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Funded Programs
Health and Social Services
Babies Sleeping Safely Brochure: ($1,800) A project of the Yolo County Health Department. Funding provided for the printing and distribution of Babies Sleeping Safely Brochure. Funding Period: 2/2005 - 6/2005
California Children's Services: ($46,505) A Yolo County Health Department program. Funded to provide administrative support for prompt treatment of children diagnosed with disabling medical conditions. Funding Period: 04/2001 - 06/2005
Children's Health Initiative Healthy Kids Premiums: ($75,000) Funding provided to Partnership HealthPlan of California to administer First 5 Yolo's Healthy Kids Insurance Program and provide medical, dental, vision and behavioral health coverage to children ages 0-5. Funding Period 12/2005 - 6/2007
For more information: www.yolohealthykids.org
Countywide Car Seat Program: ($50,000) A program of the Yolo County Health Department. Funded to provide car seat safety classes, inspections and presentations. Funding Period: 01/2005 - 3/2006
For more information: www.yolocounty.org/org/health/ph/carseat (530)666-8645 25 N. Cottonwood, Woodland, CA 95695
Health Insurance Outreach, Enrollment, Utilization and Retention: ($206,667) A Yolo Family Resource Center project. Funded for health insurance outreach, enrollment, utilization and retention services for uninsured children 0-5 years old. Funding Period: 2/2005 - 6/2006
Movable Market: ($36,000) A Yolo County Food Bank Program that targets low-income families. Aimed at raising nutritional awareness by educating parents about the importance of providing a healthy, balanced diet to developing children. Funding Period 10/2005 - 6/2007
For more information: www.foodbankyc.org (530) 668-0690 or (800) 621-3086 1244 Fortna Avenue, Woodland, CA 95776
Nurse Home Visitation: ($624,094) A program of the Yolo County Health Department Funded to expand nursing services to cover unmet healthcare and positive parenting needs of perinatal women and their children ages 0-5. Funding Period: 4/2002 - 6/2005
Nutritional Needs Assessment and Breastfeeding Study: ($23,413) A project of the Yolo County Breastfeeding Coalition. Funded to provide baseline data for local agencies to use when measuring how well they are doing with support and promotion of breastfeeding. Funding Period 7/2006 - 6/2007
For more information: (530) 666-8645 137 N. Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695
RDUSD Health Insurance Project: ($33,000) A project of the River Delta Unified School District. Program to provide healthcare outreach, enrollment, utilization and retention services for families in the Clarksburg area and dental screenings for children participating in the Healthy Start Program. Funding Period 7/2006 - 6/2007
Regional Children's Health Collaborative: ($50,000) A Mayors' Commission on Our Children's Health program. Funded to substantially increase Yolo County's enrollment of Healthy Families' participants via a regional, toll-free hotline and county school districts' outreach. Funding Period: FY 01/02
Steps Toward an Active Recovery: ($262,405) A CommuniCare Health Centers program. Funded to expand substance abuse treatment services, including child-abuse/neglect prevention and family counseling for drug- and/or alcohol-dependant parents in or out of incarceration. Funding Period: 2/2002 - 6/2004
Stop the Cough!: ($1,340) A Shots4Tots project. Funded to bring awareness of National Infant Immunization Week to the West Sacramento area through Children's Health Day. Funding Period: 2/2003 - 4/2003
Strength through Diversity: ($3,500) A La Leche League of Yolo County project. Funded for members to attend the annual International Breastfeeding Conference and subsequently provide breastfeeding education. Funding Period: 5/2003 - 7/2003
Welcome Baby: ($219,800) A Partnership Health Plan of California program. Funded to provide universal home visitation for all newborns and their families. Funding Period: 5/2002 - 9/2003
Welcome Baby (Esparto/Capay Valley): ($14,286) A RISE, Inc. program. Funded to provide home visitation and case management for newborns in the Esparto/Capay Valley region. Funding Period: 5/2002 - 6/2003
West Sacramento Car Seat: ($4,000) A City of West Sacramento Fire Department project. Funded for a one-day car seat inspection event focusing on Russian- and Spanish-speaking communities. Funding Period 3/2003 - 6/2003
Yolo County Assessment and Intervention: ($31,000) A Yolo County Health Department project. Funded to investigate the lack of adequate prenatal care and non-use of preventive health services for infants in Yolo County. Funding Period: 4/2001 - 8/2002
