About Us

About Us

Yolo County Housing Authority, also known as Yolo County Housing or YCH, is dedicated to establishing and maintaining quality, affordable housing, and community development support to everyone within its service area.  YCH was first created in 1950.  Its primary programs are funded through the Federal US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and through the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Office of Migrant Services (OMS).

Contact Information

Administrative Office

Address

147 W. Main Street
Woodland, CA 95695

Phone

(530) 662-5428
(916) 444-8982
TTY: (800) 545-1833, ext. 626

Fax

(530) 669-2241

Public Housing

Yolano & Donnelly

Address

1230 Lemen Avenue
Woodland, CA 95695

Phone

(530) 669-2250

Fax

(530) 669-2241

El Rio Villas

Address

62 Shams Way
Winters, CA 95694

Phone

(530) 795-4111

Fax

(530) 795-4568

Las Casitas and Riverbend Manor

Address

685 Lighthouse Drive, #16
West Sacramento, CA 95605

Phone

(916) 371-0582

Fax

(916) 375-1245

Seasonal Programs

Lines only staffed March through October

Davis Migrant Center

Address

31150 County Road 105
Dixon, CA 95620

Phone

(707) 678-2552

Fax

(707) 678-8892

Madison Migrant Center

Address

29289 Highway 16
Madison, CA 95653

Phone

(530) 662-1880

Fax

(530) 662-8471

Dixon Migrant Center

Address

7290 Radio Station Road
Dixon, CA 95620

Phone

(707) 678-3200

Fax

(707) 693-8021

Community Resources

Resource

Description

Website

2-1-1 Yolo County Information hub to programs and services available in our community http://www.icarol.info/PublicResourceDirectoryFrm.aspx?org=2271 

Food

Yolo Food Bank Helps any Yolo County resident in need of food assistance, including Fresh Text to receive a text reminder 24 hours before the next free food distribution in your community https://yolofoodbank.org/get-help/

https://www.211sacramento.org/211/2-1-1-yolo-county-fresh-text/

CalFresh Monthly benefits to help low-income individuals or families purchase healthy and nutritious food https://www.yolocounty.org/government/general-government-departments/health-human-services/welfare/calfresh-formerly-food-stamps

Health Insurance

Covered California Connects Californians with brand name health insurance, including free or low-cost coverage if you qualify for Medi-Cal https://www.coveredca.com/

Legal Assistance

Legal Services of Northern California Free quality legal services for low-income individuals, providing assistance with housing, government benefits, health and other civil legal issues https://lsnc.net/

Transportation

Yolo Bus Provides public transportation throughout Yolo County and into downtown Sacramento https://yolobus.com/

Children & Family Services

First Five Yolo Assists the community to raise children who are healthy, safe and ready to learn. https://www.first5yolo.org/
RISE (Rural Innovations in Social Economics) Provides youth and senior citizen programs, a child development center, mental health programs and Food distributions in the rural areas of Yolo County https://www.riseinc.org/
Yolo County Children’s Alliance Works to improve the lives of children, youth and families https://www.yolokids.org/

Education

Davis Joint Unified School District Free public education http://djusd.ss18.sharpschool.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=117173&pageId=117181
Esparto Unified School District Free public education https://www.eusdk12.org/
Washington Unified School District Free public education https://www.wusd.k12.ca.us/
Winters Joint Unified School District Free public education https://www.wintersjusd.org/
Woodland Joint Unified School District Free public education https://www.wjusd.org/
Adult Education Yolo County Office of Education hub to adult education programs https://www.ycoe.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1529997507901&vdid=qi24ci1wff394

Employment

Yolo County Virtual One Stop Connecting job seekers to jobs https://www.yoloworks.org/vosnet/Default.aspx
Employment Development Department (EDD) Administers unemployment insurance, disability insurance and paid family leave programs.  Also provides employment service programs. https://edd.ca.gov/

Homeless Supports/Shelter Information

Davis Community Meals Meals and shelter program located in Davis https://daviscommunitymeals.org/
Empower Yolo Resource Centers, community outreach, 24-hour crisis intervention and emergency shelter https://empoweryolo.org/
Fourth & Hope Meals and shelter program located in Woodland https://fourthandhope.org/
Shores of Hope Food Closet and emergency shelter for victims of crime, programs based in West Sacramento http://www.shoresofhope.org/

Community-specific contact information

Davis https://www.cityofdavis.org/
Dunnigan https://www.yolocounty.org/government/general-government-departments/county-administrator/county-service-areas-csa/dunnigan-csa
Knights Landing Branch Library https://yolocountylibrary.org/locations/knights/
West Sacramento https://www.cityofwestsacramento.org/
Winters http://www.cityofwinters.org/
Woodland https://www.cityofwoodland.org/
Yolo Branch Library https://yolocountylibrary.org/locations/yolo/

Commission/Board Documents

2023 Housing Authority Board of Commissioners

Rich Lansburgh, Commission Chair (City of Woodland)
Albert Vallecillo, Commission Vice Chair (City of Winters)
Mary Vixie Sandy, Commissioner (County of Yolo)
Dr. Dawnté Early, Commissioner (City of West Sacramento)
Bapu Vaitla, Commissioner (City of Davis)
Karen Vanderford, Tenant Commissioner
Joe Walters, Tenant Commissioner

Board of Commissioners Meeting Information

Meeting agenda, with the meeting information/instructions, are posted no later than 72 business hours preceding every meeting.

Board of Commissioners 2023 Meeting Calendar

June 28th , 2023

July 26th, 2023

September 27th, 2023

October 25th, 2023

December 13th, 2023

Transparency & Accountability

For information regarding the local policies that govern Yolo County Housing Authority’s programs, please click:

  • here for the Housing choice Voucher (HCV) Administrative Plan
  • here for FY2023 Annual Update to the Five-Year Agency Plan
  • here for FY2023 Capital Fund Program Annual Statement
  • here fo FY2023-2027 Capital Fund Program Five Year Plan
  • here for the Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan (ACOP)

Hiring

Yolo County Housing is an equal opportunity employer.

To view current open positions, visit this link: https://ychgov.bamboohr.com/jobs/