Yolo County Local News: Community Service & Support


All Local Community Service & Support News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: Kerry Wood, CEO of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, says the organization researches areas of need to help donors direct their contributions.
What Is a Community Foundation?

By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.

Image caption: There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
Community Services Districts, Explained

Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.

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Celebrating Veterans Every Day

About 1.8 million veterans live in California. Here are some organizations dedicated to serving the needs of those who served America.

Image caption: Stand Down events provide veterans with valuable resources including housing assistance, medical care, and a solid community of support.
Veterans in Need ‘Stand Down’

At hundreds of Stand Down events throughout California, veterans agencies and organizations come together to deliver life’s necessities.

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05/05/2024
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May 2, 2024, was Big Day of Giving in the Sacramento region – and it was a very big day for the Yolo County nonprofits that participated, as they raised a collective $1.6 million.

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05/04/2024
An initial donation of $1.3 million established a new All Things Right & Relevant endowment for grants to support career development for those living with mental health diagnoses.

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05/03/2024
The Sacramento Region Community Foundation announced the May 2 Big Day of Giving had raised $13.2 million in donations to 826 nonprofits in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.

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05/01/2024
Hundreds of people attended a May 1 event held in the quad outside the Memorial Union on the UC Davis campus.

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04/09/2024
The City of Davis is seeking local residents to fill openings on city commissions.

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04/06/2024
The Yolo County Community Services Action Board is seeking applicants to join in its mission to combat poverty by promoting the health, safety, stability and self-sufficiency of low-income residents of the county.

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04/06/2024
Sutter Health invested $569K in West Sacramento's Mosaic Village for for people impacted by substance-use, homelessness and mental health illness.

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04/06/2024
After its first year in operation, First 5 Yolo reports on the progress of its Welcome Baby program.

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04/03/2024
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The Yolo Community Foundation’s 2024 State of the Yolo Nonprofit Sector report showed that growth in nonprofit organizations’ expenses outpaced growth in revenues again last year.

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04/03/2024
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Yolo Farm to Fork is thrilled to announce its Inaugural Lavender Run, taking place on Saturday, June 1.

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03/26/2024
Meet the Daily Democrat's Teacher of the Week, Nani Wall of the Science and Technology Academy in Knights Landing.

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03/25/2024
Yolo County student applications for Yolo Community Foundation scholarships of up to $10,000 are due by April 5.

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03/23/2024
The Mikuni Charitable Organization donation of $5,000 to Make It Happen for Yolo County is in support of local, under-resourced youth making the transition to independent living.

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03/19/2024
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Rhonda Morningstar Pope Flores receives honor from Sen. Bill Dodd.

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03/18/2024
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is seeking to fill openings on its Community Services Action Board, with the stated mission "to combat poverty by promoting the health, safety, stability, and self-sufficiency of low-income persons residing in Yolo County. "

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03/10/2024
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For more than four decades, YoloCares has helped families navigate life’s final stages.

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02/20/2024
The eight-week Citizens Academy is designed to involve diverse communities in learning about the criminal justice system with the goal to improve relationships between Yolo residents and the criminal justice system.

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02/14/2024
Spending an early morning picking up parking lot trash only to return in a few days to it being just as litter-filled is a defeating feeling, according to 19-year-old clean-up participant Darius Jacobs.

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02/14/2024
In the contest, open to all high schoolers in and around the Woodland area, students can win up to $22,000 in cash and scholarships.
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