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Foster Santa Celebrates 40 Years

In celebration of Foster Santa’s 40th year of bringing bikes to at-risk and foster youth throughout Northern California, volunteers spent the day building bikes to deliver to nearly 300 children throughout the Sacramento region this holiday season. Foster Santa began...

Volunteers Carry on Halloween Tradition at Hollygrove

This year, over 240 children and their family members enjoyed a fun family outing at Hollygrove for a Halloween carnival hosted by Young Variety. The carnival dates back to 2009 and has helped give hundreds of children a memorable Halloween experience. Volunteers from...

Family Event Brings Community to Hollygrove

Our Hollygrove campus was transformed into a fun outdoor movie location this past weekend for “The LEGO Movie” Night fundraiser. Many families had the opportunity to visit our campus for the first time and learn about Hollygrove’s privately funded...

National Substance Abuse Prevention Month

Often the needs of families are complex. Many of the children and families served by EMQ FamiliesFirst struggle not only with mental and behavioral health but also exposure to drugs and alcohol. In an effort to build awareness, staff in our Central Region office in...

Parent Institute Sees Successful Launch as Attendance Rates Surpass Expectations

Parent Institute, a new program in Los Angeles, held its kick-off meeting to introduce the different services offered to parents. Services include support groups, training, Parent Cafés, advisory boards and special events. The first meeting saw attendance of 21...

River Tree Volunteers Guide Kids and Staff Down River

River Tree Volunteers hosted another successful two-day canoe trip down the San Joaquin River for kids in our Central Region programs. As volunteers helped youth and staff to canoe down the river, they also taught about different organisms living above and below the...