Our Projects
Empower Yolo
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Street outreach |
Empower Yolo is a shelter housing survivors of domestic violence
and abuse. Members of HOPE engage children in educational and arts & crafts activities. We also ensure that the children have the necessary resources to complete their homework and provide tutoring services. |
Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic HOPE members distributed water, snacks, dental kits, hygiene products, menstrual products, and COVID-19 resources to Davis community members experiencing homelessness. Through street outreach, we chat with folx living outside and hear directly from those with lived experiences about how we can improve our outreach efforts within the community as well as how we can support them through our involvement in advocacy, city policy, community education, and more.
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Showers Program |
fresh cuts, fresh starts |
The Showers Program is currently on hold.
The Showers Program is hosted by the UC Davis Athletics Staff who are willing to open up the Women’s Locker Rooms to provide free access to showers people experiencing homelessness in Davis. As volunteers, we work closely with staff to ensure that guests were safe and provided additional hygiene products for guests to use. After two years of operation, the showers program was put “on hold” by UC Davis administrative offices. HOPE members worked with the UCD Athletics Staff to garner support for the program. This proved to be successful as the Showers Program is now once again up and running every Sunday. |
Our first Fresh Cuts, Fresh Starts event occurred on Sunday, October 23rd, 2018 in coordination with the City of Davis Police Department and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. We collaborated to host an event in Downtown Davis in order to provide free haircuts, lice checks, housing resources/information, free food, and toiletries to the community members of Davis. Over twenty shelter and low-income housing residents received haircuts at our event.
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resource fair + donation drive |
coming soon |
Our Resource Fair and Donation Drive is an annual opportunity for the Davis community to both receive and donate resources. We facilitate the collection of basic needs from community members, then host a free event that is open to anyone seeking resources. In the future, we hope to collaborate with other organizations to provide more resources and support at our fair.
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New projects are on their way!
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