Empower Yolo

A nonprofit organization

$12,814 raised by 39 donors

14% complete

$90,000 Goal

Together, We Empower

No one should face a crisis alone. When turmoil strikes, families in Yolo County turn to Empower Yolo for safety, support, and a path forward. We believe in a future where every survivor—including the youngest among them—can build a life defined by peace, health, and independence.

Every day, Empower Yolo’s comprehensive programs provide a vital lifeline:

  • Safety & Shelter: Emergency shelter for families and pets fleeing abuse, 24-hour sexual assault response, and legal advocacy.
  • Stabilization: Rapid rehousing, eviction prevention, food, clothing, and essential hygiene products.
  • Healing & Growth: Specialized therapy for child abuse victims, financial literacy, and youth enrichment programs like the After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) program.




Thanks to the incredible generosity of Nugget Markets and the Empower Yolo Board of Directors, every dollar donated will be DOUBLED up to $45,000! Can we count on your generosity this Big Day of Giving? Together we can Empower survivors!

Your gift will foster long-term resilience. Whether it’s helping a family find a permanent home or providing a child with the counseling they need to heal, your generosity creates lasting change.

Will you double your impact this Big Day of Giving? Together, we empower children, survivors, and our community.


Mission

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

Needs

Empower Yolo is seeking to raise funds for its core programs to address the urgent needs of our clients.

Shelter & Advocacy

Programs include:

-Emergency shelter for children, families and pets fleeing abuse

-Weekly restraining order clinics

-Court accompaniment and advocacy

-24-hour emergency Sexual Assault Response Team response for sexual assault and human trafficking investigations

Child Abuse Services

Programs include:

-Individual therapy services for child abuse victims

-Case management for safehouse children

-Criminal justice advocacy and coordination for sexual abuse investigations

Education, Outreach & Prevention

Programs include:

-Community engagement, Promotoras for Rape Prevention and Education Program

-Play School Experience

-Empower Youth at Davis Senior High School

-Afterschool Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) - Woodland Youth Council

-Women’s Group

-Community outreach and presentations on domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking

-Tabling and outreach fairs

Housing and Homeless Programs

-Eviction prevention

-Rapid rehousing

-Hygiene and diaper products

-Clothing closet

-Financial literacy, budgeting, and case management

Equity Statement

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 Data

Summary

Organization name

Empower Yolo

Year Established

1977

Tax id (EIN)

94-3027535

Guidestar

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 Street
Woodland, CA 95695

Service areas

Yolo County, CA, US

Phone

530-661-6336

fax

530-661-3021

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