Empower Yolo

promotes safe, healthy and resilient communities.

Empower Yolo

provides 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.

Empower Yolo

provides resource centers for community services to improve the health, social, educational and economic outcomes of Yolo County residents.

Empower Yolo

provides community outreach and educational programs about available resources to promote health, stability, and self-sufficiency for individuals and families.

Help is Only a Phone Call Away

Empower Yolo is here to help. You are not alone. Trained advocates are available 24/7 to provide free crisis intervention, emotional support, advocacy, information and referrals.

All calls to Empower Yolo are private and confidential.

24/7 Crisis Lines

(530) 662-1133

(916) 371-1907

Empower Yolo Main Line

(530) 661-6336

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Crisis Support

Counseling Services

Legal Services

Safe Shelter and Housing

Teen Education and Youth Services

Outreach and Family Support

Empower Yolo's Services in Your Community

Empower Yolo offices are open during regular office hours to provide services to individuals and families in need.

Appointments are encouraged. Please call the office at the location you wish to visit.

Empower Yolo offers these and other services in Yolo County: safe shelter for victims of domestic violence/sexual assault/human trafficking, crisis line, restraining orders, family legal services, therapy, housing referrals, food referrals & distribution, health insurance by appointment, emergency clothing, hygiene products, diapers, case management, and other services as needed.

Services by Location

Empower Yolo Events

Thank You for Giving with Empower Yolo:

Thank you to all the generous donors who contributed to Empower Yolo’s Adopt a Family and Holiday Giving program this year. Because of your kindness, we successfully fulfilled over 123 wish lists, bringing joy and holiday cheer to many children and families in need. Your kindness and support mean so much to our clients and all of us at Empower Yolo. We deeply appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity.

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month:

Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January is a campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking issues and support survivors. Join Empower Yolo in raising awareness about human trafficking in our community and supporting survivors. There are several ways you can learn more and get involved:

1) Empower Yolo is co-sponsoring a Human Trafficking Forum: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 6 p.m., West Sacramento Community Center, 1075 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento. We invite you to hear survivor speakers and a panel of experts on how to help end human trafficking.

2) Donate to Empower Yolo’s toiletry drive for human trafficking survivors. Please donate new, travel-size toiletry items such as conditioner, body wash, soap, deodorant, and chapstick.

3) Wear Blue Day is Saturday, January 11. Wear blue, the color of human trafficking awareness, to show your support; post a photo with #WearBlueDay and tag @empower_yolo.

You can also support survivors by donating to Empower Yolo’s human trafficking program at any time at empoweryolo.org. Please follow our efforts throughout the month on Facebook @empoweryolo, Instagram, and Twitter @empower_yolo.

A special thank you to Soroptimist International, Woodland and Bayer for sponsoring Empower Yolo’s activities during Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Your support is invaluable in our efforts to combat this critical issue.

Human Trafficking Awareness Month Drive 2025 (final)

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