Our next giving circle will be conducted virtually. On Wednesday, August 24th, members will receive an email with an electronic ballot. Below you will find all of the information on this quarter's potential recipients. Please review and then look for the ballot email to cast your vote. Voting will remain open until 5pm on Tuesday, August 30th.
The recipient will be announced via email following the vote. Keep an eye on your inbox!
We have three great groups this quarter:
Each of these groups provided additional information on how they would use our collective donation if selected as well as an information sheet about the organization. Please scroll down to learn more.
The recipient will be announced via email following the vote. Keep an eye on your inbox!
We have three great groups this quarter:
- Yolo County CASA. CASA volunteers advocate for abused and neglected children in the foster system to ensure their voices are heard and their needs are met.
- NorCal Trykers. Our mission is to provide (at no cost) customized, therapeutic tricycles to children with special needs. We provide mobility, exercise, confidence and a sense of normalcy to the lives of worthy recipients in the greater Sacramento region.
- Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC). Short Term Emergency Aid Committee is a community organization that provides short term assistance, filling and important gap in coverage.
Each of these groups provided additional information on how they would use our collective donation if selected as well as an information sheet about the organization. Please scroll down to learn more.
Yolo County CASA
CASA Volunteers Serve a Unique Mission for Kids Who Need Them Most
Think back to the last time you really needed to talk to someone… maybe you were having a particularly bad day. Maybe you needed advice, or maybe you were just lonely. Who did you call? Sometimes we take the nurturing relationships we have in our lives for granted, but for foster children, these relationships can be hard to come by.
My name is Tracy Fauver and I’ve been the Executive Director of Yolo County CASA for over eleven years.
CASA volunteers provide a consistent and stable adult relationship to children while they are in the foster care system… often the only consistent and stable adult relationship that foster child has.
Our mission is to ensure the voices of foster children are heard and their needs are met. By getting to know their foster children through frequent and regular visits, our volunteers essentially become an extra set of eyes and ears, and if needed, a strong voice in court and in life. This role is essential for several reasons.
Our volunteers are community members much like you who dedicate themselves to completing our rigorous screening process, 30 hour training, and then appointment for a minimum 18 months to advocate for a child or youth in the foster care system.
Because the appointment of volunteers to children is the only program we have, ALL funding goes directly to meeting the needs of recruiting, screening, training, and supporting our volunteers. On average, our cost to serve one volunteer/child pair per year is only $5,000.
We are grateful for all the generous people in our community who provide funding or volunteer work for us.
Please feel free to reach out at [email protected] with any questions!
Think back to the last time you really needed to talk to someone… maybe you were having a particularly bad day. Maybe you needed advice, or maybe you were just lonely. Who did you call? Sometimes we take the nurturing relationships we have in our lives for granted, but for foster children, these relationships can be hard to come by.
My name is Tracy Fauver and I’ve been the Executive Director of Yolo County CASA for over eleven years.
CASA volunteers provide a consistent and stable adult relationship to children while they are in the foster care system… often the only consistent and stable adult relationship that foster child has.
Our mission is to ensure the voices of foster children are heard and their needs are met. By getting to know their foster children through frequent and regular visits, our volunteers essentially become an extra set of eyes and ears, and if needed, a strong voice in court and in life. This role is essential for several reasons.
Our volunteers are community members much like you who dedicate themselves to completing our rigorous screening process, 30 hour training, and then appointment for a minimum 18 months to advocate for a child or youth in the foster care system.
Because the appointment of volunteers to children is the only program we have, ALL funding goes directly to meeting the needs of recruiting, screening, training, and supporting our volunteers. On average, our cost to serve one volunteer/child pair per year is only $5,000.
We are grateful for all the generous people in our community who provide funding or volunteer work for us.
Please feel free to reach out at [email protected] with any questions!
| Yolo County CASA Organizational Overview |
NorCal Trykers
NorCal Trykers has provided over 300 adaptive AMTRYKES to kids in the Sacramento region
since 2017.
We are requesting your assistance to provide Yolo county children with special needs, the
mobility that an adaptive tryke can offer. We currently have 10 Yolo county children waiting to
receive a tryke, each costing approximately $1,200.
Imagine being a child, wheelchair-bound and only able to take a few steps with crutches around
your home. This was Josh before getting his new Tryke from NorCal Trykers. While his brothers
played outside on their bikes, Josh, who has no cognitive deficits, was aware of his limitations
and sat in his wheelchair and watched. Afterward, his mom has told us of her joy seeing all the
boys interacting and playing together on their bikes.
