Yolo County Community Service & Support Digest

A look at the free clothing boutique Woody's Closet at Woodland High School.

A look at the Cultivo program managed by the Yolo Food Bank to gather and distribute culturally appropriate fresh produce to local food insecure agricultural worker households.

Like other agencies working to feed food insecure residents in their communities, the Yolo Food Bank is anticipating a shortfall of over $750,000 in the upcoming year as it struggles to meet demand in the face of the abrupt cancellation of USDA food programs.

A look at the weekly Davis Night Market, which redistributes free recovered cooked and non-perishable excess food.

A look at the people who volunteer to work with youth in the foster care system as Court Appointed Special Advocates and the work of Yolo County CASA.

As the May 1 Big Day of Giving approaches, a look at the work being done by local nonprofit Davis Community Meals and Housing.

The Bike Garage will be holding an open house at their Davis location at Pena Drive in Davis on April 26 for those interested in learning more about their free bike repair and Davis bike maps.

A look at the Davis Farm to School program and the school gardens of the Davis Joint Unified School District.

A look at the Yolo Food Hub Network working to build a resilient food supply chain by linking local farmers to local schools, hospitals and underserved communities.

Davis Media Access announced the formation of a working group as the project to develop the Yolo Local community information hub moves forward.

A fundraiser for three Yolo County charities hosted by the Rotary Club of Davis in February was a huge success.

Over three hundred people attended Yolo Food Bank's annual Appreciation Event on March 22.

A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a new pavilion at Woodland Regional Park Preserve was held on March 25, with special honors paid to the Woodland Sunrise Rotary Club and other contributing Rotary clubs.

Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential federal cuts.

Yolo County high school residing in a number of zip codes are encouraged to apply before the April deadlines for scholarships from the Yolo Community Foundation, in  partnership with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.

Read on for a report of the March 18 meeting of the Davis City Council and their extensive discussion around homelessness and public safety.

Read on to learn more about how Woodland’s Rotary Clubs are working with the City of Woodland to build a covered observation platform at Regional Park.

A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 of them in California — from losing their housing after the last dollar is spent.

Ruby Marichalar couldn’t get an in-person meeting after California’s crime victim compensation fund denied her claim. She wasn’t the only one.

Read on for more information about the 50 trees planted by Woodland Tree Foundation volunteers along just opened County Road 25A on March 15.

Read on to learn more about the fundraisers being held by Soroptimist International of Davis to honor Women’s History Month, and consider donating to support their work.

Read on for details about a report on the 2-year Yolo County Basic Income Program which ended in April 2024.

Help support the programs offered by Soroptimist International of Davis at one of their announced trio of upcoming fundraisers. Read on to learn how you can donate.

Read on for information about the free childcare options and new infant room at the Woodland YMCA.

Meet Rose Cholewinski, the 2024 Davis Citizen of the Year and learn more about her many contributions to the community.

Read on to learn how you can volunteer at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE proving that they play a vital role when it comes to public safety in California. The California Reentry Institute, directed by Collette Carroll to help potential parolees, has graduated more than 230 incarcerated individuals in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.

Read on to learn more about the Yolo Diaper Bank and how you can volunteer for their upcoming annual Community Diaper Wrap taking place on January 18 in Woodland.

An introduction to the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) and their work assembling and distributing food packs to Winters Joint Unified School District after-school program students. Read on to learn more about STEAC and how you can volunteer.

The 39th annual Holiday Meal sponsored by the Davis Food Co-op will be held on December 24 at the Davis Veterans Memorial Center. Read on to learn more and how you can volunteer.

Union Pacific has awarded a $9,500 grand to Make It Happen Yolo County. Find out more about this local nonprofit providing services to underserved youth transitioning to independent living.

Learn more about the Yolo County Independent Living Program and how you can donate to support their work assisting local transitional-age youth from 14 to 21.