WE’VE BEEN BUSY!
Happy December! We know we’ve been quiet lately but doesn’t mean we haven’t been working! We’ve done quite a bit since our last newsletter in May, let's recap!
YHC's Capitol visit
A group of our summer interns got the chance to speak to several Assembly member Bauer-Kahan, Wilson, and Rubio and Assembly member Rivas's staff Julio Mendez about their Policy for Education Progress (P.E.P) reports.
They advocated for policy on issues they are passionate about related to mental health and trauma! Thank you to all the Assembly Members and Staffers that took the time to meet with us! YHC can't wait for the next visit to the Capitol!
Maria shared on her experience with Assembly member Rubio (who was also formerly undocumented herself and shared her story about being deported with us) as a DACA student and advocating for more funding and access to resources for other DACA recipients.
Rimsha shared her story about being called a terrorist in school and the impact it had on her mentally. She advocated for more education on various religions and highlighted the importance of respecting and to make EID a day off for schools with Assembly member Wilson. Kat shared POC and Black students experiences of profiling on campus and advocated on alternatives to policing on CSU and UC campuses!
Third Annual Strategic Planning Retreat
In September we held our third Annual Strategic Planning Retreat in Southern California over Labor Day weekend.
We had 7 volunteer staff, 1 former volunteer staff via zoom, 2 board members plus our first YHC baby (Miss Sophia) join us for our 3 day retreat!
It was incredibly productive and critical for our upcoming restructure and rebrand! I'm so excited for all the changes and plans we have to come next year and looking forward to seeing new people join our community!
After working we enjoyed bonding activities at the amazing Poppy and Seed resturant and even got to go to the movies since our power was cut for over half a day, but even with technical difficulties we were all smiles and got work done!
Community Resource Fair and Cleanup
We co-hosted THREE more Unhoused Resource Fairs to support the community with our amazing community partners Kampaign for Change and Caleb's Way!
We had so many incredible volunteers come out, and we provided resources, toiletries, hot food, and cleaned up their homes.
We're always looking for more supporters and volunteers!
Our next Resource Fair will be at the Suisun Marina (800 Kellogg St, Suisun City, CA 94585) on December 17th from 10am to 12pm!
Co-hosted the Harvest Fest
It was a beautiful afternoon full of sunshine and smiles as we celebrated the start of Fall with a Harvest Fest!
It's always a great time partnering with Community service providers and leaders in West County (Contra Costa County)!
UPDATES
We’ve been quiet because we’re restructuring and going to come back even stronger later next year when we re-launch and reintroduce ourselves.
We are changing quite a bit internally and some of those changes are minor and some not as much.
In a time when people are tired of talking through a screen we’re ensuring we’re reaching those who need us most in person whenever we can, which means we will have a less online presence.
Of course we will be back to our content online to ensure we’re accessible but right now our work is focused on in person events, activities, etc.
We have a lot coming up and can't wait to share!
UPCOMING EVENTS
