Today, Wilton Rancheria presented a $200,000 gift to the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (CRH) to support critical bridge funding that advances campus reinvention, prevention-focused programming, and long-term sustainability.
The funding will help establish the runway necessary to plan and develop Transition-Aged Youth (TAY) programming and future campus partnerships, strengthening CRH’s ability to serve youth and families while reimagining its campus as a revitalized regional center for healing, stabilization, and prevention.
“Young people facing instability are among the most vulnerable to exploitation,” said Jesus Tarango, Chairman of Wilton Rancheria. “Indigenous people experience trafficking, violence, and exploitation at disproportionately higher rates, and the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People reminds us of what happens when systems fail to protect the most vulnerable. During Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we are proud to invest in proactive, community-based solutions that focus on prevention, stability, and long-term opportunity.”
Funds will help CRH retain its highly trained staff while investing in new leadership to build innovative program development, including a new Program Director role focused on expanding services for transition-aged youth. Additional funding will support essential campus maintenance and improvements required to activate underutilized space and launch new programs and partnerships.
“Wilton Rancheria’s partnership comes at a defining moment for the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento,” said Glynis Butler-Stone, Chief Executive Officer of CRH. “Their investment strengthens our ability to move forward with purpose—supporting our team, advancing new programs for transition-aged youth, and accelerating the reinvention of our campus to better serve vulnerable young people for years to come.”
The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento provides a spectrum of services for youth in crisis across the Sacramento region. Founded in 1944, the continuum of care offered includes an on-site preschool for the youngest survivors of family trauma, outpatient mental health care for children residing in the community dealing with anxiety and depression, and residential treatment for children who have suffered abuse, neglect or other trauma.
Wilton Rancheria’s investment highlights the Tribe’s commitment to community well-being, prevention, and advocacy, particularly for youth facing heightened vulnerability to exploitation. Over the past year, Wilton Rancheria has contributed nearly $2 million to nonprofit organizations and community partners across the region, supporting initiatives that strengthen safety nets, expand opportunity, and create safer, more sustainable pathways.
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