The holidays are just around the corner, and we could use your help to make the season bright for the children and families we serve!
Help the Sacramento Children’s Home create special memories for our children and families.
We invite you to participate in our annual Holiday Giving Program supporting Sacramento’s most vulnerable children and families.
Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season
Make a Financial Donation
A bright future is the best gift a child can receive! We invite you to participate in our annual Holiday Giving Program supporting Sacramento’s most vulnerable children and families.
Your gift to Sacramento Children’s Home helps brighten the holidays for local children and families and sustains our important programs.
Adopt-A-Family
Whether you can support a small family of three or a large family of ten, your support makes the season bright for the children and families we serve.
When you participate in our Adopt-A-Family program, you will provide holiday presents and household goods to a specific family served by our programs. This option is best for a group or individual who has the capacity to purchase gifts for a whole family.
Each family’s wish list is unique, and each year, we aim to provide gifts for every family that submits a wish list. When you are ready to commit to fulfilling gifts for a family, please sign up to participate by completing this online form by November 21. Starting the week of November 24, we will match participants with a unique family we serve through our programs and send you their wish list via email.
ADOPT-A-FAMILY GIFT DELIVERY
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday, December 9
Wednesday, December 10
Thursday, December 11
Friday, December 12
Monday, December 15
Tuesday, December 16
For all deliveries, the earlier the better! We get very busy on the final days, so earlier drop-offs are strongly encouraged.
Please deliver all Adopt-A-Family gifts to the program site where your assigned family receives services. One of the following locations is indicated on your assigned wish list:
- Crisis Nursery North: 4533 Pasadena Avenue, Sacramento
- Crisis Nursery South: 6699 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento
- Family Resource Center North: 1565 River Park Drive, Sacramento
- Family Resource Center South: 4343 Williamsbourgh Drive, Sacramento
- SCH Main Campus: 2750 Sutterville Road, Sacramento
When delivering, please include: the wrapped gifts, the original wish list, and a list of items provided.
Looking for more answers? Please see the following FAQ: Adopt-A-Family FAQ
If you have any further questions, please email events@kidshome.org.
Alternatively, if you would like to provide gifts but aren’t able to shop, please consider making a financial contribution toward fulfilling gifts for the families we serve. Here’s how your contribution will make an impact:
$250 provides gifts for a small family of 2-3
$500 provides gifts for a medium family of 4-5
$750 provides gifts for the average SCH family of 6-8
$1,000 provides gifts for the largest families we serve (9+)
Wish Stars & Ornaments
Whether you can provide one gift for a kid in need or gifts for many children, your support makes the season bright for the families we serve.
When you participate in our Wish Star program, you will provide holiday presents that specific children in our programs have requested. This option is best for individuals or large groups where each individual donor will purchase 1-3 gifts for a child in need.
We use paper ornaments to represent different types of gifts, including:
Wish Star – to fulfill gift wishes for a specific child served by our programs
Snow Trip – to provide winter recreation activities for the children in our Residential Program
Gift Card – to purchase gifts for unfulfilled wishes or provide other holiday essentials for the families we serve
Individuals can participate by picking an ornament off the Giving Tree in our lobby on campus starting the week of November 24.
Corporate groups can participate by hosting a private or public Giving Tree – a Christmas tree display with the paper ornaments for donors to pick from. Complete this online form by October 29 to request a package in the mail of a variety of ornaments. We will mail ornaments out starting November 5.
DELIVERY ADDRESS
Sacramento Children’s Home Main Campus
2750 Sutterville Road, Sacramento, CA 95820
Follow signs to drive behind the Main Building, take a left, and drive through the back parking lot until you reach the donation site.
When delivering, please include the unwrapped gifts in one sturdy gift bag and affix the Wish Star securely to the outside of the bag. Please keep gifts for each child together along with the matching star.
INDIVIDUAL WISH STAR DROP-OFF HOURS
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday, December 9
Wednesday, December 10
Thursday, December 11
Friday, December 12
Saturday, December 13 – Special hours: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Monday, December 15
Tuesday, December 16
For all deliveries, the earlier the better! We get very busy on the final days, so earlier drop-offs are strongly encouraged.
Looking for more answers? Please see the following FAQ’s: Wish Stars & Ornaments FAQ.
If you have any further questions, please email events@kidshome.org
Sponsor a Holiday Celebration
Spread holiday cheer to many underserved families by donating funds to cover food, decorations, and more at a hosted holiday celebration organized by one of our community programs.
This year, we have a need for support to fund our three Family Resource Center holiday parties and Christmas morning breakfast for the youth in our Residential Program. Typically, sponsorships of $2,000 and $3,000 are needed to cover the costs of these events.
Email Todd.Koolakian@kidshome.org if you are interested, and we will partner you with one of the SCH programs.
Thank you for your shared interest in supporting our community’s most vulnerable children and families.
Miscellaneous Donations & Corporate Toy Drives
We appreciate your interest in supporting the Sacramento Children’s Home during the holiday season. During this time, we are busy preparing the collection of new toys and clothing to fulfill the wishes of over 2,000 of our child clients and are unable to accept used toys and clothing.
If you are planning to host a toy drive, please consider participating in our Wish Star program, where we fulfill the wishes of specific children in our programs, or providing items from our immediate needs list.
For questions and to organize a large drop-off, please contact us at events@kidshome.org.
Request a Donation Receipt
Thank you for your generous support!
Once you have delivered your gifts, please complete this form to receive a letter that can be used for tax purposes.
We ask that you share the details of your donation and an estimate of the value. This information is important to our organization and allows us to acknowledge your kind support. You will receive an acknowledgement letter by the end of January.
Thank you for helping to make our families’ holiday dreams a reality!
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