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

Save Mart Doubles Donation to Make It Happen for Yolo County

Make It Happen for Yolo County has received a grant of $5,000 from the Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation to fully furnish homes for local transition age youth in need, mostly foster youth, moving out on their own for the first time in 2022. The gift is double the amount the nonprofit received last year. … Continue reading Save Mart Doubles Donation to Make It Happen for Yolo County

Make It Happen for Yolo County Receives $2.5K From Kelly Foundation

Make It Happen for Yolo County, a nonprofit serving youth in need ages 18-24, has received a grant of $2,500 from the Kelly Foundation in Sacramento to fully furnish homes for five Yolo County transition age youth, mostly foster youth, moving out on their own for the first time in 2021. “All of the youth … Continue reading Make It Happen for Yolo County Receives $2.5K From Kelly Foundation