Adaptive trykes can be life changing. There are hand trykes, foot trykes and a combination of
both. Each child is evaluated by a pediatric physical therapist and the right tryke, with all the
various adaptations, ordered specifically for that child. There are adaptive pedals with straps
and heel cups, special handlebars that permit one-handed steering, and rear steering kits so a
parent can assist with guidance. The goal is to maximize each child’s abilities, and to make them
as successful as possible on their tryke. Children who are unable to walk, can often propel an
adaptive tryke.
In addition to new trykes, we also “Re-Cycle” trykes, taking back outgrown trykes, upgrading
them, and reissuing them to new recipients. A small tryke may serve multiple children. We have
low overhead and are a volunteer-only organization that pays no salaries or office rental.
Virtually 95% of all donations go towards the purchase of trykes.
We hope you can help us put more smiles on the faces of more local children.
since 2017.
We are requesting your assistance to provide Yolo county children with special needs, the
mobility that an adaptive tryke can offer. We currently have 10 Yolo county children waiting to
receive a tryke, each costing approximately $1,200.
Imagine being a child, wheelchair-bound and only able to take a few steps with crutches around
your home. This was Josh before getting his new Tryke from NorCal Trykers. While his brothers
played outside on their bikes, Josh, who has no cognitive deficits, was aware of his limitations
and sat in his wheelchair and watched. Afterward, his mom has told us of her joy seeing all the
boys interacting and playing together on their bikes.
Adaptive trykes can be life changing. There are hand trykes, foot trykes and a combination of
both. Each child is evaluated by a pediatric physical therapist and the right tryke, with all the
various adaptations, ordered specifically for that child. There are adaptive pedals with straps
and heel cups, special handlebars that permit one-handed steering, and rear steering kits so a
parent can assist with guidance. The goal is to maximize each child’s abilities, and to make them
as successful as possible on their tryke. Children who are unable to walk, can often propel an
adaptive tryke.
In addition to new trykes, we also “Re-Cycle” trykes, taking back outgrown trykes, upgrading
them, and reissuing them to new recipients. A small tryke may serve multiple children. We have
low overhead and are a volunteer-only organization that pays no salaries or office rental.
Virtually 95% of all donations go towards the purchase of trykes.
We hope you can help us put more smiles on the faces of more local children.
| NorCal Trykers Organizational Overview |
Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC)
Did you know that more than half of low-income California households had difficulty paying for basic expenses such as food, housing, and medical costs in March and April? These neighbors live on the verge of homelessness—one emergency away from losing their home and beginning down a financial spiral that is tremendously costly for both individuals and society.
At STEAC our mission is to rally our community in support of each other in times of need. We recognize the difficulties faced by our neighbors who struggle to provide for their families when there is not enough money to pay the bills. We witness the desperation caused by everyday emergencies, such as an unexpected car repair, medical expense, or lost hours at a job when a family must survive on poverty level wages. Locally the need is severe; even before the pandemic, Yolo County had the highest poverty rate in California at 20.9%.
STEAC has responded to these conditions by increasing all our programs. In the past three months, we have seen the most severe need for rental support in our history. Between May and August, STEAC has distributed over $100,000 dollars to keep 114 families housed. This is a huge increase, even during the pandemic. With the end of eviction moratoriums and the closing of Federal rental assistance, there is not nearly enough support available to meet all the need in our community.
We need your help to continue this important work! If STEAC is selected to receive support from 100+ Women Who Care, a $10,000 donation will keep 11 families housed during this crisis. That includes 30 individuals in our community who will not experience homelessness as a result of your donation. Our work depends on generosity of our community. We are extremely grateful for your support.
At STEAC our mission is to rally our community in support of each other in times of need. We recognize the difficulties faced by our neighbors who struggle to provide for their families when there is not enough money to pay the bills. We witness the desperation caused by everyday emergencies, such as an unexpected car repair, medical expense, or lost hours at a job when a family must survive on poverty level wages. Locally the need is severe; even before the pandemic, Yolo County had the highest poverty rate in California at 20.9%.
STEAC has responded to these conditions by increasing all our programs. In the past three months, we have seen the most severe need for rental support in our history. Between May and August, STEAC has distributed over $100,000 dollars to keep 114 families housed. This is a huge increase, even during the pandemic. With the end of eviction moratoriums and the closing of Federal rental assistance, there is not nearly enough support available to meet all the need in our community.
We need your help to continue this important work! If STEAC is selected to receive support from 100+ Women Who Care, a $10,000 donation will keep 11 families housed during this crisis. That includes 30 individuals in our community who will not experience homelessness as a result of your donation. Our work depends on generosity of our community. We are extremely grateful for your support.
| STEAC Organizational Overview |