The Union Pacific Railroad Community Ties Giving Program has granted $9,500 to local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County to provide underserved youth in Yolo County who are transitioning into independent living with furniture, household goods and resources to furnish their first apartment or home. “Union Pacific has become one of our most steadfast … Continue reading Make It Happen Receives $9.5K from Union Pacific
Teichert Grants $5K to Make It Happen for Yolo County
Local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County has received a grant of $5,000 from the Teichert Foundation to provide under-resourced transition age youth with furniture, safe appliances and household items needed to care for their home so they can be successful first-time renters in college or career. “We are honored to partner with the … Continue reading Teichert Grants $5K to Make It Happen for Yolo County
Make It Happen Provides Bikes for Yolo Youth Through Biberstein Grant
Local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County is partnering with the Martin Luther King Jr., High School Bicycle Repair Shop in Davis to ensure underserved transition age youth across the county have refurbished bicycles for transportation to work or school. Make It Happen recently received $1,500 from the Biberstein Social Action Fund to purchase … Continue reading Make It Happen Provides Bikes for Yolo Youth Through Biberstein Grant
Make It Happen Receives $25K from Yocha Dehe
Local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County has received a grant of $25,000 from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Community Fund to ensure local under-resourced transition age foster youth can become successful first-time renters. The grant will help the nonprofit increase the number of youth served as it expands from a volunteer-run organization to … Continue reading Make It Happen Receives $25K from Yocha Dehe
Mikuni Donates $5K to Make It Happen for Yolo County
Mikuni Charitable Organization recently donated $5,000 to ensure local under-resourced transition age youth can successfully live independently through services provided by nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County. The donation will help Make It Happen provide furniture, appliances and other essential household items needed to establish a first home. “Mikuni continues to be one of our most steadfast donors and ardent … Continue reading Mikuni Donates $5K to Make It Happen for Yolo County
Sip and Paint to Benefit Make It Happen for Yolo County
Local residents are invited to Sip and Paint, a wine and painting fundraiser at the Pence Gallery in Davis on April 6 to benefit Make It Happen for Yolo County. The local nonprofit works with transition age youth ages 16-24 across Yolo County, many of whom have been in foster care or experienced homelessness. Funds raised will help the local nonprofit … Continue reading Sip and Paint to Benefit Make It Happen for Yolo County
Make It Happen Receives $7,500 From Union Pacific
Make It Happen for Yolo County recently received a grant of $7,500 from Union Pacific’s Community Ties Giving Program. The grant will help ensure transition age youth in Yolo County ages 18-24 who are at risk of becoming unhoused can be safe first-time renters during the ongoing housing crisis. “Transition age youth are at high risk of homelessness due to low resources compared … Continue reading Make It Happen Receives $7,500 From Union Pacific
Make It Happen Receives $5K from Lyon Cares
Make It Happen for Yolo County was recently chosen to receive a grant of $5,000 from Lyon Real Estate of Davis through the Lyon Cares Foundation. The grant will help furnish homes for local transition age youth (TAY) in need who are moving out on their own for the first time. “We know there are many nonprofits in Yolo County doing … Continue reading Make It Happen Receives $5K from Lyon Cares
Make It Happen Hires First Executive Director
Davis resident Cathi Schmidt has been named the first executive director of nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County, which provides local foster youth and other transition age youth ages 18-24 with furnishings, household goods and resources needed to move into their first apartments. Schmidt is the nonprofit’s first paid staff member and takes the reins as the group prepares to … Continue reading Make It Happen Hires First Executive Director
100+ Women Who Care Yolo County Donates to Make It Happen
Make It Happen for Yolo County has received a grant of $8,962 from 100+ Women Who Care Yolo County of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation to furnish homes for local transition age youth in need, mostly foster youth, moving out on their own for the first time in 2023. “We are grateful to these phenomenal … Continue reading 100+ Women Who Care Yolo County Donates to Make It Happen