Yolo Childrens Fund Inc

The Yolo Children's Fund provides grants to the neediest children in Yolo County. Eligible children are usually those in foster care and the juvenile justice system.  Requests for grants are made by CASA volunteers (Court Appointed Special Advocates), social workers, or the children's attorneys.  The Children's fund also provides grants to children in Empower Yolo programs.  Many of these children have been abused or been in abusive families.  The grants provide clothing, school supplies, computers, bicycles, gymnastic and dance lessons, soccer and little league fees, art classes, music lessons, summer camp and many other needs.  The Children's Fund also provides cash awards to children in foster care and the juvenile justice system who obtain their GED or graduate from high school.

The Yolo Children's Fund has been in existence since 2001, when it was established by Judge Donna Petre and Judge Kathleen White.  Since its founding, the Children's Fund has awarded more than $200,000 in grants for needy children. Until the COVID pandemic, the Fund was supported by a variety of grant sources and several generous individual donors.  During the Pandemic the demand for grants for children diminished but funding from donations also declined. As the Pandemic restrictions have eased, requests for grants have increased steadily.  

For just this third year participating in the Big Day of Giving, the Yolo Children's Fund asks the community for contributions to fund at-risk children's needs.  The Yolo Children's Fund operates without paid staff or office expenses and all donations go directly to grants for needy children.  The Yolo Children's Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.  For more information, please visit our website at: https://www.yolochildrensfund.org.