Nonprofit provides about $176,100 in donations to the community

The Volunteer Center of Sacramento (VCS) would like to thank its sponsors and volunteers for helping make its 2011 Adopt-A-Family a record success.

Through the generosity of the Sacramento area, VCS was able to find adopters for 412 struggling families in our community, which includes a whopping 1,246 children. This amounted to about $176,100 in clothing, food and toy donations distributed throughout the Sacramento community.

VCS more than exceeded its goal of helping 300 families, and almost doubled last year’s program, which adopted 222 families for a total of 567 children.

“Words cannot convey how truly humbled we are by the generosity of the Sacramento area,” says Frank Kennedy, executive director of The Volunteer Center of Sacramento. “This program would not be possible without the amazing support of our sponsors and volunteers. It just goes to show Sacramento may be a city, but we are a tight-knit community that truly cares about each other.”

The 2011 Adopt-A-Family program provided food and gifts for local, low-income families during the holiday season. Without this program, these families may go without holiday dinner and gifts for their children.

For more information about the Adopt-A-Family program and to get on the list to help out in 2012, email info@volunteersac.org, call 916-567-3100, or visit www.volunteersac.org/adopt-a-family.

About The Volunteer Center of Sacramento
Founded in 1962, The Volunteer Center of Sacramento works to strengthen the Sacramento community by connecting volunteers with opportunities to serve. The Center acts as a central location for all volunteers to learn about new volunteer opportunities. For a full list of volunteer opportunities in the Sacramento area, visit www.volunteersac.org.