Homeless people often tend to be literally overlooked, and the stigma of being homeless is very real. When approached by someone asking for money (panhandling) our first suggestion is always to treat people with compassion. Make eye contact, smile. You can say no to a request for money by simply saying “I...
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June marked the kick off of one of the busiest times of year for our Career Services Teams - we interviewed, hired and trained 95 young people to work in jobs this summer. Our youth came in to the SAY Finley Dream Center for a two day HR and training...
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Dioselina grew up learning to hope, dream and love, despite not knowing if there would be food on the table each night. “My parents always told me and my brother that without education, we would continue to live in poverty. We both worked hard to get straight A’s, and my career...
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Galen began his journey with our Career Services programs when he turned 18 after two bouts of homelessness, being removed from his mother’s home and intermittent stays in foster and group homes. Throughout an unpredictable and chaotic childhood, Galen graduated from Piner High School. He was diagnosed from an early age...
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Can you SAY superheroes?! Our 340 event guests, sponsors, volunteers and staff made Here We Come to SAY the Day event our most successful fundraiser ever! We raised $393,000 for our kids! wow! The event, held May 14, 2016 at the Friedman Event Center was a fun-filled evening, with Catwoman (Cat Cvengros) and...
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Levi Leipheimer and our friends at the King Ridge Foundation stopped by the SAY Finley Dream Center last month for a tour and an opportunity to learn more about what we do at SAY and meet some of our young people. SAY is the newest program partner of the King...
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On Friday March 11, SAY hosted a reception at the SAY Finley Dream Center to celebrate our founder circle - the donors who pledged over $100,000 to help SAY build our new campus. Mike Cohill from Sutter Health gave a toast to SAY, and Connie Codding, who co-chaired our capital...
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A few years ago, we got a phone call from Gwen Zeller, inquiring about hosting a small fundraiser in her community. Gwen's vision was to get the residents who live at Spring Lake Village to donate in support of the youth we serve here at SAY. We were thrilled by...
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Our friends at the Ceres Community Project celebrated their first day of cooking in their new commercial kitchen here at the SAY Dream Center! We're thrilled to have Ceres on site at the Dream Center. At their new kitchen, youth engaged in SAY’s programs – and others from the surrounding...
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Looking for an easy way to help SAY in welcoming our new youth residents at the Dream Center? Fill up a laundry basket with move-in essentials a young person may need: Laundry Basket Hangers Basic Dishware (Cup, Mug, Bowl, Plate, Fork, Knife, Spoon) Basic Kitchenware Can Openers Wooden Spoons Pot Set Baking Sheet Knife Spatula New Pillow & Blanket (Twin Xl Size) Small Trash...
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