Local Residents Can Make Holiday Dreams Come True For Sacramento Foster Youth
United Way’s Women in Philanthropy seeks holiday stockings and gifts
November 8, 2013 – As foster youth in the Sacramento area spend
the holidays away from home, local residents can ensure they
still have stockings and presents to open through United Way’s
Women in Philanthropy holiday drive for foster youth.
“The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year because
they give us a chance to make sure everyone in our community
feels loved,” said Lorrie Wilson, co-chair of United Way’s Women
in Philanthropy. “Foster youth can feel quite forgotten this time
of year, so we are excited to make sure more than 200 kids in our
community feel special this holiday season.”
Visit www.yourlocalunitedway.org to sign up
for specific gifts for 75 children in Sacramento County’s Child
Protective Services or provide a $30 donation to purchase holiday
stockings for 200 foster youth in United Way’s $en$e-Ability
project. United Way will fill the stockings with a Target gift
card, hat, blanket, first aid kit, yearly planner, socks, snacks
and personal notes. All items must be received by 4:30 p.m. on
Dec. 2 at United Way’s office, 10389 Old Placerville Road,
Sacramento. For more information, contact Leslie Ortiz at
leslie.ortiz@uwccr.org
or (916) 856-3977.
United Way’s Women in Philanthropy brings women together to
foster the future, preparing foster youth for a successful
adulthood. A dynamic group of businesswomen, homemakers and
community leaders, Women in Philanthropy members raise funds,
hold drives and provide trainings focused on helping foster youth
rise to their dreams. The group also is a partner in United Way’s
$en$e-Ability project, helping foster youth become financially
self-sufficient through financial literacy courses and individual
development accounts that provide a matched savings program. For
more information, visit www.yourlocalunitedway.org/wip .