A great group of people who Genuinely care about helping…read morepeople in need. I highly recommend Them.

I have only donated here. Very easy to donate, staff seems kind but be mindful of what you coaster…read more I have donated things that in hindsight I don't think a homeless person would benefit from (decor) and they...took it? Wouldve been better to put on a buy nothing group (dont donate to goodwill. They throw most things away) I wish they had activities for the homeless. I have a homeless friend and he says they do t provide things for him to do so he just walks around all day. It's sad

The following is a brief summary of my experiences as a client of the Next Move Homeless Shelter…read morelocated in Mather, California.  Prior to becoming a client with Next Move, I had been sleeping behind a public library in the Sacramento area, so when an opportunity to finally get off of the street was presented to me, I eagerly took it.   During my first few months at the shelter I had limited contact with shelter staff , and when I asked how long I would be allowed to stay at the shelter, I was told not to worry about it, and to just follow the rules and I would be fine.  I was told this multiple times by different staff members on several different occasions.   Also, I'm a senior citizen who does not drive due to vision impairment, and thus it is not easy for me to navigate from place-to-place in search of a permanent place to live, and I really had no one to help me look for housing.  This situation left me feeling very uneasy, as I was very frightened of ending up on the street again, at my age.  So, in order to make myself more useful around the shelter, I began picking up trash, raking leaves, and pulling weeds in and around the shelter building where I was staying.  I also put a lot of effort into keeping my living space spotlessly clean, but in the end none of this ended up mattering to the staff at the shelter.  Additionally, I passed all of the substance abuse screening tests given to me, and I was never accused of breaking any of the shelter's rules.  But in the end, this meant less than nothing. After approximately five or six months, a member of the shelter staff was finally assigned to me as my case manager.  I was told that my case manager would be able to help me find affordable housing, and that my case manager would be able to advise me on how to address certain types of issues, which might block me from obtaining permanent housing, but in reality, almost nothing could be further from the truth. In time, one of my applications made it to the top of the waiting list at a low-income seniors apartment complex in downtown Sacramento.  My case manager informed me that my wife, who had since been staying with relatives in Southern California, could come to stay with me in the shelter, and that the two of us would then move directly into the low income seniors complex together.  Additionally, my case manager also informed me that Next Move would be able to help me with both my first month's rent and my deposit.   However, less than a week later, my case manager suddenly and inexplicably reversed course on our agreed to plan, and not only could my wife no longer come to live with me at the shelter, but Next Move would now no longer be able to help me with my rent and deposit.  Also, because I could no longer bring my wife to the Sacramento area, the seniors apartment complex which I was supposed to move into withdrew their offer for me to rent from them.   It was at this point that my case manager informed me that she had found me a room-and-board type living arraignment in another part of town, and that all I had to do was get into her car with her, and that she would drop me off at a house I had never been to before, where I could pay $800.00 a month to share a bedroom with stranger.  I declined the room-and-board, due to safety concerns, and informed my case manager that I would remain in the shelter as long as the law allowed me to legally do so.   A few days later I informed my case manager that I had found a housing opportunity in another part of the country, but I lacked the funds to travel there on my own.  My case manager informed me that she was working on a plan to have Next Move buy me a plane ticket, but no ticket ever materialized, and no explanations were ever given.  Finally, my last legally allowable day in the shelter arrived, and on that day I simply walked away without talking to any staff as I left.   Due to the incompetence and dishonesty of the staff at Next Move, I was forced to once again sleep out in the street for approximately a month before I was finally able to raise enough money to leave the area.  Anyone who relies upon the unskilled and unprofessional advice of Next Move staff is likely to find themselves out in the streets again, and this example is exactly why the homeless problem is only getting worse, and it is not getting any better.

A woman whose been sober a long time I never imagined I'd be truly homeless@ 62... Asking for help…read more....not knowing where to begin when all other doors other than the Salvation Army were open I was placed with Lexxie love you guys .....here.... It's been a long journey i now have a spot that's safe,lovely and I can truly begin again...NEVER EVER give up on yourself .... And a SHOUT OUT to OUR mayor STEINBERG , Sister Libby for keeping the dream alive ..

Many of us look for how to help. Charles actually DOES the work. He started Oak Park Homeless…read moreProject, a 501c non profit and is providing clothes and bedding for Homeless people. He is DOING the WORK. He needs OUR support. THANK YOU CHARLES. https://www.instagram.com/oakpark_homeless_project

I went in to drop off some items that were on their wish list. When I walked in, 4 or 5 boys were…read moreplaying a video game and several girls just appeared to be hanging out. Not a single grown up in sight. There was a young girl sitting behind what looked like a reception desk. I walked up and set my box down and asked who I needed to see to make a donation. She looked around, didn't see who she was looking for, but found me a slip to fill out. Immediately, the box swarmed and they started to divvy stuff up amongst themselves. The girl behind the counter gave them a look and said, "Wait till she leaves". I think I will take my donations elsewhere next time.

Legit folks. Very helpful, supportive, knowledgable about the community, and extremely respectful…read more Provide highly necessary services to folks in need.

Staff here are pleasant and professional. The items for sale are always in GREAT USED CONDITION…read moreand I love shopping here! They offer a good discount to the over 55 crowd and first responders! That's very generous and it really helps me out quite a bit! This charity is a very worthy cause too! Very organized and clean store. Love it here!

My 6 children & I stayed here @ the Lodi house when I left my husband who was abusive. They never…read morejudged, but welcomed us in to their home as long as we needed. When we got back on our feet they help us get into my own place & allowed us to shop in their pantry garage for our necessities as long as needed!! Beautiful inside & out!! Great people

ABSOLUTELY do not know how to follow through with anything they tell you they will do. They strung…read moreus along for months because there was "something they were working on for us", and all kinds of promised help that never came through. All up until they kicked us out of the hotel they had put us in, never came through with somewhere to go from the hotel (even after reassuring us they had somewhere for us). So now we are back to living on the streets and wishing we had never even heard of this organization.

I was discriminated against two different ways, going there for a meal…read more Never again; I had a bad feeling I regret not following, that this would be the case. It was really blatant, too. They favor their friends, the guys that work there. I don't want your food, at the end of the day.

I reached out to SASSNA and Dave when I was looking for resources and help to determine if I was…read moreAutistic (age 41 at the time). Dave was great! He pointed me towards a local organization that did adult diagnosis, but he also encouraged me to navigate Kaiser Permanente's process since that was my health insurance provider. I successfully navigated Kaiser's process which is terrible if you're neurodivergent, but ultimately their Psychiatric team diagnosed me with ASD. I'm learning so much about myself, and thank Dave for the help he gave!

I want to take a minute to both thank and congratulate, Dave Gaines. Dave and the staff of SASSNA…read moreare doing some fantastic work with our youth (and their parents). This organization provides social services and supplies necessary outreach to both educate and advocate in the defense of our youth. Being non-profit, they work on your pre-agreed upon donations. Basically, what you can afford. My daughter tells me the whole staff from social workers to clerical are professional, helpful people. Since their time here, I can see huge changes within our entire family. Thanks to SASSNA, my grandchildren will have a better life growing up with this disability than I did. Thank you, again! 01/25