Great Fundraiser!

The Yippie Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2014 “Sunset in the Gardens” fundraiser will be Friday, May 9^thfrom 5:30 -8:00 pm in the beautiful Buck Mansion gardens in Vacaville.  Chef Daniel will be providing heavy appetizers.  Participants will have the opportunity to meet many of the Yippie students who are enrolled in the eleven-month Yippie Yogurt Youth Job Training Program.  A silent auction and raffle will help support the Yippie programs.

Tickets are $30 each or 2 for $50 and can be bought at the Yippie Yogurt Shop, Gillespie Abbey Carpets, online at Eventbrite at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunset-in-the-gardens-tickets-10609674823 or at www.YippieFoundation.org 

Yippie stands for ‘Youth Initiating Professional Preparedness in Employment.’  The Yippie Foundation is a local Solano County 501 (c) 3 nonprofit whose mission is to provide students with workforce development with marketable job readiness skills, food handler’s license, CPR and first aid certificates, mentoring, paid work experience at the Yippie Yogurt Shop, job placement and confidence.  Yippie graduates have a competitive edge in the entry-level career job market.  For more information, visitwww.YippieFoundation.org or call 707-208-0853.

The Salvation Army of Lodi: Culinary Arts

The Salvation Army of Lodi: Culinary Arts

Help from the Baby Closet

The birth of Tanya's twins was a traumatic event. Then, her marriage broke down. With so much on her plate the Salvation Army's Baby Closet program ended up being a real blessing.

The Salvation Army is an international Christian organization that began its work in Canada in 1882 and has grown to become the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services in the country. The Salvation Army gives hope and support to vulnerable people today and everyday in 400 communities across Canada and more than 120 countries around the world. The Salvation Army offers practical assistance for children and families, often tending to the basic necessities of life, providing shelter for homeless people and rehabilitation for people who have lost control of their lives to an addiction. When you give to The Salvation Army, you are investing in the future of marginalized and overlooked people in your community.

Yippie Foundation’s “Sunset in the Gardens”

The Yippie Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2014 “Sunset in the Gardens” fundraiser will be Friday, May 9^thfrom 5:30 -8:00 pm in the beautiful Buck Mansion gardens in Vacaville.  Chef Daniel will be providing heavy appetizers.  Participants will have the opportunity to meet many of the Yippie students who are enrolled in the eleven-month Yippie Yogurt Youth Job Training Program.  A silent auction and raffle will help support the Yippie programs.

Tickets are $30 each or 2 for $50 and can be bought at the Yippie Yogurt Shop, Gillespie Abbey Carpets, online at Eventbrite at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunset-in-the-gardens-tickets-10609674823 or at www.YippieFoundation.org 

Yippie stands for ‘Youth Initiating Professional Preparedness in Employment.’  The Yippie Foundation is a local Solano County 501 (c) 3 nonprofit whose mission is to provide students with workforce development with marketable job readiness skills, food handler’s license, CPR and first aid certificates, mentoring, paid work experience at the Yippie Yogurt Shop, job placement and confidence.  Yippie graduates have a competitive edge in the entry-level career job market.  For more information, visitwww.YippieFoundation.org or call 707-208-0853.

TRAFC - Travis Regional Armed Forces Committee

It is the mission of the Travis Regional Armed Forces Committee to maintain liaison with the personnel at Travis Air Force Base, to promote the mission of the base to the community, and to enhance the importance of this facility as an instrument of national security. This will be accomplished by facilitating communications between the military and the civilian community and by providing a point of contact for support and recognition of the men and women of the Armed Forces.

