Shelters of Saratoga announce that Robin Dalton has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Help, Hope and Humanity award.
The agency said Dalton has immersed herself in the Saratoga community her family has called home since 2007. While raising a family of four children, she’s also an accomplished commercial real estate agent for Roohan Realty.
“When speaking to Robin, it’s evident her real pride comes from volunteering, raising awareness and advocating for community services that are the foundation of Saratoga Springs,” said a statement from Shelters of Saratoga. “Robin has worked tirelessly to promote and grow community services.”
Since 2009, Dalton has been contributing ] to the Saratoga Hospital Foundation, raising money to expand hospital services and open the Community Health Center which offers low or no-cost health services to individuals and families. Additionally, she serves as a board member and mentor for Saratoga Sponsor-a-Scholar.
Her recognitions include a 2017 Outstanding Parenting Award and a Saratoga Woman of Influence award.
In 2016, Shelters of Saratoga announced it’s winter emergency shelter, Code Blue would take up temporary residence at the Soul Saving Station Church, just feet from her family home.
The agency said Dalton reached out to city leaders, Shelters of Saratoga staff and her neighbors to learn more about the need the program is filling for its participants. Soon after the shelter opened in November 2016, she and her family began volunteering, cooking and contributing supplies to the program.
“I’ve embraced my new neighbors and have a greater understanding of the challenges they face each day,” said Dalton. “My eyes have been opened to the true need for a permanent shelter in Saratoga. It will give people a stable environment and opportunity in which they can move forward and out of homelessness.”
Dalton recently joined the Code Blue Solutions Task Force whose primary objective is to find an accessible and permanent location for the winter shelter.
