First Quarter Report
2006
Weather Effects us All
It is official. In the month of March, Sacramento received more
rainfall than Seattle. Aside from the fact that we Californians
are not used to this much rain, most of us get very grumpy when
we look out to see yet another grey, wet day. For most of us,
the weather is an inconvenience. Our jobs go on and we do our
work, and we receive our full paycheck. But for many people served
by River City Community Services, the weather can be a real problem.
By the end of March, intake volunteers were making note of the
"new" families who were coming to us for the first time.
The heads of household in most of these new families were employed,
but the weather had caused layoffs and reduced their work hours.
Construction workers, heavy equipment operators, carpenters, roofers,
and day laborers have been forced by the weather to choose between
paying rent, utilities and household expenses like food. And so
they come to us for help.
Thank you for your generosity that enables us to feed these families
and/or help them with their rent. Thank you for your care and
compassion that we are able to pass on to the families who come
to us.
Food drives and food donations help us keep our costs down.
We always need:
Peanut Butter (16 oz.)
Tuna (6 oz.)
Pork & Beans (16 oz.)
Soups (12 oz.)
Cash donations help us buy the nutritional food families need
most.
$200 feeds 16 families of 4
$100 feeds 8 families of 4
$50 feeds 4 families of 4
First Quarter 2006 Statistics
Clients served:
Clients: 5,757
Adults: 3,858
Children: 1,899
Households: 2,841
Pounds of food distributed: 64,147
Emergency Housing:
12 families were provided 104 nights of shelter
3 families were provided with rental assistance
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