Organizations Filed Purposes:
EMPOWER YOLO'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.
RESOURCE CENTER: IN 2019, OUR VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED OVER 6,100 HOURS OF SERVICE BY ANSWERING OUR 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE, EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND PROVIDING OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY TO INFORM THEM OF OUR SERVICES. OUR VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDED PEER COUNSELING TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. VOLUNTEERS RUN OUR COMMUNITY CLOTHING CLOSET, HELP WITH FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIST WITH MANY OF OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE COMPASSIONATE AND TRAINED ADVOCATES WHO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WE SERVE.THE HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT PROGRAM ENROLLED ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND ASSISTED MANY OTHERS IN APPLYING FOR OTHER BENEFITS.WE ALSO PREVENTED MANY HOUSEHOLDS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, HELPING THOSE HOUSEHOLDS GO FROM HOMELESS TO HOUSED THROUGH OUR RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM.ADDITIONALLY, EMPOWER YOLO PROVIDED INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE TO OVER 512 TAXPAYERS, SECURING OVER $1.1M IN TAX REFUNDS FOR THOSE SERVED.
VICTIM SERVICES: EMPOWER YOLO HAS A WIDELY KNOWN OFFICE IN WOODLAND WHERE ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND CHILD ABUSE. BUSINESS OFFICES ARE OPEN DURING ROUTINE BUSINESS HOURS, BUT CRISIS SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, VIA THE CRISIS HOTLINE (894 CALLS DURING 2019). EMPOWER YOLO PROVIDES COUNSELING TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN, WHEN IT IS REQUESTED. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT THE SHELTER AND/OR BUSINESS CENTER. INTERACTIVE GROUP COUNSELING SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED, WITH STAFF AND/OR APPROPRIATELY TRAINED VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS. DURING 2019, EMPOWER YOLO PROVIDED OVER 2,191 COUNSELING SESSIONS TO THOSE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, SERVING 109 CHILDREN AND 118 ADULTS. THE LEGAL DEPARTEMENT HOLDS RESTRAINING ORDER CLINICS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AT 9:00 AM IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DURING 2019, 296 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECEIVED RESTRAINING ORDER ASSISTANCE.
SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING: THE CONFIDENTIAL WALLACE AND VANNUCCI SHELTER SERVES VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND TRAFFICKING AND THEIR CHILDREN/DEPENDENTS. IN 2019, EMPOWER YOLO PROVIDED SHELTER OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO OVER 333 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, EQUATING TO OVER 29,833 BED NIGHTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lynnette Irlmeier | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $98,512 |
| Richard Rose | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Lori Nelson | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Linda Moore | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Magalean Martin | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Danielle Martinez | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Lindsay Guthrie | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Evan Schmidt | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Dennis Dahlin | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Joseph D'Angina | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Karen Leaf | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Peggy Bernardy | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Cathy Farman | VICE-CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Sara Blair-Medeiros | CO-CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Sheri Atkinson | CO-CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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