How You Can Help
& Impact of Your Donations
As a non-profit organization, The Effort needs contributions from individuals like you. Your contributions play a vital role in the success of the agency. Your support makes a difference! You enable The Effort to provide the high-quality, caring services Sacramento has depended on for over 50 years. Here are the various ways you can help us:
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Volunteer your time to make a difference!
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Gifts of Cash – To make an on-line donation, click here.
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United Way Donor Designation – Just enter The Effort's donor number, 3176, on your payroll deduction form through your employer.
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Bequests from your Will – Name The Effort as a beneficiary in your will.
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Honor a Loved One – Name The Effort as the beneficiary of memorial gifts for your loved one or in honor of a loved one.
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Matching Gift Program at Work – Some employers will match your donation to local charities
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Major Gifts Program – Annual, quarterly, or monthly donations.
Impact of Your Donations
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To Expand Collaboration and Innovation
The Effort designed and delivers mental health and substance abuse services in partnership with St. John's Shelter for Homeless Women and Children. The Effort is seeking other collaborative opportunities with other non-profit organizations to increase efficiency and assure high impact results with limited charitable contributions. -
To Preserve The Effort and Continue a 50-year Legacy of Community Service
The Effort's vital programs are supported by government contracts, foundation grants, fees for services, and charitable donations for over 50 years. Funding from each of these sources has been slowly but steadily reduced due to tough economic times and budget reductions. The result is that without solid, predictable funding sources, children and their families will suffer. -
To Pay for Uncompensated Indigent Care/Student Intern Support
Many of those who come to us in need of mental health services have no ability to pay. Help for these clients is provided in part by student interns working on advanced degrees in social work and family counseling. While these interns work for free, there is a cost to provide supervision and space for treatment. -
To Develop New Programs
The most cost effective way to help at-risk children and families is to develop prevention programs. The availability of start-up funds for program development is the greatest barrier preventing The Effort from effectively developing long-term solutions to the problems facing our community. An adequate source of "seed money" is needed for new program development. -
To Maintain Technology
The need for effective communication and management information systems is critical. A centralized network--including automated client record keeping, tracking of evaluation criteria, and measuring outcomes--significantly improves treatment and the cost effectiveness of every program. -
To Renovate and Expand
Renovation and expansion of The Effort's buildings have been lacking due to the ongoing demand for increased program resources. These needs remain unaddressed while programs and services continue to expand significantly. - Click here to DONATE NOW!