this is where I've been giving Bible studies over two years and they continue to give the community…read moreall the love and support

Welcoming staff. Good food. So many fun activities to engage in. From what I experienced the…read morecounselors are amazing. Helped me so much, I'm very appreciative to this center and all its staff

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

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

HandsOn Sacramento is the best place to look if you are interested in volunteering in the city (or…read moreanywhere nearby - they cover the whole region). They have a (free!) website where you can make a profile and sign up to volunteer. They partner with almost all nonprofits in Sacramento, so if you are interested in serving food, helping animals or bettering parks/neighborhoods (or anything really), you can check online to see what/when the next project is. They also host some big, city-wide events, like volunteering on MLK Day. Those are pretty fun because so many people show up. There is a Hands On (whatever city) in many places all over the country. I like Hands On Sacramento because: 1, I used to volunteer with them all the time 2. The staff you deal with is great 3. They partner with so many amazing orgs (and there are so many absolutely fantastic organizations in Sacramento - one of the things I am actually impressed by in this generally unimpressive city) 4. The big events they host are fun and they accomplish a lot So yeah, if you are looking to volunteer for a day, for a few months or even longer, you should definitely start your search by looking at what Hands On Sacramento has to offer.

Simply said - Hands On Sacramento makes it easy to volunteer. They have 300 non-profits and 18,000…read morevolunteers that participate in high-impact, meaningful volunteer events every year. They organized the largest volunteer day in Sacramento with almost 1,800 volunteers for MLK day and host the CVC - the Corporate Volunteer Council. HandsOnSacto.org makes finding volunteer events and organization to volunteer for easy. It sends you reminders for events you signed up for and you can track all of your volunteer hours in one place. The best part - it's all free... to volunteers and organizations.

Going, going, gone. I've been coming to this place over the span of a couple years to remove my…read moretattoo and I had my last session today. Rosalind did such a great job, taking consideration for my skin tone and safe and effective removal. The price was very affordable and I've always been seen promptly. I would highly recommend coming here for your services.

Affordable and quick tattoo removal You do have a small…read morewindow o get on the schedule for the month but the with the rates they offer I really don't mind

Met my best friend here! They are the best place and the most welcoming adoption center I have…read morewalked into, you can tell the kitties they have are so loved and taken care of by the volunteers and workers!

The staff here is phenomenal, and we couldn't be happier to have our girl Piper because of them. We…read moreadopted on 4/23, and she is the perfect addition to our family. Thank you Happy Tails!

A BIG PART OF MY HEART'S WORK…read more.... Instead of reviewing a bowl of pasta, a sushi roll, or how quickly I got my car back from the mechanic, this is a more special review to me for it has to do with a community service and promoting a worthy cause near and dear to my heart. To this end, I have a LOT of respect for the SACRAMENTO CHILD ADVOCATES (SCA). SCA - a nonprofit legal and advocacy group serving abused and neglected children - has a dedicated staff of social workers and attorneys who work together to provide legal representation for an average of 160 abused and/or neglected children who enter the court system each month. MY WORK INTERSECTS WITH SCA In my work with the State of California, I work amongst the attorneys, the investigators and licensing enforcement officers of Community Care Licensing (CCL). We are enstrusted with protecting the health, safety and welfare of children in care at foster homes, group homes and child care centers. Often these children come from neglectful and abusive backgrounds, and whereas my organization (CCL) is focused on the monitoring of the quality of care provided by these facilities and staffs that interact with children (which means we will shut down bad facilities and we will exclude bad staff from working in such facilities), the SCA serves an extremely important and separate role in protecting and arguing on behalf of the rights of these children themselves. SCA ACTIVITIES In addition, SCA strives to raise awareness about issues that affect foster children in a holistic manner, through youth projects such as, Advocates for Young Adults, the Child Welfare Fund and the Youth Advisory Panel. SCA finds that a stable and consistent dialogue between youth and those that represent these youth as their attorney's and youth advocate social workers is imperative in sustaining a well functioning organization. SCA foresees efforts to maintain strong connections with foster youth through such projects will result in positive outcomes for the youth, as well as take away some of the barriers "the system" often creates for youth. You can't ask for a better organization than SCA in bringing the spotlight of scrutiny to these issues for these children in need. Since it is a NON-PROFIT, that means it is funded by the generousity of people who are moved by SCA's mission: charitable contributions and donations from organizations and people like you and me. There are also fundraisers. In fact, there is a charitable fundraiser coming up for this organization this Saturday, September 25th, which was one of the main motivations for me to complete my review of this organization. If this is along the lines of a charitable cause that moves you, please consider participating in the following: THE EVENT: There will be local "celebrity-chefs" to help raise money to pay for legal services and other programs for foster children in Sacramento County. The event will include a live auction, a cook-off featuring celebrity chefs such as my law school schoolmate - Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully - and Bee columnist Rick Kushman, and a golf-ball drop for prizes. When and where: Sept. 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at a private home in Fair Oaks. Tickets are $100 each and are tax-deductible. Golf balls can be purchased for $25 each, or five for $100. For more information: To become a sponsor or buy tickets or golf balls, go to www.sacchildadv.org, call Laura Fast at (916) 364-2342 or e-mail rwilson@sacchildadv.org Read more at: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/22/2906816/volunteer-spotlight-sacramento.html#ixzz10C80i7Wp Thank you very much for taking the time to read about this organization and the important service it provides to our families and our Sacramento YELP community.

SCA is a permier nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for abused and neglected children…read morein the foster care system. SCA has a passionate Board, a committed staff, and a visionary Executive Director in Bob Wilson. SCA effectively advocates on behalf of these neediest of children in the court system and in the educational system to ensure their needs are met.