by Natalia Baltazar | Feb 4, 2021 | Empower Yolo News
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), a national effort to help raise awareness about teen dating violence. Throughout the month, Empower Yolo and other organizations nationwide are coming together to highlight the need to educate young people...
by Natalia Baltazar | Jan 1, 2021 | Empower Yolo News
January marks the welcoming of a new year; it’s also Human Trafficking Awareness Month – a month to raise awareness about human trafficking issues and support survivors. After drug trafficking, human trafficking is the world’s second most profitable criminal...
by Natalia Baltazar | Dec 3, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
In a year where we seem surrounded with divisiveness on so many fronts, and the pandemic has left so many with loss, none of us will be sad to bid farewell to 2020. This month I asked our fearless leader, Lynnette Irlmeier, Empower Yolo’s executive director to reflect...
by Natalia Baltazar | Nov 1, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
It’s hard to believe that we are already entering the holiday season 8 months into being sheltered in place. The need to provide services for the community due to COVID has substantially increased during the pandemic. Empower Yolo continues to serve an increased...
by Natalia Baltazar | Oct 13, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
Finding your way through the unknown of the American legal system can be overwhelming at times. For many of Empower Yolo’s clients, who are often also recovering from sexual assault, human trafficking or domestic violence, understanding their rights within the legal...
