Sacramento Children's Home

$177,826 raised by 373 donors

89% complete

$200,000 Goal

We envision a world where all families have a profound sense of well-being, and children are unconditionally loved and cared for. Since 1867, the Sacramento Children’s Home has been committed to providing high-quality care to the Sacramento region’s most vulnerable children and families. Throughout our 157+ year history, SCH has been at the forefront of caring for at-risk youth, constantly working to improve our services and programming to build strong families throughout our community. 

Today, we are proud to be one of the preeminent providers of children and family services in the region, focusing on child abuse prevention, intervention, and mental health treatment for our area’s most at-risk children and families. Through our portfolio of programs, we provide services to more than 16,000 clients every year. Whether providing short-term residential care to foster youth who have suffered trauma or crisis support for families with infants and toddlers, all SCH programs work toward ensuring every child has a safe, stable home.

Mission

The mission of the Sacramento Children's Home is to open doors to the future by maximizing the potential of children and families.

Needs

The Sacramento Children’s Home is once again participating in Big Day of Giving, our region’s biggest 24-hour fundraising event. This year, we have a goal of $200,000 to support the urgent needs of the children and families in the Sacramento region.

All funds raised today will support our three highest needs programs: our Crisis Nursery, three Family Resource Centers, and our Residential Program. These programs promote child safety, positive parenting, education, and mental health, and improve the healthy functioning of families. We need your help to sustain these crucial services for the community.

If you believe every child deserves a safe, stable home, we ask you to join us on this Big Day of Giving. With support from community members like you, local families can continue to rely on SCH for emergency toddler care, parenting classes, trauma-informed therapy, and other crucial services.

Reaching a $200,000 goal is no small task, and we need every donation now more than ever. We hope you will consider a donation to the Sacramento Children’s Home today to support our community’s most vulnerable children.

ABOUT THE CRISIS NURSERY:

The Sacramento Children's Home operates the only Crisis Nursery in Sacramento County, which directly prevents child abuse and neglect by supporting families at times of crisis. Each year, the Crisis Nursery provides over 3,200 safe stays to children aged five and younger for up to thirty days at a time. During their child’s stay, parents are connected with community resources to help them get the help they need to resolve their temporary crisis and build a strong support system for the future. SCH’s Crisis Nursery relies on the generosity of our community to continue to offer free emergency childcare to the Sacramento region 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

ABOUT THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS:

The Sacramento Children’s Home operated three Family Resource Centers (FRCs), which help build strong families through education, intervention, and social support. With three thoughtfully placed locations in North Sacramento, Meadowview and Valley Hi, our FRCs offer home visitation, effective parenting workshops, domestic violence counseling, crisis intervention, housing guidance, school readiness, community events and so much more. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, our FRCs employ a “no wrong door” policy and never turn away a family in need.

ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM:

The Sacramento Children’s Home provides intensive, 24/7 residential treatment through our Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP). This program fills an invaluable niche in our community, providing trauma-informed treatment to young males aged six to nineteen who have experienced abuse or neglect and who may be at risk of causing harm to themselves or others. Each resident follows a focused treatment plan that addresses social skills, problem-solving, aggression management, independent living and more. By supporting this program, you are giving these residents the tools they need to live full, healthy, and productive lives.

Equity Statement

Sacramento Children's Home remains steadfast in our commitment to being culturally responsive. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where diversity is not only acknowledged but embraced, and where every individual feels safe, supported, and empowered.

SCH believes in and stands for the values of being culturally responsible. We recognize the rights of all individuals, children, and families to live their lives with dignity regardless of gender, religious beliefs, race, marital status, ethnicity, parental status, age, education, physical and mental ability, income, sexual orientation, occupation, language, geographic location. We believe that embracing the value of being culturally responsive is critical to the success and well-being of our children, families, staff and community.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and where every individual feels valued and respected. Our dedication to cultural responsiveness extends beyond mere words, as we actively strive to create programs and services that address the unique needs and challenges faced by the diverse community that we serve.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Sacramento Children's Home

other names

SCH

Year Established

1867

Tax id (EIN)

94-1156588

Mission Category

Human Services

Operating Budget

$10,000,001-$100 million

Organization Need

Funding: Program, Funding: Unrestricted, Volunteers, In-Kind Donations, Board Members

Demographics Served

Youth & Children, Low-income individuals/families, Homeless/Underhoused/Unhoused

Local Counties Served

Sacramento

Address

2750 Sutterville Road
Sacramento, CA 95820

Service areas

Sacramento County, CA, US

CA, US

Sacramento, CA, US

Phone

916-290-8201

fax

916-454-5031

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