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Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) was founded by a group of volunteers in 1967, in response to the need for emergency aid to migrant farmers who were unable to find work during a very rainy spring and found themselves with no money for food. Since then, STEAC has increased the types of help it provides to low-income individuals and families in Yolo County, whose needs cannot be met by other charitable or government agencies. The STEAC office is located in Davis. About 90% of STEAC's income is the result of donations from individuals and companies, with the remaining coming from public grants.
STEAC's services include food for school children, seniors, and low-income individuals, rental and utility assistance, outstanding bill payment, textbooks for community college students, employment training, legal documents, clothing for job seekers, and help at the end of the year with food, clothing and holiday gifts. STEAC now provides nearly 8,000 instances of help per year to individuals and families, including 72,000 meals from the food pantry. Most of the work is done by volunteers, who work in the office screening and managing clients and cases, packing and distributing food at the food closet, helping job seekers select interview outfits, and leading the yearly holiday adoption program.
The mission of the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) is to provide immediate short-term assistance with basic necessities to Yolo County families and individuals with incomes below the poverty level.
Assistance may include help with rent, utilities, clothing, food, education, job readiness, and other basic necessities. STEAC is committed to enlarging the social awareness of the community and to providing opportunities for local community members to help others in need.
FOOD:
The STEAC food pantry provides food baskets containing shelf-stable foods as well as fresh produce, meat, and dairy to those in need. Deliveries of food are made to low-income senior complexes in Davis and families in Winters, and weekend food bags are provided to school children in Davis every Friday. STEAC has also partnered with CommuniCare Health Center's Mobile Medicine Team and Medication Assisted Treatment team along with Davis Community Meals and Housing by providing weekly food bags to be distributed to homeless individuals and those living in encampments around Yolo County.
- $50 buys food to provide 25 meals from the food pantry.
- $160 provides 20 Food Packs to help feed individuals living in encampments
- $200 provides 25 Food Packs for low-income school children to combat weekend hunger.
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION:
- $250 allows one family to keep or restore their utilities in their home.
- $1,000 helps a family pay their first month's rent and/or deposit to move out of homelessness into a home.
- $1,000 keeps one family facing eviction in their home.
ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE:
- $45 pays for a driver's license or a birth certificate that allows individuals to access social service aid.
- $40 buys work boots required to secure employment for an unemployed individual.
- $100 provides transportation support for 4 families
ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE:
- $250 pays for textbooks for a low-income Yolo County student attending a local community college
- $175 will pay for one student to complete a training course to become a certified forklift handler.
VOLUNTEERS are needed throughout the year for:
- The Food Pantry sorting, transporting and distributing food
Organization name
Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC)
other names
STEAC
1967
Tax id (EIN)
94-6138684
Mission Category
Human Services
Operating Budget
$500,001-$1 million
Organization Need
Funding: Program, Volunteers
Demographics Served
Low-income individuals/families
Local Counties Served
Yolo
Address
1712 Picasso Ave. Suite DYolo County, CA, US