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Volunteers are essential in helping Empower Yolo fulfill its mission.  Since the pandemic Empower Yolo has successfully resumed its peer counselor training (PCT) program over the last few years; the agency aims to continue to rebuild and strengthen its network of...

Empower Yolo’s shelter staff and After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) team are helping to prepare the kids and students for a successful school year. A new school year can be a fresh start for many of these children who yearn for a chance to rewrite...

As the world has become increasingly mobile, Empower Yolo and its community partners in the healthcare industry are adapting to provide victims of domestic violence and their children with medical services, no matter where they are. One way this is being done is...

As the school year comes to an end, Empower Yolo’s After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) team is planning fun, summer programs for local youths through its Kids Day Camp and Freshman Leadership Academy. Kids Day Camp (serving youths ages 7-12 years)-...

Empower Yolo’s recent Big Day of Giving campaign’s theme - Empower Yolo supports your well-being – your neighborhood, community, and county – exemplifies the agency’s commitment to serving survivors and families in need; and shows how extensive Empower Yolo’s programs...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and Child Abuse Prevention Month, campaigns to raise awareness about sexual violence, and to hear, believe, and support survivors. Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact —...

It is not uncommon these days to turn on the news, read in the newspaper, or view news articles on the internet and see devastating reports of gun violence and mass shootings all over the United States. Mass shootings have a devastating toll on communities. Since...

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), a national effort to help raise awareness about teen dating violence, provide prevention education, and promote healthy relationships. Teen dating violence is an adverse childhood experience that affects...

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, a month to raise awareness about human trafficking issues and support survivors. Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Every year, millions of...