The support of the community is essential to the success of the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento. We rely on community support at all levels, but first and foremost, dollars help. It is these financial contributions that give us the most flexibility in fulfilling the needs of the 1,200 -1,800 children we serve each year.
If you have appreciated stock or mutual funds – or are required to take a minimum annual distribution from your IRA – you may be able to offset applicable taxes by making a donation of assets.
Also, some donors choose to plan an “after-lifetime” gift through a will, trust or by making the Receiving Home a beneficiary of an IRA or life insurance policy. We celebrate them as members of our Hope for Healing Legacy Circle.
Hope for Healing Legacy Circle Members:
Perpetuate the CRH mission
Inspire others to design their future gifts
Create a family model of generosity
Come together at periodic special events and are invited to advise on important issues
How will you be remembered?
Your gift through your estate is more than a personal financial decision. It is your statement about what you value in life. Choosing to design a future gift for Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento will provide hope and healing for young children, while creating an inspirational legacy to inspire your own family and friends.
To discuss the various asset giving options available to you – or if you’d like to let us know that you have included the Children’s Receiving Home in your will, IRA or life insurance policy – please contact:
All donations made to the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento are tax deductible. Please be sure to fill out a donation receipt so we can thank you and send you a tax deduction letter.
There is a Donation Area in the upper parking lot of our facility located at 3555 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95821.
Donation Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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. Currently, we are in need of the following items:
Reliable 4 door vehicle and/or van
School uniforms – white tops, khaki bottoms (all sizes)
First Aid supplies – Band-Aids (all sizes) 4×4 and 2×2 gauze pads, Neosporin, medical tape, Ace bandages, ice and heating packs
Hand sanitizer
Over-the-Counter medications such as:
Tylenol – 325 mg
Motrin – 200 mg
Hydrocortisone and antifungal creams
Children’s liquid Tylenol and Motrin
Cough drops
Children’s toys ages 5 to 10, Lego sets, cars, etc.
DVD Players
New or used (in working condition) MP3 players
New and used CDs – NO cursing
Batteries – especially AA
T-Shirts: Men’s large and extra-large
Men’s body wash and cologne (preferably brand name, such as Axe)
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 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 clothing, shoes, and gently used toys 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, shoes, and accessories (such as belts, hats, etc.)
New socks (all sizes)
New underwear (briefs, boxer-briefs, boxers, girls and women’s underwear of all sizes)
New bras (all sizes, especially larger sizes)
Boys/Men’s plain white undershirts
Boys/Men’s plain white t-shirts
Boys basketball shorts
Blankets or quilts
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 children occupied in a healthy and fun way, 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 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, baseball mitts/gloves, removable bases, soccer balls, portable soccer net, footballs, flags for flag football, volleyball/net sets, tennis balls and rackets
Swimming pool toys – noodles, diving toys, balls, floaties, etc.
Games for all types of gaming systems (including handheld games)
Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento is now listed as an official KidCents charity on Kidcents.com. Through KidCents, Rite Aid customers can visit www.kidcents.com, elect to round up their Rite Aid purchases, and donate their change to an official KidCents charity, which now includes us!
At CRH, we understand how much your family members, friends, and co-workers matter to you. After all, our philosophy is that “families matter.”
MEMORIALS express your sympathy and respect for the loss of a loved one. CRH will send a thoughtful card to the family of the deceased letting them know of your caring gift.
HONOR GIFTS express your admiration and appreciation in honor of someone special or a special occasion. CRH will send an appropriate card to your selected honoree that may be personalized to convey your good wishes: “Happy Birthday,” “Congratulations on Your 25th Anniversary,” or an individual message of your choice.
Please contact Katie Birge regarding your tribute gift at 916-349-7530 or kbirge@crhkids.org
The Children’s Receiving Home is partnered with a third party to operate the vehicle donations program. Please go to the donation page and click on the vehicle icon.
Vehicles, including cars, trucks, RV’s, travel trailers and boats with trailers, MUST adhere to the following criteria:
Vehicle must be complete (tires, engine, transmission, etc.). However they need not be running.
The vehicle must have a clear title. Current registration is not necessary
We prefer that the vehicle be located within the greater Sacramento area. Vehicles outside the area will be considered on a case by case basis.
The following criteria may cause a vehicle to be declined:
Vehicle is located outside the service area
Vehicle is in extremely poor condition and/or not marketable
As of January 1, 2005, if you donate a vehicle that is worth more that $500, you will be required to include a receipt from the charity indicating the amount for which your vehicle was sold. Your deduction will be limited to that sale price. VOA will send you a receipt for the sale price of the vehicle. If your vehicle is worth less than $500, you are allowed to deduct the fair market value up to $500, without waiting for a receipt from the actual sale.
To donate your vehicle, simply click on the vehicle icon here: www.crhkids.org/donate
By donating your vehicle you will receive a tax deduction, avoid the hassle of selling the vehicle yourself, and, most importantly, you will be making a contribution to the important work being done by the Children’s Receiving Home.
On behalf of all of our children and staff, thank you for considering our agency for your donation!
The Children’s Receiving Home has a long standing, behavioral incentive program called the Point Store. Over the years we have seen it make a big difference in teaching children responsibility, how to help out, and the rewards that come with!
Each child age 6 and older is given the opportunity to earn points by doing chores or helping out. Once a week, or upon their departure, each child is able to go to the point store and purchase items with the points they’ve earned throughout the week.
Point Store Needs
As the Point Store is used for children of different ages, items vary and also go quickly! Please view the list below for ideas on what our kids look for in the Point Store:
All new donations should be brought inside the lobby. Gently used items should be brought to the Donation Area in the upper parking lot of our facility located at 3555 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95821 during donation hours stated below.
Donation Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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. If you have questions, please call (916) 482-2370
