How Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento makes an impact

For the 70th anniversary of KCRA, we are highlighting organizations in our area making a difference.Since its founding in 1944, the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento has served over 80,000 children in need of a safe space, said Glynis Butler-Stone, CEO of the organization.Along with providing a shelter for children in need, CRH also provides mental health treatment such as day treatment programs, community outreach and involvement, and preschool programs for the younger kids who are in need.“We have a very diverse portfolio of programming,” Butler-Stone said.Its community outreach program works with local foster care systems, former foster youth and LGBTQ+ youth. It also strives to push for suicide prevention.Oscar Brown, an alumnus of the program from 1999-2000, described the safety and stability he felt when he entered the program.“Getting there and having the opportunity for a facility and a lifeline changed the trajectory of my life,” Brown said. “Stability, beds, shelter, safety, security, just the little things of necessity helped me get to where I am.”The school programs and opportunities to learn “catapulted” Brown’s life in a different direction than where it was headed, he said.Brown described being homeless and being in “fight or flight” before discovering CRH. He then found resources through adults who cared and made time to ensure that Brown and other children got the attention they deserved.CRH plans to reinvent its campus due to changes in funding and regulations. Currently, it is unable to house as many children as it would like, but the reinvention will change that.The reinvention includes a transitional youth program, which will be geared toward young adults ages 18-25.Former foster youth and young adults who are at risk for homelessness can qualify for the transitional youth housing, making it as accessible as possible.“We’re very excited to be expanding that service,” Butler-Stone said.If you are in need of shelter or know someone who is, go to crhkids.org for more information and resources.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

For the 70th anniversary of KCRA, we are highlighting organizations in our area making a difference.

Since its founding in 1944, the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento has served over 80,000 children in need of a safe space, said Glynis Butler-Stone, CEO of the organization.

Along with providing a shelter for children in need, CRH also provides mental health treatment such as day treatment programs, community outreach and involvement, and preschool programs for the younger kids who are in need.

“We have a very diverse portfolio of programming,” Butler-Stone said.

Its community outreach program works with local foster care systems, former foster youth and LGBTQ+ youth. It also strives to push for suicide prevention.

Oscar Brown, an alumnus of the program from 1999-2000, described the safety and stability he felt when he entered the program.

“Getting there and having the opportunity for a facility and a lifeline changed the trajectory of my life,” Brown said. “Stability, beds, shelter, safety, security, just the little things of necessity helped me get to where I am.”

The school programs and opportunities to learn “catapulted” Brown’s life in a different direction than where it was headed, he said.

Brown described being homeless and being in “fight or flight” before discovering CRH. He then found resources through adults who cared and made time to ensure that Brown and other children got the attention they deserved.

CRH plans to reinvent its campus due to changes in funding and regulations. Currently, it is unable to house as many children as it would like, but the reinvention will change that.

The reinvention includes a transitional youth program, which will be geared toward young adults ages 18-25.

Former foster youth and young adults who are at risk for homelessness can qualify for the transitional youth housing, making it as accessible as possible.

“We’re very excited to be expanding that service,” Butler-Stone said.

If you are in need of shelter or know someone who is, go to crhkids.org for more information and resources.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google