Youth Trauma Response Team (YTRT)
DONATE
(YTRT) Youth Trauma Response Team - FHS
For 40 years, FosterHope Sacramento has provided a wide range of programs designed to help children, youth, and families find stability, healing, and hope. One of these vital programs is our Youth Trauma Response Team (YTRT), now entering its seventh year of serving young people affected by criminalization, homelessness, trafficking, and involvement with Child Protective Services. Through compassionate, trauma-informed support, YTRT helps youth heal, develop meaningful accountability, and build safer, more stable futures—without adding further trauma through punishment.
Last year, thanks to donors like you, YTRT delivered 47 Thanksgiving meals to families in need, including youth living from park to park and in vacant shelters. This holiday season, FosterHope will serve nearly 150 youth and their families, and YTRT’s goal is to provide at least 40 families with delivered, ready-made Thanksgiving meals this November.
Give YTRT Families Thanksgiving
A gift of $125 provides a Thanksgiving meal for a family of four.
A Meal, a Moment, and a Message That They Matter
-
Feed a Family of Four
A gift of $125 provides a complete, ready-made Thanksgiving meal for a family of four. Every donation brings us closer to serving at least 40 local families this holiday season.
-
Remind Youth They Matter
For a young person facing hardship, a Thanksgiving meal means more than food. It is a heartfelt reminder that they are seen, valued, and remembered by their community.
-
Delivered with Care
Many of the youth and families we serve do not have reliable transportation. Our team volunteers its time to personally pick up and deliver each meal directly to their door.
Learn More About YTRT
-
Our goal is to provide at least 40 local families with complete, ready-made Thanksgiving meals.
A donation of $125 provides a full holiday meal for a family of four, delivered directly to their home by our team.
-
Last year, thanks to donors like you, YTRT delivered 47 Thanksgiving meals to families in need, including youth living from park to park and in vacant shelters. Their continued engagement with our programs, even in the hardest circumstances, is a testament to the trust and heart work YTRT provides.
This holiday season, FosterHope will serve nearly 150 youth and their families, and YTRT’s goal is to provide at least 40 families with delivered, readymade Thanksgiving meals this November.
-
Our team donates its time for pickup and delivery, especially because many youth and families we serve lack transportation.
Due to confidentiality and the status of their cases, we cannot share the names of the youth you so caringly help each holiday season, but we are happy to include your name on a personalized card delivered with the meal or gift.
-
At FosterHope, we center our youth’s needs and do whatever it takes to support them, teach them, and love them so they can do the same for themselves and their loved ones.
We are especially grateful to Sacramento County’s criminal defense attorneys, CA’s Office of Youth & Community Restoration, caring County officials, and community partners who invest in YTRT programs that help youth heal and reduce punitive responses to basic life and health needs.
-
To give, please email Ruth at fosterhope.ytrt.donate@gmail.com.
We can accept online donations (CLICK HERE) and check donations; please write “YTRT” in the memo or notes section to direct your gift to the Thanksgiving Meal Drive. Checks may be mailed to:
FosterHope Sacramento
Attention: YTRT
4144 Winding Way
Sacramento, CA 95841
This Thanksgiving, hope begins at the table. Together, we can provide a warm meal and a meaningful reminder that no family in our community is alone.