Mission

    The mission of STEAC is to provide immediate short-term assistance with basic necessities to Yolo County families and individuals with income below the poverty level. Assistance may include help with rent, utilities, furniture, clothing, food and other basic necessities.

    STEAC is committed to enlarging the social awareness of the community and to providing opportunities for local citizens to help others in need.

    In 1967, late spring rains inundated the rural areas of Yolo County, keeping many of the county’s migrant workers from the fields. Without pay, the workers had no way to pay for food or housing, so many lived in their cars. Their requests for food flooded area churches.

    Volunteers did everything – from donating money to delivering food to baby sitting for those in need.

STEAC has expanded since those early days, but the model remains the same — caring volunteers providing essential services for the county’s needy.

Policy for STEAC is set by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, whose members include:

STEAC Board of Directors Roster 2006

* Member, Executive Committee

 The board and the executive committee meet monthly. The organizational structure is established by STEAC's Articles of Incorporation and the operations are guided by the STEAC Bylaws.

STEAC Staff

Susan Simon, Executive Director

530-758-8435

E-mail: ssimon@steac.org

Operating Structure

STEAC is a nonprofit, public benefit California corporation and has earned tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. That means contributions are tax deductible to the extent of the law (TAX ID: 94-6138683).

Income for nearly 80 percent of STEAC’s budget is provided by charitable donations. Some 2,000 generous “friends” provide the

funding to pay for operation and contribute to special funds that are earmarked for specific emergency needs.

Policy at STEAC is set by a 13-member Board of Directors, whose members are volunteers from the various regions in Yolo County.

The board, which meets monthly,  gets advice from volunteers who work through a network of committees. This working relationship is guided by an organizational flow chart (pdf. file).

Accomplishments

Measurable Accomplishments

2006

Eviction Prevention Program -- Provided emergency rental assistance to prevent eviction to 97 families, consisting of 150 adults and 163 children.

First Month's Rent Program -- Provided emergency first month's rent assistance to 77 families, consisting of 106 adults and 144 children.

Other Assistance Program -- Provided emergency assistance in the form of money for car repairs, gas, prescriptions, bus tickets, etc., to 216 families.

Emergency Shelter Program -- Provided emergency assistance in the form of motel vouchers to 53 families, consisting of 76 adults and 64 children.

Utility Assistance Program -- Provided emergency assistance to keep utilities from being shut off or to have them restored to 65 families.

Community Service Program -- Volunteers provided 15,000 hours of service to the community by providing emergency services.

Holiday Adopt-A-Family Program -- Assisted 386 families with the 2006 Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program.

Education Assistance Program -- Provided 72 adults (32 cases) with assistance for tuition, textbooks and other class material.    

Suit up for success Program -- Assisted 109 adults (78 cases)  with clothing from the All Things Right & Relevant clothing store to wear for job interviews.

Last 5 Years

Nearly 35,000 people served

$593,745 paid in emergency assistance

Over 100,000 hours donated by volunteers

$143,956 in 1^st month’s rent provided for 428 families

$192,304 in eviction-prevention funds distributed to 622 families

$ 42,973 provided for short-term housing to 778 families

$ 99,336 paid for utilities to nearly 900 families

$ 29,488 paid for education assistance

Over 3,800 individuals helped with clothing

Nearly 5,000 individuals assisted with food

Nearly 2,000 gift and good boxes provided at the holidays.

Accomplishments Beyond Measurement

Became one of Yolo County’s oldest nonprofit organizations.

Played a role in keeping families together.

Brightened many holidays for the needy.

Set the model for providing service to the public with a low administrative overhead.

Introduced many to the world of volunteerism.

Helped create a generation of charitable donors.

Affiliations

STEAC is affiliated with the following organizations:

United Way Capital Region (covers Sacramento metropolitan area and Davis) (ID#: 0040)

United Way Woodland (covers Woodland) (ID#: 0040).

Leave A Legacy of Yolo County (planned giving)

Yolo County Homeless Coalition