$100,000 Granted to Local Nonprofits Providing Basic Needs

September 3, 2009


The Foundation today announced that ten local nonprofit organizations that provide critical care services will receive a total of $100,000 from the Foundation's Community's Greatest Need Fund. Recipients of these grants provide a variety of services to the community, ranging from housing, to counseling, to providing food and clothing.

With nonprofit organizations being hit hard in this challenging economy, it's essential we support local charities that provide important services for the community. These grants will help the organizations serve tens of thousands of people to meet critical needs throughout the Sacramento area.

The grants are made possible by contributions to the Community's Greatest Need Fund by long-time donors. The Foundation also announced that the Bank of America Charitable Foundation has made a leadership contribution to the Fund, becoming the first Founding Contributor with a $100,000 contribution.

The ten grant recipients were chosen following a competitive process. We are proud to support the following organizations:

  •  Roseville Home Start Inc, which successfully transitions homeless children and families into affordable , sustainable, permanent housing and self-sufficiency.
  • Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center, which, through its Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Homeless Prevention Project, provides rental assistance, utility assistance and motel vouchers to eligible individuals and families who are in danger of eviction, foreclosure or homelessness.
  • River City Community Services , which offers safety and respite to families without shleter but seeking stable housing. The Rental Assistance Program is to help families avoid the spiral of homelessness by maintaining stability in their living situation.
  • Women's Empowerment, which provides counseling to homeless women, directing them to services available and providing basic direct service including bus passes, food and clothing.
  • United Christian Centers of the Greater Sacramento Area, which through its Transitional Housing Program, addresses the housing needs of economically disadvantaged, homeless families in West Sacramento by providing a safe and supportive environment for the clients.
  • St Vincent de Paul Society, Roseville Area Conference,  which helps accomodate clients seeking shelter, supplemental groceries, diapers, food, and hygiene supplies.
  • Center for Fathers and Families , which provides food and utility assitance to families who are actively enrolled or have graduated from a Center for Fathers and Families program.
  • Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada, which helps residents move out of long-term shleters or transitional housing and into permanent hsouing by helping them meet eligibility requirements, file applications and provide financial support for security deposits and first month's rent.
  • California Emergency Foodlink, a distributor of emergency food throughout the Sacramento area through local agencies serving specific zip codes. By centralizing the procurement efforts, it allows smaller agencies to expend their resources on the distribution of food.
  • Salvation Army Del Oro Division, which helps secure a safe place to reside while providing emergency housing, meals, toiletries, laundry service, counseling and referrals to those in need.

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