Events
Speaker Series – Yolo Food Bank
Our purpose is to provide a forum for local experts in the fields related to STEAC’s mission to share their knowledge and perspective to our STEAC community of staff, volunteers and donors.
Nourishing Our Communities Through Partnerships: Yolo Food Bank
Lorena has been with the Yolo Food Bank for five years now and was first hired on as an office assistant. Her role allowed her to communicate directly with clients where she was able to listen to their stories and better understand their needs. She quickly realized that many of the clients seeking food assistance were also in need of other services like housing, medical care, and more.
Now, in her current role, she is able to collaborate directly with various partner agencies, including STEAC, that may not only provide food assistance but also offer a wide range of essential services to community members in need.
The Yolo Food Bank and STEAC have partnered for many years to help feed our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Most notably, the Yolo Food Bank’s Partner Agency Store allows STEAC and other local agencies to purchase various food items at a steep low price. This allows our dollar to go further and obtain more food to distribute through all of our food programs.
Please join us on Wednesday, September 28th, to hear Lorena speak about the impact the Yolo Food Bank is making in our community!
Join us virtually
for a presentation by Lorena from the Yolo Food Bank.
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Past Speaker Series Recordings
Serving Yolo County’s Rural Communities Since 1987
May 30, 2023
View the recorded presentation online.
Staff from Rural Innovations in Social Economics (RISE) Inc. discuss the impact RISE has made in rural communities of Yolo County. RISE offers a wide range of social services programs from after school programs and Workforce Innovation Programs for youth (WIOA), to emergency food and clothing. RISE and STEAC also partner together to assist families with rent, utilities, and more.
Food, Shelter, and Hope
February 16, 2023
View the recorded presentation online.
For over 30 years, Davis Community Meals and Housing (DCMH) has been assisting unhoused community members in and around Davis with food, shelter, referral services, and more. In 2023, DCMH opened their doors to Paul’s Place, their new resource center and shelter. Join us as Becky Marigo, DCMH Program Director, and Harmony Scopazzi, DCMH Family Advocate, discuss how their organization serves the homeless population in Yolo County, give us an overview of Paul’s Place, and discuss DCMH’s longstanding partnership with STEAC.
Let’s Talk Nutrition
September 20, 2022
View the recorded presentation online.
Guest speaker Doctor Debbie Fetter from the Department of Nutrition at UC Davis joins us to discuss various topics relating to food and nutrition. Some topics will include food choices for individuals who may be diabetic, obese, or suffer from high blood pressure or poor oral health. She will also discuss what food options may be best to pack for STEAC Food Pantry clients who may be on a restricted diet.
Serving Yolo County’s Most Vulnerable Citizens
April 28, 2022
View the recorded presentation online.
CommuniCare’s Clinic-On-Wheels is making a big impact for many Yolo County residents. Join us as staff from the CommuniCare Mobile Medicine Team discuss the work they do to help the unhoused population, migrant workers, and other vulnerable individuals in our local community via their converted vehicle.
About Speaker Series
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. In addition, STEAC is committed to enlarging the social awareness of the community and to provide opportunities for local citizens to help others in need.
It is the second part of our mission that was the impetus for creating these speaker events.
Our purpose is to provide a forum for local experts in the fields related to STEAC’s mission to share their knowledge and perspective to our STEAC community of staff, volunteers and donors. Our intention is to add to the community conversation around poverty to increase public awareness and inform our actions as individuals and an organization.
If you have some great ideas on who could be a speaker, we are looking for you! STEAC strives to be a volunteer led organization and is creating a “Speakers Committee” to research, nominate, and select the future speakers for what we intend to be a permanent program here at STEAC. If you are interested, please send an email to [email protected] and we will get you more information.