Sacramento-area nonprofits you can donate to

After Black Friday and Cyber ​​​​Monday, it’s time for Giving Tuesday – a day on which you can donate something to organizations that are committed to the good of society.

Whether the organizations are providing resources for women and children, feeding the homeless or helping California’s wildlife, local nonprofits are hoping for a flood of donations on one of their biggest fundraising days.

St. John’s Program for Real Change in Sacramento has helped over 30,000 women and children become independent and find stable housing since 1985. This includes women experiencing homelessness, domestic violence and substance abuse.

The organization is also one of six in the state that works with incarcerated women and helps them transition from prison.

“When women are paroled and leave California’s prison system, they leave with savings, money in the bank, a job, a place to stay, and therefore don’t hit the streets with nothing. They’re coming back “We’re providing our Sacramento community with everything they need,” said CEO Scott Richards.

Another organization that provides food and clothing to the homeless in Sacramento is Clothing and food for everyoneor CAFFE, which meets weekly in César Chávez Plaza.

“We feed and provide clothing to the homeless in Sacramento. We’ve been doing this for 15 years. Last year we became a non-profit organization. So before that, everything we got was donated or we paid for it. But now we are. “We have the opportunity to get funding so we can help even more,” said CAFFE President Armando Flores.

CAFFE is also hosting a drive to provide blankets, jackets, sleeping bags and other items to help homeless people stay warm.

For animal lovers, Gold Country Wildlife Rescue is key to caring for and saving Northern California’s wildlife.

“Donors are our lifeblood,” said Sallysue Stein, founder of the nonprofit, which currently cares for 175 animals.

The organization has a $30,000 limit on matching community donated funds.

“We take in sick, orphaned and injured native California wildlife under a permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Our goal is to rehabilitate all of these animals and return them to the wild,” Stein said.

For those who cannot donate money but still want to give back, the organizations also count on volunteers to help them fulfill their missions.

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