Yolo County Fluoridation Project: ($5,000) A Sacramento District Dental Foundation project. Funded to explore and create a geographic plan of implementation of the fluoridation of Yolo County's water supply. Funding Period: 2/2001 - 6/2005
Yolo County Health Insurance Project: ($152,185) A Yolo County Health Department project. Funded to conduct outreach and enrollment in Healthy Families for traditionally hard-to-reach populations. Funding Period: 9/2002 - 12/2004
Yolo County Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Intervention Access: ($55,836) A project of the Department of Employment and Social Services, Child Welfare Services Division. Funded to train local county staff to provide PCIT services for 2-to-5-year-olds and their families. Funding Period: 4/2001 - 4/2002
Early Care and Education
Esparto Results!: ($382,562) A RISE, Inc. program. Funded to increase services to children ages 0-5 through general services collaboration, providing infrastructure support for a community pre-school program and case management for requesting families. Sponsors the Valley Voice newspaper, yearly health fair and Kinder Round-Up. Funding Period: 2/2002 - 6/2005
Family Connections: ($18,120) A UC Davis Center for Child and Family Studies program designed to promote the development of young children by providing support, resources and referrals to meet the current needs of informal caregivers and children in Yolo County. Funding Period 3/2006 - 12/2006
For more information: http://ccfs.ucdavis.edu/fcp.html (530) 757-8456
Hanen Parent Training: ($1,673) A Yolo County Office of Education, Greengate School program. Funded to provide parent training to facilitate child language development. Funding Period: 1/2005 - 6/2005
Kids Are The Key: ($95,436) A Yolo Family Resource Center Program. Funded to develop a feasibility plan for opening parent cooperative childcare centers at Dingle and Grafton Elementary Schools. Funding Period: 9/2003 - 6/2005
Knights Landing Childcare Center: ($48,700) A project of the Knights Landing Children's Center. Funded to begin operations of its low-cost, wrap-around, full-day, parent childcare cooperative in Knights Landing. Funding Period: 1/2004 - 12/2005
Literacy Booster Project: ($24,924) A project of RISE, Inc. providing an assortment of literacy enhancement activities for participants such as literacy through technology/computers, a take-home lending library, performing arts program and baby signs classes. Funding Period 7/2006 - 6/2007
Protecting the Spirit of Childhood II Conference: ($12,587) A project of the Yolo County Child Care Planning Council. Funding provided scholarships. Funding Period 12/2005 - 6/2006
Retention Incentive Opportunity: ($770,750) A City of Davis Resource and Referral Agency program. Funded to provide for the implementation of the Child Care Retention Incentives Program, which provides childcare stipends for childcare quality enhancement. Funding Period: 10/2003 - 06/2006.
For more information: www.city.davis.ca.us/pcs/childcare (530) 757-5695 600 A Street, Davis, CA 95616
Steps to Success: ($9,076) A project of the Yolo County Office of Education. The program uses a mentor-coach to develop individual work plans for teachers aimed at improving children's early literacy and language development. Funding Period: 7/2006 - 6/2007
Universal Early Learning: ($446,540) A project of RISE, Inc. Funding provides for an array of capacity building and support services for childcare and early education services in the Esparto/Capay Valley Region. Funding Period: 7/2003 - 12/2005
For more information: (530) 787-3433 17313 Fremont Ave., Esparto, CA 92656
Yolo County Child Care Collaborative: ($912,244) A City of Davis Childcare Resource and Referral project. Funding provides for an array of capacity building and support services for childcare and early education services countywide. Funding Period: 7/2003 - 6/2006
Yolo County Child Care Outreach: ($341,665) A City of Davis Childcare Resource and Referral program. Funded to expand home visits, training, and support to existing childcare providers, with emphasis on providers serving non-English speaking and special needs children in rural areas throughout Yolo County. Funding Period: 4/2002 -2/2005
School Readiness
Childcare School Readiness: ($198,167) A City of Davis Childcare Resource and Referral program. Funds provide technical assistance to license-exempt, childcare providers through the PLAY Day and Out & About Programs. Funding Period: 4/2003 - 6/2006
