Imagine moving into your first home with nothing. No sheets for your bed, no towels, no pots or pans. This is the reality facing 220 of our chronically homeless Sacramento neighbors who are about to receive the keys to their own permanent housing.
These individuals have been referred through the Sacramento Coordinated Entry System to new permanent housing at three locations: Sequoia (Downtown), Madison Square (North Highlands), and Arden Properties (Woodlake). Lutheran Social Services of Northern California will be on site at each location as the wrap-around service provider, helping residents adjust to being housed and supporting them in successfully remaining housed.
The first 89 residents will begin moving in on February 2, with more to follow over the next several months.
There are several ways you can help:
Donate new items, with suggested items from our wish lists. You can contribute individual items or assemble a complete Welcome Basket.
Make a financial contribution, designated to the Welcome Home project. We will use your gift to purchase the items most needed.
Thrivent members, you can support this drive at no cost to you through Thrivent Choice dollars or by leading a collection effort through a Thrivent Action Team, which provides a $250 community impact card and planning resources.
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How Donations Are Used
To ensure every donation has the greatest impact, our volunteers thoughtfully distribute items based on each resident's actual needs. Because these are single-occupancy units, some items (like dish sets and flatware packaged for four) may be divided between two households. Bulk items such as paper goods are also redistributed so that each resident receives what they need to get started. This approach allows us to stretch every donation further and serve more of our rehoused neighbors.
