All donations made to the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento are tax deductible. Please be sure to fill out a donation receipt available in our lobby so we can thank you and send you a tax-deduction letter.
There is a Donation Shed Area in the upper parking lot of our facility located at 3555 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95821.
Donation Shed Hours are daily 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. except holidays.
Due to limited staffing a representative may not be present at the time you drop off your donation. If there are no donation receipts available at the Donation Area please be sure to stop by the front desk so they can give you a receipt.
Immediate Needs
The Children’s Receiving Home’s needs tend to ebb and flow as the age and gender of children coming through our door is always unknown. However, the ages of those at CRH tend toward teenagers and young adults of both genders. Currently, we are in need of the following items:
Reliable 4 door vehicle and/or van
First Aid supplies – Band-Aids (all sizes) 4×4 and 2×2 gauze pads, Neosporin, medical tape, Ace bandages, ice and heating packs
New children’s toys ages 6+, Lego sets, cars, brand-new stuffed animals (due to allergen concerns, we can only accept absolutely brand-new stuffed animals), etc.
Long Construction Paper (colored)
Laminating machine
Ethnic Family Dolls for a Dollhouse
Play Putty
Sand for Sand Table and Kinetic Sand
6×6 Canvases
Left-handed scissors
Fireman Costume, play fire truck
Play police car
Paw Patrol Items
Boys’ clothes and underwear 2T-6T
Outside Toys (Balls, Dump Trucks)
Musical Instruments
Fidget/Sensory Items
Kaleidoscopes
Lakeshore Learning gift cards
DVD Players; new or used (in working condition); MP3 players
New and used CDs – NO cursing
Learning DVDs, kids’ movies on DVD
Batteries – especially AA
T-Shirts: Men’s large and extra-large
Men’s body wash and cologne (preferably brand name, such as Old Spice)
Women’s body wash and body spray
Hair products (especially styling products for African-American hair), also conditioner for all hair types, boar hair type brushes, hair wraps, Pink Oil hair conditioner, Cream of Nature shampoo
Hair cuts/styles for African-American hair
Tampons and sanitary pads
Aveeno/Eucerin types of body lotion
School supplies
Sports-themed decorations for adolescent dorms
Ongoing Needs
The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento serves between 1,200 and 1,800 youth and children annually.
In order to provide each child with the proper services we depend on donations from our community. Donations of all kinds are helpful. In-kind donations such as new or gently used clothing and shoes, new toys, and brand-new stuffed animals are a way for us to defray costs while monetary donations help fill in funding gaps in other programs. Gift cards are also a great gift and a way for us to purchase what we need when we need it.
Here is a list of items we need throughout the year:
Gently used clothing especially in teen and adult sizes, shoes, and accessories (such as belts, hats, etc.)
New socks (all sizes, especially adult sizes)
New underwear (briefs, boxer-briefs, boxers, girls and women’s underwear of all sizes)
New bras (all sizes, especially larger sizes)
Men’s swim trunks and women’s and girls’ one piece bathing suits (all sizes)
Boys/Men’s plain white undershirts
Boys/Men’s plain white t-shirts
Boys basketball shorts
Blankets or quilts (twin size)
Throw pillows
Beanbag chairs
Gift cards (Target, WalMart, DD’s Discounts, Ross, Burlington, TJX)
DVD players
Toiletries – toothpaste, deodorant, bodywash, etc.
Magazines (to be used for art projects/collages, etc.)
Clothing Room
Our clothing room is stocked with 100% donated material given to us by members of the community. We are able to give children who come in with nothing a full tote of clothing items, hygiene products, shoes, socks, and all the necessities! We accept both new and gently used clothing items.
Activities & Recreation Needs
Off-Site Outings: Need for Gift Certificates
As a way to keep our youth and children engaged in healthy and fun activities, we take them on as many off-site outings as we can.
To donate tickets to an event or local venue please call Tanya Kravchuk at (916) 349-7530 Ext. 23 or email tkravchuk@crhkids.org
You can also mail tickets to:
Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento
Attn: Tanya Kravchuk
3555 Auburn Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95821
Recreation Equipment
As many as 1,200 youth and children may stay at our facility within just one year. Due to the high turnover of clients, we are constantly replacing lost or damaged equipment. The following items are recreational supplies we can use throughout the year:
Arts & Crafts Materials: paint, chalk, poster boards, construction paper, Crayons, pencils, stickers, models (airplanes, cars, etc.), modeling clay, latch hook kits, paint by number, marker posters, sketching pencils, needle point kits (plastic needles only), blank canvases, shoe boxes with lids (for making keepsake boxes), plain picture frames (small, no glass) for kids to decorate
Sporting Equipment: sports jerseys (mesh for team sports), basketballs, softballs, soccer balls, portable soccer net, footballs, flags for flag football, volleyball/net sets
