Needs
Pack N Play cribs for families who do not have access to a safe place to sleep their baby, to continue to prevent sleep related child. Since 2012/14 before the campaign began, Sacramento County has had a 56% decrease in the rate of infant sleep related death amongst African American babies and a 65% decrease in the disparity gap between African American babies and other ethnic groups.
The Child Abuse Prevention Center provides direct service to the families by enrolling AmeriCorps members who are trained to strengthen and support families through evidence-based home visitation programs. Donations are needed to enroll additional members who can then serve more families.
The CAP Center is also in need of additional AmeriCorps members to provide one-on-one mentorship to foster youth throughout Northern California to improve their readiness for adulthood.
The CAP Center's Safe Sleep Baby program provides educational opportunities for families who are expecting a baby or who have just welcomed a newborn into their family. The CAP Center is in need of funding to create additional printed materials for our Safe Sleep Baby program so we can expand the educational outreach in languages other than English.
The CAP Center is in need of an upgraded database to evaluate information and provide valuable input. This database would allow us to reach out more effectively and efficiently to our donors and potential donors throughout Northern California and beyond.
Unrestricted funds are needed to benefit our numerous programs to prevent child abuse and neglect such as Birth and Beyond, Safe Sleep Baby, Foster Youth Initiative, and supports for family resource centers.