Each day there are hundreds of individuals and families living without basic human needs, such as food and shelter right in our own Sacramento County. Using Sacramento Community Family Resources website statics which received over 97,000 page views since January 1st 2011 there were over: • 1,728 Unique page views from words such as “homeless shelters in Sacramento”. • 2,945 Unique page views from words such as “food closet locations in Sacramento”. The list can go on and on, but the most important thing to know is that each of these numbers is an individual or family that is in immediate need of food or shelter. The question is “do we really need research and statistics to tell us that t

     By now most of us are getting a little tired of hearing about Christmas, but this is one short story that we all want, and need, to hear about. On December 22 my six year old son and I went to the Saca center on Del Paso Blvd. This day is one of the most memorable days of the year as we were able to witness a true Christmas miracle that most people only see in the classic Christmas movies. What we saw was the Saca center giving an awesome Christmas to over 274 families in the surrounding neighborhood of Del Paso Heights. Most of these families came from the local neighborhood of the Saca center, probably clients of their Community center and Mother Baby program. It is especially nice

Editorial Note: The Sacramento Press is in no way affiliated with any of the organizations mentioned in this article.     Most of us have heard about the Salvation Army’s toy drive for local needy families. Through the media we see a family that is very happy to receive several presents given to children that otherwise would go without. All of this generous charity work begins with expensive marketing, fundraising events, donations, and of course volunteers. The most important part of this charity process is the families with children in need.      When a family signs up for Christmas assistance from the Salvation Army they must provide certain documents, such as a proof of income, pro

Many of the Sacramento Food Bank locations and other food distribution sites throughout Sacramento are generously providing our American citizens a basic portion of food that will last them for about three days. These food distributions are the hope and excitement for many families that would otherwise go hungry this holiday season. I recently made the time to personally observe the people who stand in the food distribution lines, sometimes for hours, just to get a single paper bag of groceries. It sadly seems that a majority of the people who are standing in these food giveaway lines are families in need with young children. It is a very depressing site to see children in these food line