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Address: 1900 Point West Way, Suite 270, Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 916-442-3691
E-mail: info@voa-sac.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/VOA
Address: 1900 Point West Way, Suite 270, Sacramento, CA 95815
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Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada Reno's Community Assistance Center's first anniversary event held Nov. 6, 2009. The Community Assistance Center is home to Volunteers of America's Family, Women's and Men's shelters.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada Standard Pacific Homes employees (plus their friends and families) spruce up a Volunteers of America transitional housing facility for families in support of HomeAid Sacramento's "Painting a Better Tomorrow" (Nov. 7, 2009)
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada A big thank you to Standard Pacific Homes President Jon Nicholson and staff (and their friends and families), for giving up their Saturday to spruce up the apartments of several of our clients as part of HomeAid Sacramento's annual "Painting a Better Tomorrow" volunteer event! Armed with brushes and rollers, the crew brightened interior walls and brought forth exterior smiles! You all rock!
Source: www.sacbee.com
The Sacramento region is shifting direction in its strategy on homelessness, putting more emphasis on finding permanent housing rather than providing emergency shelter beds, Mayor Kevin Johnson announced Thursday.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada
"In June, Rhoda Serrano and her husband, Edwin, both lost their casino jobs in downtown Reno. Serrano had worked in marketing, while Edwin was a maintenance man. 'When we were working, we had cars and everything. Now, everything is gone,' she said. 'We are starting from scratch.'"
Thankfully, our Family Shelter in Reno ...(which celebrates its one-year anniversary tomorrow) was there as a safety net for this family of four. Read the entire story below:Read More
Thankfully, our Family Shelter in Reno ...(which celebrates its one-year anniversary tomorrow) was there as a safety net for this family of four. Read the entire story below:Read More
Source: www.rgj.com
Rhoda Serrano said her family has grown much closer since moving into the family shelter last week at the Community Assistance Center.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada Thank you to the Sacramento Kings organization for their donation of tickets to tonight's game against the Atlanta Hawks! Because of the Kings' generosity, a group of our former foster youth clients will have lots to talk about tomorrow!
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada Cheers to Reno RTC Access Driver Jim Howard, who was heralded on a recent KOLO TV newscast as a guardian angel for saving the life of one of our Sierra Manor apartment residents, whose wheelchair fell into a drainage ditch. Howard jumped in and kept Ray Moyle's head out of water until rescue crews arrived.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada The Bee's Niesha Lofing is the latest media blogger to be talkin' turkey – Volunteers of America's Turkey Drive, that is! See her post on our 2009 campaign by clicking on the link. Let's make this year our most successful collection effort ever!
Source: www.sacbee.com
The Greater Sacramento and Northern Nevada chapter of the organization is collecting fresh or frozen turkeys to serve as the main course for holiday meals at area homeless shelters, transitional living programs and affordable-housing residences this Thanksgiving.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada
Thank you to Luther Burbank High School student Tornysha Burton and class advisor Teresa Coatlalopeuh for volunteering to gather hats, gloves, scarves and socks in support of our annual holiday drive for the homeless! I know all the students involved will make a real difference in the lives of those who receive these e...ssential winter items! If your school, workplace or house of worship would like to participate, please check the link below!Read More
Source: www.voa-sac.org
Volunteers of America's annual drive to collect hats, gloves, scarves and socks for the homeless
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada Numbers can be deceiving - we're hearing that reports of elder abuse are down, but more than likely due to budget cuts throughout the organizations that take the complaints. What we know is that our Sacramento Senior Safe House is consistentl full – even with a high turnover due to our success at placing these individuals in permanent housing. There is a real need. Read more here:
Source: www.sfgate.com
The California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes says the number of complaints from ombudsmen are down more than 40 percent since budget cuts were enacted last year.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada
This just posted by News10 on the status of the 'Safe Ground' initiative: "The Safe Ground group, which had set up camp several times on private property at 12th and C streets before being evicted by police, will have a place to stay in about two weeks, according to Johnson. The group has elected to stay together and t...he mayor said funds from the city, nonprofit groups and private donors will enable 20 to 25 beds for Safe Ground.
The shelter will rely on a voucher system and will be operational until March, 2010."Read More
The shelter will rely on a voucher system and will be operational until March, 2010."Read More
Source: www.news10.net
SACRAMENTO, CA - On the heels of his announcement last week that a Sacramento regional taskforce had come up with a plan to provide winter shelter for the homeless, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Monday he had an agreement with another homeless group.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada We're happy to announce that our adopt-a-family campaign also began today! Christmas wish lists of kids, single adults and families are now available by contacting Kim Castaneda at 916.442.3691 or at kimc@voa-sac.org.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada Thank you to Bill Lindelof at The Sacramento Bee for getting the word out about our annual turkey drive (which kicked off today)! We're already seeing donations come in via our Web site! That's the kind of news we gobble up! (sorry - couldn't resist)
Source: www.sacbee.com
Today marks the beginning of the Volunteers of America annual turkey drive, an all-out effort to get enough of the big birds for Sacramento's needy.
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada Happy Halloween, everyone! Here's wishing that the Great Pumpkin brings you lots of treats and zero tricks! Two notes: don't forget to set your clocks back, and set your TiVo or watch us live on KCRA 3 tomorrow (Sunday) morning sometime after 9:30 a.m. as we talk about the Big Warm-up drive for coats being held at the Lands' End Shop at Sears Sunrise Mall.
