only the clothes
on my back and little bit of cash in my pocket, but I knew the
only way to save my son was to get out of there.”
