The shelter helped them get back on their feet. All three are graduates the program and are no longer homeless. Marva’s been off drugs for four years. Watch the full report at CBS Sacramento
Read MoreDining News: Plates2Go to Open on Tuesday, Aug. 13
Published: Jul. 21, 2013 Plates2Go, the newest restaurant opened by the St. John’s Shelter for Women and Children, will hold its grand opening on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Located at 1725 L Street, the cafe’s mission is to help train formerly homeless mothers with children learn valuable skills necessary to enter the culinary and service industries….
Read MoreCathie Anderson: Hungry for change? So are homeless women running new Sacramento eatery
By: Cathie Anderson Published: Saturday, Jul. 20, 2013 Whether you’ve got an appetite for change or you’re just plain hungry, the new Plates 2 Go will be serving up a menu to satisfy you starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. at 1725 L St. in midtown Sacramento. View the full SacBee article
Read MoreViewpoints: Real reform of welfare waits to be fully realized
By: Michele Steeb and Chet Hewitt Special to The Bee As the California economy recovers, we should be working to ensure that the state’s welfare-to-work program, CalWORKs, is effectively teaching and incentivizing welfare recipients to fish – to become self-reliant. View the full SacBee article
Read MoreSt. John’s Shelter Expanding
Published: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 The new building, a former office complex, will provide three times the organization’s current space, offer a licensed day care facility and provide 31 bedrooms compared to its current 14. View Cynthia Hubert’s SacBee Article
Read MoreWomen and Children’s Shelter Expanding
Bob MoffittPublished: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 With help from the State of California and a Sacramento developer, St. John’s Shelter for Women and Children is closer to moving to a much bigger home. View the full Capital Public Radio article
Read More“Some” Good News Over the Holidays…
By: Michele Steeb, CEO
The good news is that both locally and nationally, according to the 2011 Homeless Street Counts, the numbers of single men and single women who experience homelessness are down.
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Dining News: Plates Cafe Expands to Midtown with Plates2Go
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