Robin Hooding for Homeless Partners with the City of Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nov. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- Sacramento, CA October 28, 2014 –Robin Hooding for Homeless of Sacramento County is partnering with the City of Sacramento 4^th “R” Program beginning Tuesday, October 28, 2014 to accept donations of travel-sized toiletry items for the area homeless community. The drive will include items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, lip balm, deodorant, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, tissues, shampoo, lotion and other travel-sized items. These items are available at nearly all area grocery and convenience stores at a very low cost, and can even be obtained free by signing up for various free samples online.

Nineteen Sacramento area elementary schools in three different districts will be participating in the event, raising awareness of the overwhelming need in our area. The schools make the event even more fun for the children by creating a contest with the class obtaining the most items winning a pizza party. The event spanning from October 28 thru Thanksgiving Day (November, 27, 2014) is on its third year serving the Northern California area.

The need for area residents to contribute to caring for our homeless community has been on the rise, just check out the statistics based on reports posted in 2013a

·          California currently has 22% of all of America’s homeless population.

·          52% of homeless people who request shelter are being turned down due to lack of resources.

·         Statewide, the number of homeless people living in shelters & living on the streets increased by 3,895 people from 2010 to 2013.

         Out of all of these people, very few of them are privileged enough to be given a space in the crowded area homeless shelters. Even fewer are provided the basic necessities to keep up with their overall hygiene, allowing them to be clean and presentable, making it even harder make progress towards rebuilding their future and finding employment. Although the shelters are funded to help provide a safe place for people to sleep, they often do not receive nearly enough funding to provide the basic toiletry needs.

By providing hygiene items to shelters, our mission is to help create mindfulness and be the change that we wish to see in the world. Our goal is to alleviate some of the financial strain on shelters, allowing them to allocate more of their resources toward developing programs that assist with housing and job placement.

Since the public cannot make donations at the participating schools, donations of the travel-sized items can be dropped off at the 4^th “R” office at 5735 47th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824 or Roebelen Contracting, Inc at 1241 Hawks Flight Court, El Dorado, CA.

About Robin Hooding for Homeless& the 4^th “R” Program:

R4H is began as a grass-roots organization that provides hygiene items to homeless shelters. Since its formation in 2005, R4H has collected, sorted, and delivered hundreds of boxes of needed hygiene items to shelters in Northern California and San Francisco Bay areas. Last year alone, thousands of travel-sized toiletry items were donated and delivered to homeless shelters throughout California. Our volunteers have doubled in an effort to effectively administer our collection and donation programs as well as keep pace with our organization's growing administrative responsibilities.

Our organization often works directly with women and children helping them with the basic necessities in an effort to help reduce the overall impact of their current living situation. In addition to the organizations listed above, R4H also works with the City of Sacramento 4^th R program which provides free and discounted childcare to parents while allowing the children a safe place to grow and thrive.

The City of Sacramento 4th "R" School-Age Child Care Program values recreation as an important foundation for children's development. We believe in providing a safe, nurturing, and enjoyable atmosphere where school-age children can learn and grow through positive experiences. Our program is designed to meet the individual needs of children by supporting their emotional, physical, intellectual, and social growth through developmentally appropriate recreation based curriculum. These activities will promote positive self-esteem and teamwork in an environment that is non-biased and child centered.

The founder of Robin Hooding for Homeless is available for interviews, and to provide more information about these fundraising efforts and for additional information about Robin Hooding for Homeless and their efforts throughout Northern California.

Contact:

Michelle Buller
Robin Hooding for Homeless
(916) 710-8123
Info@RobinHoodingforHomeless.org