Esparto Healthy Start Collaborative: ($115,600) A program of the Esparto Unified School District. Funding provided for planning, developing and incorporating a community pre-school program and providing much needed communication of information via community events, newspaper articles and cable TV. Also, provides case management for referrals to needed services. Funding Period: 2/2001 - 1/2002
Full Day Collaborative: ($236,475) A program of the California Human Development Corporation. This collaboration provides desperately needed full-day childcare to Head Start children through provision of extended childcare services. Funding Period: 11/2001 - 11/2002
Library School Readiness Literacy: ($7,250) A Yolo County Library program. Funds provide for literacy program through School Readiness in West Sacramento. Funding Period: 4/2003 - 6/2005
West Sacramento School Readiness: ($406,650) A Washington Unified School District program. Funded to provide school readiness direct services and referrals for children 0-5 years old in the communities in the catchment areas of Elkhorn, Evergreen and Westfield Elementary Schools of West Sacramento. Funding Period: 3/2003 - 6/2006
For more information: www.wusd.k12.ca.us (916) 375-7604 930 Westacre Road, West Sacramento, CA 95691
West Sacramento and Woodland Schools School Readiness Outreach Staff: ($91,420) A Hands Together AmeriCorps program. Provides community outreach staff for the School Readiness program for children 0-5 years old. Funding Period: 3/2003 - 12/2005
Woodland School Readiness: ($352,148) A Woodland Joint Unified School District program. Funded to provide school readiness direct services and referrals for children 0-5 years old in the community in the catchment area for Prairie School. Funding Period: 3/2003 - 6/2006
For more information: www.wjusd.net (530) 662-0201 ext. 3551 630 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695
Universal Preschool for West Sacramento (UP 4 WS)
Head Start Universal Preschool for West Sacramento Spaces ($41,656) A collaborative project of the Yolo County Office of Education. Funding provided for the enrollment of children into Universal Preschool for West Sacramento program and also to promote preschool teacher workforce development. Funding Period: 7/2006 - 6/2007
WUSD Universal Preschool for West Sacramento Spaces: ($5,000) A collaborative project of the Washington Unified School District. Funding provided for the enrollment of children into Universal Preschool for West Sacramento program and also to promote preschool teacher workforce development. Funding Period: 7/2006 - 6/2007
Universal Preschool for West Sacramento: ($350,000) A project of the City of Davis Resource and Referral Agency. Funded to recruit, support and monitor contracts with private childcare centers and family childcare homes participating in the Universal Preschool for West Sacramento program. Funding Period: 7/2006 - 6/2007
Parent and Family Support
Answers Benefiting Children: ($168,535) A CommuniCare Health Centers Program. The collaborative fills service gaps and expands Family Resource Center programs, including: home visitation, parent education, parent/child groups, fathers' support groups, bilingual groups, a prevention/education advocate and Sister Friend Outreach Specialists. Funding Period: 04/2001 - 06/2002
Childcare and Development for Homeless Families: ($286,875) A Broderick Christian Center program. Funds childcare for families attending substance-abuse prevention and parent-support programs as well as budgeting and employment skills classes of Transitional Housing for Homeless Families in West Sacramento. Funding Period: 04/2001 - 06/2004
Children's ID Kits: ($1,800) A Yolo Alternative Schools project. Funded to sponsor a Fingerprint America booth at River Walk Park using Cal-SAFE students/parents. Funding Period: 11/2002 - 06/2003
Dunnigan Park: ($10,000) A project of the Yolo County Parks and Natural Resources Management Division of the Yolo County Planning, Resources and Public Works Department. Funds provide play equipment and facilities designed for children 0-5 years of age in Dunnigan. Funding Period: 01/2005 - 12/2005
Family Needs Magnet: ($8,274) A YoloLINK project. Funded to purchase contact information magnets to be distributed through agencies as well as in the "Kits for New Parents." Funding Period 5/2003 - 9/2003
GET READY!: ($962,216) A Yolo County Health Department project funded to operate mobile literacy, nutrition and health services outreach geared to children ages 0-5 and their families. Funding Period: 4/2001 - 06/2005
Harmony on the River: ($5,000) A City of West Sacramento Parks and Community Services Department and Partners project. Funded to support the River Walk Park multi-cultural, family festival. "Harmony on the River" included a health fair, "Kids ID," bicycle rodeo, helmet give-away and hands-on, multi-cultural arts and crafts. Funding Period: 02/2001 - 10/2003
