Thread by @SamanthaCorbin

Just got home from spending the early hours of the am at the downtown warming center, which would not been open last night without the steadfast advocacy & work of @katie4council & dozens of other advocates & volunteers. 1/

Shocked by what little infrastructure & support is being provided for what is primarily a volunteer & advocate driven effort to assist our unhoused, I will write a more later about ongoing challenges & the desperate need of our City/County to step up and... 2/

... to stop relying almost entirely on overworked, under resourced advocates, volunteers & a handful of staff willing to work 24 hour days.

Advocates and groups like @Sacramento_Soup @JoeLoaves & @crystal63828985 (among others) are doing amazing work. 3/

They've been supplying resources mostly on their own (recently with an assist from the downtown library) but NEED your help.

You can donate directly, give supplies (happy to pick up!) OR Venmo me & Ill coordinate with local leaders to get supplies in ASAP. 4/

There is a DIRE and immediate need for many products (NONE of which we had last night), like:

Blankets
Personal care products (travel sized where possible)
Feminine products
Tents
Sleeping bags

5/

They are low on:

Pre packaged foods (soups, hot chocolate, snack packs)
Fruit and other healthy single serving foods
Paper products, PPE and cleaning supplies (disinfectant wipes, masks, gloves)
Plastic cutlery

6/

These are just immediate needs of which I am aware. I'm SURE there are others and hope that leaders on this issue will take liberties to add to it with other needs as well.

We have some serious need in sacramento - and some real heroes trying to meet it.

7/

But until the City and County step up, they need YOU to help THEM help OUR neighbors without homes.

Venmos are SamanthaACorbin (ifyou want to add to my shopping list), SacSoup. Orgs with Venmos plz feel free to add on in comments.

DM to coordinate on supply picks up.

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