Citrus Heights HART Spaghetti Fest
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⏰ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (PST)
📍 Citrus Heights Community Center
6300 Fountain Square Drive Citrus Heights, CA 95621
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Join Citrus Heights HART for their Annual Spaghetti Fest—an evening of delicious food, warm company, and community giving. Funds raised directly support essential local programs that help families and individuals experiencing hardship or homelessness in Citrus Heights.
Enjoy hearty pasta, friendly faces, and a cause that truly matters. Your ticket helps fuel HART’s year-round outreach—from the Winter Sanctuary to the Underground Clothing Store—ensuring our most vulnerable neighbors receive the care and connection they deserve.
🎟️ Event Info
▫️ Date: October 24, 2026
▫️ Time: 5 PM – 9 PM
▫️ Venue: Citrus Heights Community Center
▫️ Address: 6300 Fountain Square Dr
💛 Why It Matters
▫️ Supports local housing & food programs
▫️ Benefits youth & family services
▫️ 100% volunteer-driven nonprofit
▫️ Every plate helps someone rebuild
🍝 Doors open at 5 PM with dinner served at 6:30 PM. Join friends and neighbors for a heart-warming night of generosity and community pride.
About the Event Center
Facility Features:
Event Spaces: The center offers multiple meeting rooms and a spacious main hall, accommodating up to 966 guests.
Amenities: Visitors can expect ADA accessibility, ample seating with chairs and tables, internet access, and well-maintained restrooms.
Catering Kitchen: An on-site commercial catering kitchen is available for event use, providing convenience for food preparation and service.
Operating Hours:
The Event Center’s administrative offices are open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. It’s advisable to schedule an appointment prior to visiting, especially if you’re interested in viewing the facility or discussing event reservations.
To inquire about availability or to book the venue, complete an inquiry @citrusheights.net. Providing details about your event, such as type, expected attendance, catering plans, and whether alcohol will be served, will assist the staff in accommodating your needs.
Location:
Situated across from the Citrus Heights Police Department and south of City Hall, the Event Center is centrally located with ample parking facilities.
Whether you’re planning a large celebration or a small meeting, the Citrus Heights Event Center offers a welcoming atmosphere with modern amenities to ensure a successful event.
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About Citrus Heights HART
Mission: Citrus Heights HART provides resources that enable at-risk people and individuals experiencing homelessness in Citrus Heights and adjacent areas to become independent, self-sustaining, and participating members of the community. The organization serves the homeless of Citrus Heights by helping locals develop stable living situations through connections to needed resources, such as a homeless navigator or winter shelter.
Vision: To end homelessness in local communities, including Citrus Heights, by maximizing citizens’ bargaining power and flexibility through formalized yet open-ended groups that address the complex problem of homelessness.
History: Citrus Heights HART is one of three HART organizations in outlying areas of Sacramento County, alongside those in Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova. Each formed in response to the lack of decentralized access to homeless services. Many founding members began at soup kitchens or food banks. After learning from homeless individuals about service access difficulties, community members brainstormed solutions. The formalized yet open-ended group structure was chosen for its legitimacy and creativity in tackling homelessness.
Core Values:
- Volunteer Generosity: Reliance on volunteer generosity to donate time and resources towards ending homelessness.
- Community Partnerships: Partnership with local churches, government agencies, nonprofits, businesses, schools, faith communities, and city government to provide services and support for breaking the cycle of poverty.
- Resource Connection: Focus on connecting homeless individuals with available resources and shedding light on underlying factors affecting poverty.
- Education and Awareness: Emphasis on education through events about available services.
Leadership: Citrus Heights HART is led by a dedicated volunteer board including:
- Irene Hronicek: Board Chair, Winter Sanctuary & Rental Assistance Committee Chair (Holy Family Church)
- Kathilynn Carpenter: Treasurer, Spaghetti Fest & Rental Assistance Committee (Sunrise MarketPlace PBID)
- Margaret Cleek: Secretary (Citrus Heights Resident)
- Diane Ebbitt: Spaghetti Feed Committee (Citrus Heights Resident)
- Denise Hinkson: Winter Sanctuary Committee (Starbucks)
- Katherine McBride: Volunteer
- Marcy Phipps: Rental Assistance Committee (Dignity Health)
- Mike Nishimura: Rental Assistance Committee (Volunteer)
- Auriel Taurone: PRIDE Industries
- Wouter Boudrez: Laundry Love
Inclusivity: Citrus Heights HART serves people who may be sleeping on the streets, in cars, or couch surfing, regardless of how long they’ve been homeless—from a week to ten years. It focuses on locals in Citrus Heights and adjacent areas, partnering with diverse community members from business, schools, faith communities, and government to support those breaking the cycle of poverty.
Key Programs: Winter Sanctuary, Veteran’s Standdown, Homeless Navigator (connecting individuals with resources), Housing Programs, Spaghetti Fest, Rental Assistance, and educational events to highlight poverty factors.
Citrus Heights HART is a volunteer-run organization united with sister groups in Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova under hartstogether.org.
Learn more on the website or get in touch to get involved. Donations support programs like Winter Sanctuary and Homeless Navigator.