Integrated Parenting Support Services: ($366,813) A Hands Together program. Funded for family life skills, home safety and support services in Knights Landing, Winters and Esparto. Funding Period 2/2002 - 6/2004
Knights Landing Family Resource Center: ($35,000) A Grafton Elementary Healthy Start program. Funded to complete construction of a Knights Landing Family Resource Center. Funding Period: 8/2002 - 06/2003
Life Skills Curriculum: ($43,289) A project of Families In Self Help (FISH). Funded as part of the Healthcare and Well-Being program, this curriculum is used to educate refugee-immigrant families on good health practices, home-safety precautions and standard first-aid techniques. Funding Period 3/2006 - 12/2006
For more information: (916) 371-8821 2455 West Capitol, Room 118, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Madison Playground: ($22,000) A Madison Community Group project. Funded to help construct a handicap-accessible playground and picnic area with a special play area for toddlers. Funding Period 9/2002 - 6/2003
Parent Survival Guide: ($5,000) A project of the Yolo County Children's Alliance funded to create and distribute a resource directory detailing health and social service agencies for parents of children in Yolo County. Funding Period: 5/2004 - 6/2005
For more information: www.yolokids.org (530) 757-5558 600 A Street, Suite Y, Davis, CA 95616
Parenting Classes: ($12,500) A Hands Together program. Funded to provide parenting classes in West Sacramento and Woodland for parents with children ages 0-5 through the School Readiness Program. Funding Period: 3/2003 - 6/2004
Services to Young Children through Davis Community Meals and Shelter: ($341,260) A Lekotek/Hands Together program. Funded to increase substance-abuse intervention, child-development assessment, parent education and meal services to Davis low-income and high-risk families with young children also using the Sister Friend program. Funding Period: 2/2002 - 6/2004
Tot Lot: ($36,000) A project of Rural Action for Knights Landing (RAKL) to construct a "tot-lot" playground area for young children in Knights Landing. Funding Period: 9/2005 - 9/2006
Yolo Crisis Nursery: ($373,774) A FamiliesFirst, Inc. program. Funded to provide 24-hour, emergency shelter care for children 0-5 years old. Families in crisis situations where young children may be at risk of abuse or neglect may bring children to the nursery for a stay as long as 30 days. While at the nursery, children receive meals, medical care and developmental activities in a caring and nurturing setting. Funding Period: 2/2002 - 6/2006
For more information: www.helpkids.org (530) 758-6680 2100 5th Street, Davis, CA 95616
Yolo Family Resource Center: ($531,385) A CommuniCare Health Centers project. The collaborative fills service gaps and expands current Family Resource Center programs, including: home visitation, parent education, support groups, bilingual groups, a prevention/education advocate and Sister Friend Outreach Specialists. Funding Period: 2/2002 - 6/2004
Systems Change
Children's Alliance of Yolo County: ($25,000) A Yolo County Children's' Alliance program. Funded to supplement operating support for collaborative children's network, including county, city, police, school, non-profit and private representatives. The Children's Alliance serves as the Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council. Funding Period: 09/2002 - 06/2003
Integrated Case Management, ICM: ($72,941) A Yolo Family Resource Center project. Funded to support implementation of the ICM system, which is an online system for partner agency referrals and case management. Funding Period: 6/2004 - 6/2005
Shots for Tots: ($65,784) A Community Services Planning Council project. Funds provide for the implementation and data entry of a countywide immunization registry. Funding Period: 2/2004 - 6/2006
For more information: www.shots4tots.org
Yolo County Multi-Agency Review Team (YMART) Facilitator: ($15,000) Funding for facilitation of bi-weekly YMART meetings providing countywide case management and referrals for children in high-risk families. Funding Period: 2/2005 - 6/2006
Yolo County Scorecard: ($25,000) A Children's Alliance of Yolo County program. Funded to create a countywide scorecard to document the health and well-being of youth in Yolo County. Funding Period: 01/02 - 02/03
Water Fluoridation Project: ($100,000) Awarded to City of West Sacramento to partially cover expenses to fluoridate the public drinking water system. Funding Period: 06-07
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