Our Mission:

Supporting Yolo County Transition Age Foster Youth.

Our small nonprofit provides underserved youth in Yolo County who are transitioning into independent living situations with furniture, household goods and resources to furnish their first apartment or home. We also offer support & advocacy to this Yolo County cohort.

Our Programs

JOIN MAKE IT HAPPEN For yolo County downtown on picnic day! We are so excited to once again be the recipient of

the lyon real estate and martha bernauer BBQ again this year

Hope to see you there next saturday!

April 15, 2024

It Happen for Yolo County appreciates the generous furniture donations from the Yolo County community. If you have furniture to donate, we will happily consider your items. Our greatest need is for the following small items: dressers, kitchen tables and chairs, loveseats or sofas, end tables and nightstands, in good condition. To donate, please click on the orange “Donate Furniture” bubble at the top right of this page.

Thank you!!!

713A2040 edit.jpg — About Us

In 2014, (our first year of being a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization), we helped 12 youth. So far this year we provided 48 youth with everything from furniture to shower curtains and appliances to mattresses . From college students to single parents to formerly homeless youth, we are always able to help every one of our referrals create a home.
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Our Impact

200+

Youth helped since 2014

We started with 12 (all Yolo County) foster youth in 2014. Since then we have expanded to assist UCDavis Guardian Scholars, Yolo County transition age youth TAY) with mental health challenges and those on probation, most of whom were homeless or former foster youth.

53

Our goal for 2024

We expect to serve 53 youth in 2024. Our referrals come from Yolo County’s Health and Human services foster youth transition age youth social workers as well as UC Davis Guardian Scholars, Yolo County TAY probation, Yolo County CASA, Shores of Hope, and others.

4.8/5

Client satisfaction

We surveyed the youth we served on our performance, communication and the items they received. We are so pleased that the vast majority of responses were 5/5. Our average was 4.8 so we plan to improve our service in 2023!

Help Create a Home.

The youth we serve live in small apartments, trailers or a rent a room in a home. The furniture we supply needs to be relatively lightweight, small, easy to move, and in good working condition.

Donate Furniture

We accept donations of:

Small kitchen tables & chairs
Small couches or loveseats (no sofa beds or recliners, please)

At times we are fully stocked with certain items and may have to decline your offer of furniture. Please continue to consider us!

Small shelving units

Small living room chairs (no recliners, please)
End tables & coffee tables

Desks and Office Chairs
Nightstands
Small Dressers

In their own words…

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you for taking the time to go through our wish list and get us what we need for a smooth move in. Everyone was so nice and helpful, it really warmed our hearts and made me feel so welcome in the community. Last night we put the finishing touches on our studio and we are so happy with our little home.”

“Make it Happen has helped me start on the right foot and made living on my own less stressful. I am lost for words, thank you for making my transition into my second year easy. It’s foundations like these that keep students motivated in school and allow us to overcome the challenges in life.”

From a referring TAY probation officer…………….

He was very particular about setting up his items. it made his new apartment feel like his. Thank you so much for all you do for these kids. It is much appreciated. He was very happy and humbled that all of this stuff belongs to him.