The Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency’s Friday Night Live (FNL) Program has been awarded a $5,000 grant to support youth leaders in implementing campaigns meant to directly combat underage drinking in their communities.

The grant is provided through the California Friday Night Live Partnership (CFNLP), with funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to give youth opportunities to lead local projects that will be developed by youth and may include school activities, outreach to parents and social norms campaigns to decrease underage drinking among youth peers.  They will actively engage their peers, family members and community members in reducing underage drinking and the plethora of issues that result from the behavior.

The California Department of Housing & Community Development has awarded $150,000 to Yolo County to provide relocation assistance to Yolo County residents without access to potable water as a result of the drought.

This award, from the Community Development Block Program, is part of the Drought Housing Relocation Assistance Program which was established under the governor’s drought state of emergency to assist eligible households, renters and homeowners in relocating and receiving rental assistance for 12 months in the event they lack reasonable access to potable water as a result of the drought.  The program also provides assistance with security deposits, last month’s rent and a one-time moving cost allowance.

Integrating drip irrigation into your backyard garden or landscape can be an effective, low-maintenance way to save time, money and water, while helping your plants thrive.  Yolo County’s Hanna & Herbert Bauer Memorial Community Garden is host to a free class on how to set up drip irrigation based on plant type and garden layout on Saturday, December 12, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

This class will provide an overview of the strategies used to set up drip irrigation, such as the type of plants, the season, the role of drip timers and the soil.  There will also be a hands-on demonstration of how to set up a drip system and what components are needed to get started.