Sacramento Children's Home

Cal-furs - the California family urgent response system, or "cal-furs," is a statewide urgent response hotline to provide 24/7 support service for foster youth and resource families living throughout California. Cal-furs connects current or former foster youth up to age 21 and their caregivers to licensed professionals who provide guidance, support, and connection to critical resources. Youth throughout California and their caregivers can call and get immediate help for any big or small issues they may be having, 24/7, 365 days a year from caring and trained professionals from the sacramento-based call center.foster youth tutoring - the Sacramento Children's Home now operates a tutoring program for local foster youth that are enrolled in the Sacramento city school district. The program focuses on four main pillars: tutoring, homework help, mental health support, including referrals to other services, and relationship building. Due to foster youth having high adverse childhood experiences, which have deep traumatic impacts, assisting with schooling alone may not be as impactful. Our new program will be a holistic tutoring service that takes into account more than just academic deficits and looks at the entire picture of Children's trauma, which as a result will provide the youth we serve with meaningful support and a more lasting positive impact.