VOSS – Victory Outreach South Sacramento

A representative from the VO church on Ehrhardt Ave came to my son’s elementary school and passed out flyers to promote «Day of Hope» during the pre-​Thanksgiving season. Since it was after school and I had no time to ask detailed questions about this program I decided to check it out on Saturday Nov 22^nd. Boy was it super busy from 7am –1pm.
While standing in line for a free hot dog lunch ticket I heard church members/​volunteers tell people this is an annual event and that if you want a free turkey you must contact the church number at least a week in advance to reserve your FrEE turKey. Did she say: A FREE TURKEY!!! :-)
Maybe next year I’ll call in advance or donate a cold turkey but I was impressed by the VO team members reaching out to the community to make sure they also had something in their bellies for the holidays!
Not only were there free hot dogs and lemonade while you were waiting around but live music from the multi-​purpose room was blasting entertainment for all those waiting outside in the cold air. There was also free haircuts, lots of security officers, and Sac police for safety.
My Recommendations are to post signs to make it clear to the confused community members arriving to this program for the first time. Also the volunteers and police cadets know where to direct people if they have questions, maybe have a table for Q and As about «Day of Hope» and what line is for what. Please please open the doors to the classrooms to allow air to vent through or the room to breathe. You know what I’m sayin’? :D
Other than that… great job VIctory Outreach Church for helping the community! 6 stars if I could.