News from the Nurseries
... a quarterly publication of the Friends of the Crisis
Nurseries
Summer 2008
Parenting is the most challenging
and important job there is.
Positive parenting skills do not
come naturally; they are learned.
This is the basic concept behind the
Making Parenting a Pleasure (MPAP)
classes being offered to young parents
through the Sacramento Crisis Nurseries. More information about MPAP and other articles in the newsletter.
Spring 2008
In October, 2007 the Friends of Sacramento Crisis Nurseries
launched a program that will be an annual fundraiser: 4-thebabies.
Slated to run through April, Child Abuse Prevention Month, we
invited individuals, businesses, service and youth groups, and
churches to participate however they wished.
Participation grows daily. As we go to press with this newsletter
we’re adding more activities every day.
Here are a few – we hope you’ll be inspired to join
us! More information
about the Nurseries in the Newsletter.
Fall 2007
Now more than ever the Sac-ramento Crisis Nursery is preventing
child abuse. Over the past few years the crisis nurser-ies provided
shelter to many babies and infants that were already abused or
drug exposed at birth. We never had a chance at prevention with
these young victims. More
news from the Nursery in the Newsletter.
Summer 2007
With a new look and a new approach to ensuring the safety and
security of children, the Crisis Nursery is set to embark on an
expansion of services designed and directed at building solid,
loving and strong families. On site services for the families
of children brought to the nurseries promise hope and support
to both child and parent.
More news from the Nursery in the Fall 2007 Newsletter.
Spring 2007
Q and A with Roy Alexander
The Sacramento Crisis Nurseries offer vital and critical services
to our community. It is a highly respected program and its supporters,
including the Friends of the Crisis Nurseries, are commended for
their foresight, dedication and support. Over the last ten years
the Crisis Nurseries have grown and adapted to the changing needs
of the community. More news
from the Nursery in the Spring 2007 Newsletter.
Winter 2007
Parent-Child Interac-tion Therapy (PCIT), a technique successfully
implemented by a team of child behavioral specialists at UC Davis
Health System, is about to be introduced at the Sacramento Crisis
Nurseries. Click here for
more news in the Winter 2007 Newsletter (pdf file)
Fall 2006
With the trust and incredible support of a very gener-ous anonymous
donor, our Party to the Power of 10! has reached new heights for
charitable events in this community... every dollar spent by you
on this wonderfully exhilarating party is pure donation to the Sacramento
Crisis Nurseries! Click here
for more news in the Fall 2006 Newsletter (pdf file)
Summer 2006
In a crowded field of nominees, the Friends of the Sacramento
Crisis Nurseries won the coveted Regional Award for Outstanding
Service Club Achievement for 2005. The award, given by the Community
Services Planning Council, was announced at the People Helping
People awards luncheon on April 19, 2006. Click
here for more news in the Summer 2006 Newsletter (pdf file)
Winter/Spring 2006
In February 2006 the Sacramento Children’s Home’s Crisis
Nurseries celebrate ten years of services to children and families.
The anniversary year will provide many opportunities to recognize
our accomplishments and lay the foundation for sustaining this
important program into the future. Click
here for more news in the Winter/Spring 2006 Newsletter (pdf file).
Fall 2005
This February marks the 10th Anniversary of the opening of the
South Nursery. This fall the Nursery has undertaken a makeover
with the help and support of Richard A. Wilkins Construction Inc.,
Leadership Sacramento headed by Lorcan Barnes and the Fair Oaks
Presbyterian Tugboat Marinership. Click
here for more news in the Fall Newsletter (pdf file).
Summer 2005
The Crocker Road Designer Show-house is a newly remodeled 4,000
square foot cottage style home built in the 1920s. Its location
on Crocker Road in the Sierra Oaks Vista neighborhood posi-tions
it among the most prestigious and beautiful homes in Sacramento.
Twenty-one distinctive spaces, including a pool-side cabana and
extensive landscaping, will be created by twenty of Sacramento’s
most esteemed interior and landscape designers. Click
here for more news in the Summer Newsletter (pdf file).
Spring 2005
The South Nursery officially opened and began serving children
and families in February 1996. To date, the South Nursery has
served over 1,680 children and their families by providing a safe,
nurturing “home” for the children while the parents received counseling
and referral services and accessed community resources in order
to resolve issues ranging from domestic violence, drug abuse,
mental health,homelessness, and employment. Click
here for more news in the Spring Newslette (pdf file)r.
Winter 2005
We are proud and excited to announce the passage of SB 855, which
creates a new licensing category for crisis nurseries in California.
As you know, the Sacramento Crisis Nurseries were created in response
to our community’s need for a program to provide temporary emergency
respite care for infants, toddlers and young children of families
who are in crisis. Click
here for more news in the Winter 2005 Newsletter (pdf file).
Fall 2004
Crisis Nurseres' public awareness campaign target potential clients
and the community. Click
here for more news in the Fall Newsletter (pdf file).
Summer 2004
Meet three of the special people that help make the Sacramento Crisis
Nurseries the extraordinary place that it has become. Click
here for more news in the Summer Newsletter (pdf file).
Spring 2004
Read about why the Nurseries are so important for families in crisis
in Sacramento. Click here
for the Newsletter as a pdf file.
Winter 2004
The Holiday Season provided many opportunities for the community
to show its support of the Nurseries. Click
here for the Newsletter as a pdf file.
Fall 2003
An Eagle Scout project provided an impressive young teenager to
learn extraordinary skills of coordination and cooperation while
benefiting the North area Nursery. Click
here for the Newsletter as a pdf file.
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