Center Operations and Security
  • Our facility has been developed in communication with Yuba City Unified School District and the Sutter County Family Intervention Team.
  • We are a 501 (c) 3 charitable corporation, independent of any church or other organization, but finding support throughout the local faith community, business community, service organizations, and private individuals.
  • We operate as a “restricted access facility,” serving homeless and precariously housed families, and homeless women of any age.  The majority of our guests are referred through schools, churches, food closets, and social service agencies.
  • We are registered with the California Department of Justice under CPC Section 11105.3 (ORI#AA585.)
  • Every volunteer serving within the center while guests are present must complete “LiveScan” fingerprint verification and DOJ background screening.
  • All volunteers are trained in child abuse recognition and prevention.
  • Our personnel policies, code of conduct, and Child Abuse Prevention Policy are available upon request.

Funding and Community Support 

We continue to educate the community on the realities of homelessness in our community, and to enlist their support in this local solution.  We have a mailing list of over 1000 and a donor base of 200 organizations and individuals.  We have received substantial financial grants from the Sutter-Yuba Association of Realtors, the Rotary Club of Yuba City, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Yuba City, Women in Philanthropy, and several private individuals.

We utilized a 2007-2008 CDBG grant for $14,000 from the City of Yuba City for washers, dryers, and other equipment, and an additional 2008-2009 CDBG grant of approximately $8,000 for additional furnishings.  We have received a $3,000 grant from the Sutter County Children and Families Commission to establish our school readiness center.

Our center is utilitarian; resources are directed to function and serviceability rather than style.  We will continue to furnish and stock the center with donated items from the broader community. 

While the community has generously underwritten the construction of our center, our current challenge is to establish secure and ongoing support for our operational expenses.  Our current operating budget is approximately $4500 per month.  Our entire staff is volunteer, and our administrative and fundraising expenses are minimal.  Our challenge is to demonstrate that the “return on investment” in this project is children who will graduate high school with skills for the local job market, and adults who can arrive at work tomorrow clean and on time, ready to focus on the needs of their employer, because the survival needs of their own families are being met.

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