These GREAT local charities benefit from the Scoop Scoot.
Please learn more about their mission and how they help our local community. Each serves a unique and different population and is vital to the health and well being of the Greater Sacramento Area. Your support and generosity will help them continue to serve others.
History of Giving
2017 – $20,000 2018 – $25,000 2019 – $25,000
2021 – $22,000 2022 – $45,000 2023 – $35,000
Project R.I.D.E.
Project R.I.D.E., Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic recreational horseback riding instruction to people with special needs. Founded in 1979, by Chris McParland, an Adaptive Physical Education Teacher at Jessie Baker School and countless dedicated community members, this program has come from humble beginnings with just a few students, some borrowed horses, and portable fencing. Now, we have grown to serve over 600 students spread across a 10 county area. With a fully enclosed 32,000 square foot arena, an outdoor 6000 square foot arena, a horse herd of 16, RDA Simulator horse and outdoor interactive sensory trail, we have come a long way!
Ronald McDonald House Sacramento
The Sacramento Ronald McDonald House has served more than 20,000 families since opening its doors in 1998. The purpose of the House is to provide temporary, affordable housing to families while their child is undergoing treatment at a Sacramento-area hospital.
Families that stay at the House come from all walks of life, backgrounds and locations. While each family is asked to donate $20.00 per night during their time at the House, no one is ever turned away due to their inability to pay. The actual cost to the Charity to house one family for one night is about $95.
Sutter Children’s Center – Child Life Program
The Child Life Program at Sutter Children’s Center strives to empower children and families to cope, understand, and heal as they encounter illness and hospitalization. Child Life Specialists work with the child, parents and hospital staff to make life as normal as possible and to minimize the emotional trauma to the infant, child or adolescent and his or her family.
UC Davis Children’s Hospital – Child Life Program
The Child Life Program at UC Davis Children’s Hospital helps to minimize the anxiety of hospitalization, increase understanding and strengthen coping skills while helping children to continue their typical growth and development. Child life specialists provide support and age-appropriate coping strategies, while educating families, staff and physicians about the special needs of hospitalized children.