by Natalia Baltazar | Apr 1, 2021 | Empower Yolo News
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. A year has passed since COVID-19 forced Yolo County and most of the nation into quarantine. Throughout that time, Empower Yolo continued to support survivors of sexual assault amidst the...
by Natalia Baltazar | Mar 31, 2021 | Empower Yolo News
(Yolo County, CA) – On March 15, 2021 the state launched California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program where income-eligible residents and landlords in Yolo County who need financial assistance for past or future rent and utilities will be able to apply for financial...
by Natalia Baltazar | Mar 7, 2021 | Empower Yolo News
Co-written with Evan Schmidt, CEO Valley Vision, and Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, Empower Yolo The pandemic has impacted every facet of life over the last year. With people increasingly at home and more isolated, domestic violence and substance use, as well as...
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...
