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Free Hand Sanitizer Available

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacrament, Teichart Branch is passing along  hand sanitizer gel donated by Ross Dress for Less.

Two different sizes available

  • Cases of 2-3 oz. personal -sized bottles,  2 bottles per packaging)
  • Cases of 8 oz bottles (not a pump—snap open and squirt)
  • (The cases are light, i.e. easy to lift)

This is a first come, first receives donation. There are large amounts but I want to give you all the opportunity before I blast out the message to all Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) partners. The sanitizer maybe distributed to employees, unsheltered persons, those receiving food donations, etc. 

You MUST make an appointment prior to pick up

Contact:
Jo Goulart
(916) 392-1350
jgoulart@BGCSac.org

Boys & Girls Club
5212 LemonHill Ave
Sacramento, CA

10am – 4pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
(if you are only available Thursday and Friday, they may be able to accommodate)

Yours in service,

Holly Brown | Program Manager
The Regional Center for Volunteerism-HandsOn Sacramento
Sacramento Region Emergency Food & Shelter Program
Sacramento Region VOAD
8001 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95826
Office:  (916) 447-7063 x101
Cell:  (619) 249-8773
hbrown@communitylinkcr.org

Arden Arcade HART Needs Help


Arden Arcade HART is actively making plans to host a Winter Shelter this winter. We are looking for places of worship and community members to volunteer their resources and time to help our community members living unsheltered.  

Join us this Thursday August 12th at noon as we welcome Barbara Farley from Carmichael HART Winter Sanctuary. She will share wisdom from her years of experience hosting a Transitional Winter Shelter program for community members experiencing homelessness. She will elaborate on the various roles and responsibilities of volunteers involved while reminding us what is truly important…helping our community. 
Please use the following link to join the online meeting:  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85691409383?pwd=S2Z2T2hwY1hEcWVJRmFIVWpIa2pHZz09

Meeting ID: 856 9140 9383
Passcode: 450494

Looking forward to seeing you!

Keira MillerCommunications Liaison– 
Arden Arcade HART (Homeless Assistance Resource Team)2300 Edison Avenue, Sacramento CA 95821-1714
ardenarcadehart@gmail.com
www.ardenarcadehart.com

Master Siting Plan to Address Homelessness

Here is the first draft of the city of Sacramento’s Master Siting Plan to Address Homelessness

It is 56 pages so watch your printer.  Elements of this plan can be helpful in developing a business plan for a future respite center in Arden Arcade/Carmichael. 

Review online or download the Master Plan and Sacramento City Council’s Resolution about the plan by clicking the links below:

Cooling Stations Info

WEATHER SERVICE BRIEFING
The National Weather Service of Sacramento has published a short weather briefing video.  The county and surrounds will experience dangerous heat temperatures until early next week.  Feel free to distribute the link within your agencies, friends and neighbors. 

COOLING CENTER NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

South Sac Cooling Center
Sacramento Capitol City Seventh-Day Adventist
6701 Lemon Hill Ave, Sacrament

July 10 – July 12
Choose between two shifts per day
Information and Sign up link:
Sacramento Cooling Center Volunteers

COOLING CENTER LOCATIONS

Activated Cooling Centers – please inform those in need of the list below

Interested in providing a Respite cooling/warming center for future weather extremes?

Contact:   
Holly Brown, hbrown@communitylinkcr.org
Jason D’alessio, DAlessioJ@saccounty.net

Covid Relief Program

Recent California legislation authorized the Golden State Grant Program, a one-time supplemental SSP payment in the amount of $600 to SSI/SSP recipients to provide relief from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Payments in the amount of $600 will be automatically mailed out based on zip code.

Providers of services for low income and unsheltered person should advise your clients to join the SSI or CAPI program, if eligible, in order to receive this state payment.

 The SSI Program is a federally funded program which provides income support to eligible individuals who are aged 65 or older, blind or disabled. SSI benefits are also available to qualified blind or disabled children. The SSP Program is the state program which augments SSI. Both SSI and SSP benefits are administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Eligibility for both programs is determined by SSA using federal criteria. If an eligible individual qualifies for SSI, they qualify for SSP. The benefits are in the form of cash assistance.

CAPI is a 100 percent state-funded program designed to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to their immigrant status. The welfare reform act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) eliminated Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) eligibility for most non-citizens. As a result, most immigrants who were not receiving SSI/SSP in August 1996 are no longer eligible for SSI/SSP.

For questions: 1 (866) 312-3100