2021 Impact
Check out our 2021 Year in Review video to learn about 2021 impact by the numbers!
Impact Data
A survey of Habitat for Humanity Greater Sacramento’s first 100 families found that since receiving their Habitat home…
- 76% of families with school-age children have seen an improvement in study habits and school
- 59% of families have had at least one family member start or complete higher education of job-training programs
- 57% of families have more savings
- 0% of families previously on food stamps remained on food stamps!
2021 Community Projects:
- Pacific Elementary School – Ongoing community garden support in partnership with Soil Born Farms
- Ethel Baker Elementary School – Ongoing community garden support in partnership with Soil Born Farms
- Soil Born Farms – Built and assisted in distribution of over 1000 at-home gardening kits to children in Sacramento City Unified School District doing remote learning
- Fruit Ridge Community Collaborative – Partnership with SMUD Shine Grant to complete electrical efficiency upgrade on all lighting in the facility
- YMCA – Child Development Center Downtown Sacramento – Mural project, community clean up
- Chicks In Crisis – Through an ongoing partnership with the Elk Grove Interfaith Collaborative, we have provided over 50 cases of diapers and personal hygiene products
- River City Food Bank – Provided volunteers to assist in food distribution
- Orangevale – Fair Oaks Food Bank – Provided volunteers to assist in food distribution
- Sacramento Adventure Playground – Ongoing donations of building materials to be used for creative play, Financial sponsorship of 2021 Kids Tough Mudder Fundraiser, Volunteer support of 2021 Kids Tough Mudder Fundraiser
- Paratransit Food Delivery – Volunteer support of Meals on Wheels-style food delivery during COVID
- City of Elk Grove – Community park clean up
- Loaves and Fishes – Ongoing donations of clothing, personal hygiene products, blankets, sleeping bags, and other items for distribution to unhoused neighbors
- Yisrael Family Farms – Community garden work
- Southgate Recreation and Parks District – $25,000 donation towards permanent shade structure at Jack Davis Park, Clean up of Jack Davis Park and Fruitridge Park
- Sacramento County Health Department/State of California – COVID Vaccination Site, Almost 100 community members received COVID vaccinations over 6 weeks of Wednesday clinics
- City of Folsom/Folsom Community Service Day – Four senior citizen home repairs, Community project benefitting the businesses and shoppers who frequent the Historic Folsom District
Interested in getting involved with and partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento? Contact Laine Himmelmann at LHimmelmann@HabitatGreaterSac.org
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