Philip VelezTravis Regional Armed Forces Committee Phil Velez joined the Travis RAB in 2003. Phil served in intelligence, administration and social work positions with the U.S. Army for 26 years before retiring to public life in Vacaville. Phil is co-founder and member of the Travis Regional Armed Forces Committee and an honorary member of the Vacaville Chamber of Commerce. Phil is also chairman of the Vacaville celebration of the 61st Reunion of the Jimmy Doolittle Raid.

http://www.helpalongtheway.net/organizationswesupport/trafc.html

The Leaven

The Leaven History: In 2005, community leaders from Parkway Community Church, City of Fairfield, and the County of Solano identified a need to improve the quality of the most under-privileged neighborhoods in the City of Fairfield. They created The Leaven, an after-school tutoring and mentoring program, as a way to show care and compassion for and proactively address the needs of at-risk and under-performing youth. The Leaven program catapulted a dynamic volunteer force eager to engage in active service to help their neighbors. Together these volunteers, through a grassroots effort, launched the first Leaven neighborhood after-school tutoring center. The Leaven has grown to numerous tutoring centers in both Northern and Southern California with more centers planned for the future. Each center serves approximately 35–40 students. The tutoring program is free to any student in the target neighborhoods and is operational during after-school hours on most weekdays. The Leaven also provides summer programs that focus on both academics, physical fitness, healthy eating, and fun outings. Since 2005, The Leaven has impacted the lives of hundreds of children and their families, as well as made a significant improvement in the safety of the neighborhoods where they are located.

The Leaven has four main goals: To increase student success in the classroom academically and behaviorally. To inspire and enable students to make better choices for their health and future. To involve and equip parents to positively impact their children and their communities. To engage faith based groups in the work of active community service.

Find our more about The Leaven at their WEBSITE

The Suisun City KROC Center

The Suisun City KROC Center will offer individuals and families a range of activities and educational opportunities, including recreation and fitness facilities and cultural arts development. The Kroc Center will be open to the public and designed to serve community residents of all ages with a variety of quality program opportunities. 

The KROC Center, originally built as a city-owned recreation center and then leased to the YMCA, was purchased by The Salvation Army in December 2009 This facility will be over a 57,000 sq. ft. and with almost every square inch being extensively renovated and many new additions, it will offer state-of-the-art fitness equipment, an aquatic center, indoor gymnasium, dance studio, a party room, classrooms and multi-use community activity areas and even a 300 seat theater!

 

Find our more about the KROC Center and how you can get involved at their WEBSITE

Be a Mentor ~ Change a Life!

Thank you for your consideration of becoming a Yippie Mentor. We hope you will say “yes.”  Your friendship, belief in and encouragement of a homeless, foster care or low-income level youth just might make all the difference in the world.  Here are some details to help you with your decision:

1. We request a 6-month commitment with weekly contact — at least a minimum of two (2) one-hour in-person meetings and two (2) 15 minutes telephone check-in (unless you are ill or out-of-town) — each month beginning on Tuesday, February 11 with our “Meet Your Match” party at 5-6 p.m. at the Yippie Yogurt® Training shop, 1955 W. Texas Street, #4, Fairfield, CA 94533.

2. We invite you to continue occasional mentoring/check-ins for an additional 3 months after the work program to help your mentee transition.

3. All new mentors must attend a 1.5 hour training that will be scheduled around your calendar.  We will also provide a Mentors’ Training every 2 months which we encourage you to attend.

4. You can also get Live Scan fingerprinting before your mentor training at Angelman’s Inc, (707-693-1947).

5. We will provide a Yippie Foundation Mentoring manual and exercises that will cover goal setting in specific areas. These goal setting exercises are to be completed during your Mentor/Mentee meetings. Additional activities include the suggested following:

• Completion of a mentee financial plan
• 6 hours of job-shadowing
• 4 hours of career-related activities such as Chamber events and job fairs
• Help mentee obtain a library card and become familiar with the library’s employment programs
• Two hours of community service together

6. We encourage the mentor/mentee group to collaborate to provide a community service event.

7. We invite mentors to sell tickets to and attend all Yippie fundraising events if able.  Our “Sunset in the Gardens” gala is scheduled for Friday, May 9^th – SAVE THE DATE!