Our Endorsements

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1st Touch Foundation
211 Sacramento
2SS.Com
3Fold Communications
50 Plus Communications
Alcohol and Drug Services
Armour Steel Company
ARMS
artSMART
Astone/Crocker/Flanagan
AT&T PIONEERS
Auburn Constructors
Bank of America
Bayside South Sacramento Church
Beauty by SAG
Black Employees United for Equality
Bradshaw Christian School
Broken Bread Community
Buzz Oates Group of Companies
CADC II
Capitol Community Health Network
Capitol Wellness
CBS Radio
Center for Fathers and Families
Christian Ministries
City of Sacramento
Community Services Planning Council
CORE Medical Clinic
Cottage Housing Inc.
Courtyard by Marriott Midtown Sacramento
Crossroads Diversified Services, Inc.
CSU, Sacramento
Department of Veterans Affairs
Downtown Sacramento Partnership
Dwelling Place Women's Ministry/MLC, Research-Grantsmanship
Faith & Homeless Families Initiative
Family Life Christian Church
Faris Fitness
Francis House
Generation Mortgage Company
Give Something Back Business Products
Globe Mills Development LLC
Golden Rule Enterprises
Goodwill Industries Sacramento Valley, N. Nevada
Hands On Sacramento
Harm Reduction Services
Heart-to-Heart Ministries
HomeAid Sacramento
Homeless Families Advocacy Coalition
Homeless Ministry New City Church
Housing California
Human Services Coordinating Council
Intel
Jackey Care's Housing
Krazy Sac Ladz Inc.
Lee Marketing & Advertising Group, Inc.
Legislative Counsel Bureau
LexisNexis
Loaves and Fishes
Lutheran Social Services of Northern California
Mercy Housing California
Multicultural Christian Church of Davis
Mulvaney B&L
Natomas Community Association
Natomas Unified School District
NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center Sacramento Region
New City Church
New Faze Development
Pacific Coast Builders
Plaid Jacket, Inc.
Prepaid Legal Services, Inc.
Pride Industries
Prison Fellowship
ps7 elementary school
R.A.W. Maintenance Industries
River District
Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center
Sacramento Association of Realtors
Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Black Alcoholism Center
Sacramento Children's Home
Sacramento City Unified School District
Sacramento County Department of Behavioral Health Services
Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services
Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance
Sacramento County Mental Health Board
Sacramento County Office of the Public Defender
Sacramento County Veterans Office
Sacramento Crisis Nursery N. Sac Children's Home
Sacramento HIV Health Services Planning Council
Sacramento Holistic Healing Center
Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee
Sacramento Housing Alliance
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
Sacramento Mutual Housing Association
Sacramento Region Community Foundation
Sacramento Self Help Housing
Sacramento State Community Engagement Center
Sacramento Steps Forward
Sacramento Veterans Community Support Net.
Salvation Army
San Joaquin Community Data Co-Op
SEIU Local 1877
Serna Village
Side-By-Side Ministries
Sierra Health Foundation
Silver & Black Professional Detail Services
Sister Nora's Place - Loaves & Fishes
Sisters' Keeper Liaison, Inc.
Six Degreez
Space 07
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's Shelter for Women and Children
State Board of Equalization
Studio 81 International
Sutter Health - Sacramento Sierra Region
Teichert Foundation
The Community College Foundation
The Effort
The Weiss Group
Transitional Living and Community Support, Inc.
Trinity Cathedral
Trinity Lutheran Church
Turning Point Community Partners
UC Davis
UC Davis Health System
Uptown Studios
Urban Planner
Veterans Stand Down
Visions Window Coverings
Volunteers of America
WEAVE
Wellspring Women's Center
Women's Civic Improvement Club
Women's Empowerment

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Success Stories

Michelle struggled with drug and alcohol abuse off and on for over 17 years. Despite a six year period of success, she could not escape her past and relapsed into her old life. She lost her children to CPS. Michelle hit rock bottom in May of 2007. With St. John's help, Michelle found, and has maintained a great job, a home, and has long-since closed her CPS case. Still, Michelle believes that her greatest personal success at St. John's was learning to value herself and, in turn, sharing that self esteem with her children as a loving, supportive and trustworthy mom.

Tracy has tried to turn her life around many, many times before. She tried to kick her drug and alcohol addictions in order to keep her homes and to be a good mother to Ashley. She has been in and out of St. John's and other shelters multiple times, but has never managed to stay clean and sober for more than a week or two. On the day she took Ashley to register at Mustard Seed, she saw a St. John's case manager who looked her in the eye and told her to try one more time. Ashley begged to go back to St. John's, and Tracy agreed to give it another try. Tracy and Ashley now live at Serna Village They are enthusiastic participants in St. John's After-Care program. And Ashley, who gave her mother the strength and courage to change, was elected as the President of the Student Council last year.

Rebecca is a full-time honors college student. She lives in Serna Village with her son Christopher, who is enrolled in the Junior Leadership and GATE programs in his school. Rebecca went to prison after 29 years of drug and alcohol addiction. After serving her term, emerging clean and sober, and reunited with her 9 year old son Christopher, a "trusted" roommate took her money, and she found an eviction notice on her door. Terrified at the prospect of relapsing by being back on the street, Rebecca fled to St. John's. Sober and ready to put her life together, Rebecca learned what she calls an "attitude of gratitude". St. John's Program enabled her to deal with all of her tasks of life—from court dates, to classes and AA meetings, to helping her son with homework. In addition, she relies on St. John's After-Care Program for continued classes and support.