\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFOR KCRA 3\u2019S 70TH ANNIVERSARY. WE\u2019RE HIGHLIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR AREA. LISA GONZALES SHOWS US HOW A BRIGHT PINK VAN IS HELPING NEW PARENTS WITH ALL THE ESSENTIALS. AN IMPORTANT MISSION WILL GO TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THAT\u2019S HARD TO MISS. WE GO TO ALL THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES. THIS BRIGHT PINK VAN PACKED WITH ESSENTIALS FOR ALL OF OUR DIAPERS, WIPES, FORMULA. I GOT A DESK ON THIS SIDE SO ALL THAT POPS DOWN. CHICKS IN CRISIS HELPS YOUNG PARENTS TAKE CARE OF NEW BABIES. WE\u2019VE QUADRUPLED OUR NUMBERS BY GOING TO THE PEOPLE THAT CAN\u2019T COME TO US. THE GOAL TO KEEP FAMILIES SAFE AND MORE PARENTS IN SCHOOL. JUNIOR HIGH HAS BEEN MY YOUNGEST TO HIGH SCHOOL. WE\u2019RE GOING TO FOLLOW YOU NOW TO COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOL. BY THE TIME YOU\u2019RE DONE, YOU\u2019RE NOT GOING TO NEED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. FOUNDER INEZ WHITLOW STARTED THE ORGANIZATION WITH HER OWN PAST IN MIND. I\u2019VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHICKEN CRISIS MY WHOLE LIFE. THEY TURNED OFF MY ELECTRICITY AND I WAS THROWING MY EXTENSION CORD OVER MY NEIGHBOR\u2019S FENCE, AND I TOLD HER I WAS TIRED OF BEING A CHICKEN CRISIS ALL THE TIME. AND WE JUST KIND OF LAUGHED AND SHE SAID, THAT\u2019S WHAT YOU SHOULD CALL WHAT YOU\u2019RE DOING IN YOUR GARAGE. SHE SAYS SMALL THINGS LIKE SOAP, SHAMPOO, FORMULA AND DIAPERS CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WHY DO YOU GIVE DIAPERS TO THEM? YOU KNOW, MAKE THEM LEARN A LESSON AND GET A JOB. WELL, OKAY, I GET WHERE YOU\u2019RE COMING FROM. BUT BABIES, THOSE, THAT\u2019S NOT THEIR CHOICE. HELPING PARENTS FIND INDEPENDENCE SO THEY CAN EVENTUALLY HELP OTHERS. THEY COME BACK. THEY DONATE TO ME. BRINGING LIFE CHANGING DONATIONS TO MOMS AND DADS IN CRISIS. WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY\u2019RE AT. I GUESS THAT\u2019S WHAT YOU COULD SAY. LISA GONZALES KCRA THREE NEWS. INEZ SAYS THAT VAN GOES TO LOW INCOME APARTMENTS, ALONG WITH JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND TRADE SCHOOLS, ALL TO KEEP CLOSE TABS ON PARENTS WHO ARE IN SCHOOL. THEY HELP MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE T\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA bright pink van from the Sacramento nonprofit Chicks in Crisis is delivering essential items like diapers, wipes and formula to young parents in need, helping them stay in school and work toward independence. \u201cWe\u2019ve quadrupled our numbers by going to the people that can\u2019t come to us,\u201d said Inez Whitlow, CEO and founder of Chicks in Crisis. The van visits low-income apartment complexes, junior high schools, high schools, and trade schools to ensure parents have access to the resources they need to continue their education. Whitlow explained that the organization\u2019s youngest parent was in junior high school, and they aim to follow parents through college or trade school to help them achieve self-sufficiency. \u201cBy the time you\u2019re done, you\u2019re not going to need public assistance,\u201d Whitlow said.Whitlow started Chicks in Crisis with her own experiences in mind. \u201cI\u2019ve always been a chick in crisis my whole life,\u201d she said. \u201cThey turned off my electricity, and I was throwing my extension cord over my neighbor\u2019s fence. I told her I was tired of being a chick in crisis all the time, and we laughed, and she said that\u2019s what you should call what you\u2019re doing in your garage.\u201d Whitlow emphasized that small items like soap, shampoo, formula, and diapers can make a significant impact. \u201cA lot of people would say, \u2018Why do you give diapers to them? Make them learn a lesson and get a job.\u2019 Well, okay, I get where you\u2019re coming from, but babies\u2014that\u2019s not their choice,\u201d she said. The organization also helps parents find independence, with many returning to volunteer, work, or donate to Chicks in Crisis. Whitlow said the van\u2019s mission is to provide life-changing donations to moms and dads in crisis. \u201cWe meet people where they\u2019re at, I guess that\u2019s what you could say,\u201d she said. 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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
A bright pink van from the Sacramento nonprofit Chicks in Crisis is delivering essential items like diapers, wipes and formula to young parents in need, helping them stay in school and work toward independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve quadrupled our numbers by going to the people that can\u2019t come to us,\u201d said Inez Whitlow, CEO and founder of Chicks in Crisis.<\/p>\n
The van visits low-income apartment complexes, junior high schools, high schools, and trade schools to ensure parents have access to the resources they need to continue their education. Whitlow explained that the organization\u2019s youngest parent was in junior high school, and they aim to follow parents through college or trade school to help them achieve self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the time you\u2019re done, you\u2019re not going to need public assistance,\u201d Whitlow said.<\/p>\n
Whitlow started Chicks in Crisis with her own experiences in mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always been a chick in crisis my whole life,\u201d she said. \u201cThey turned off my electricity, and I was throwing my extension cord over my neighbor\u2019s fence. I told her I was tired of being a chick in crisis all the time, and we laughed, and she said that\u2019s what you should call what you\u2019re doing in your garage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whitlow emphasized that small items like soap, shampoo, formula, and diapers can make a significant impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people would say, \u2018Why do you give diapers to them? Make them learn a lesson and get a job.\u2019 Well, okay, I get where you\u2019re coming from, but babies\u2014that\u2019s not their choice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The organization also helps parents find independence, with many returning to volunteer, work, or donate to Chicks in Crisis.<\/p>\n
Whitlow said the van\u2019s mission is to provide life-changing donations to moms and dads in crisis.
\u201cWe meet people where they\u2019re at, I guess that\u2019s what you could say,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FOR KCRA 3\u2019S 70TH ANNIVERSARY. WE\u2019RE HIGHLIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR AREA. LISA GONZALES SHOWS US…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[22021,154731,121,123,122],"class_list":["post-383091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-70-years-of-service","tag-chicks-in-crisis","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}