by Natalia Baltazar | Apr 30, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
When the national emergency was announced and shelter in place was put into effect the first thing Empower Yolo’s Executive Director, Lynnette Irlmeier emphasized was to let everyone know that “we are open and here to serve the community.” From that point on Empower...
by Natalia Baltazar | Apr 2, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. As we adapt to an ongoing global crisis, Empower Yolo continues to support survivors of sexual assault amidst the challenges the coronavirus pandemic has created for our community. In the U.S.,...
by Natalia Baltazar | Mar 5, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
Empower Yolo supporters are awesome. They come to us as donors, sponsors and volunteers from many different backgrounds. They give from their hearts and donate their time and money to help Empower Yolo clients whether it’s listening on the crisis hotline, providing...
by Natalia Baltazar | Feb 2, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
The month of February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), a movement to help raise awareness about teen dating violence. Abuse in teen relationships is a national problem affecting our youth in every community crossing all racial, gender and socioeconomic...
by Natalia Baltazar | Jan 2, 2020 | Empower Yolo News
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Second only to the illegal drug trade, human trafficking is the world’s second most profitable criminal enterprise and in California, there is an increasing need to provide more assistance and care for the victims and...
