Together, We Empower: Hope. Community. Independence.
When crises arise, those in need come to Empower Yolo seeking safety, support, and a path forward. At Empower Yolo, we believe that no one should face turmoil and uncertainty alone. Every day our services and programs help these individuals and families find safety, healing, and hope.
This year, your gift will have TRIPLE the impact! Every $1 you give will be matched with $2 for the first $50,000 donated. Thanks to the generosity of the Starkweather Family and the Empower Yolo Board of Directors.
Your support will help:
But our work doesn’t stop at immediate support. As families begin to stabilize, we help them build a new life through wraparound services—housing assistance, legal advocacy, counseling, and more. These essential resources empower individuals to find long-term safety and independence.
Beyond crisis intervention, we invest in lasting change. Our education and youth programs equip individuals of all ages with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive – strengthening our entire community’s resilience in uncertain times.
Your generosity is more than just a donation—it's a lifeline for individuals facing crises and uncertainty. Empower Yolo's comprehensive programs help families stabilize, heal, and rebuild.
Together, we empower hope. Together, we build independence. Together, we create stronger, safer communities.
Empower Yolo's mission is to promote safe, healthy, and resilient communities through community outreach and educational programs about available resources to promote health, stability, and self-sufficiency for individuals and families.
Empower Yolo's purpose is to provide:
(a) Twenty-four-hour crisis intervention, emergency shelter, confidential counseling, training, legal assistance, and other services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and child abuse
(b) Resource centers for community services to improve the health, social, educational and economic outcomes of Yolo County residents
(c) Community outreach and educational programs about available resources to promote health, reproductive equity, stability, and self-sufficiency for individuals and families
Empower Yolo is seeking to raise funds for its core programs to address the urgent needs of our clients.
1) Safety, Shelter, and Advocacy Programs
• Every survivor deserves a safe place to heal. From emergency shelter, crisis support, legal advocacy, and therapy, we provide the resources to help individuals stabilize and rebuild their lives with dignity.
Programs include:
-Emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking
-Restraining orders and gun violence restraining orders
-Domestic Violence Response Team
-CARE Team - 24/7 emergency response to sexual assault and human trafficking investigations
-Court accompaniment & advocacy
2) Wraparound services to empower families to thrive and strengthen communities
• Through wraparound services offered at our resource centers addressing challenges like—housing, nutrition, clothing, counseling, and legal services – we empower families with the tools they need to find long-term safety become independent, and thrive.
Programs include:
-Rapid rehousing, eviction prevention, housing assistance, and advocacy
-Family Law Clinic
-Counseling for adults who have been victimized by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking
-Counseling for children who have been victimized by sexual abuse, neglect, bullying, or who have witnessed domestic violence
-Support groups
-Health Insurance and CalFresh enrollment programs
-Knights Landing Medical Clinic
-Promotoras
-Clothing closet
3) Education programs to create lasting change
• Empower Yolo’s youth and education programs— to create pathways to personal independence and strengthen our community’s resilience in times of uncertainty.
Programs include:
-Financial literacy, budgeting, and case management
-Women's group
-Community outreach and presentations on domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking
-After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs); academic and enrichment after-school programming for Woodland and Pioneer High Schools
-Parent and student workshops
-Resume building and job search assistance
-Prevention Education; violence prevention education
-Play School Experience
-Empower Youth at Davis Senior High School
Empower Yolo does not discriminate based on age, race, color, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, immigration status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, physical or mental disability.
Organization name
Empower Yolo
1977
Mission Category
Human Services
Operating Budget
$1,000,001-$5 million
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted
Demographics Served
Low-income individuals/families, General population, Women/Female-identifying
BIPOC Leadership
Board Chair
Local Counties Served
Yolo
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
175 Walnut StreetYolo County, CA, US