Woodland Community College FUnd
The Woodland Community College Fund of the Yuba Community College District Foundation is a charitable support organization for Woodland Community College. The WCC Fund is focused on securing financial, volunteer and community resources to increase opportunities for students, and support their academic success.
WCC fund is an auxiliary of the YCCD Foundation, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and is overseen by a committee of local community volunteers. As an auxiliary of the YCCD Foundation contributions to the WCC Fund are tax deductible.
Dr. Matthew Clark Memorial Fund
Dr. Matt Clark. Dr. Clark (May 5, 1959 - June 21, 2024) served as the Academic President and Professor of Mathematics & Statistics at Woodland Community College (WCC).
Upon learning of the passing of Dr. Clark last Friday, WCC President, Dr. Lizette Navarette sent a message to the WCC faculty and staff. What she wrote below best expresses what Dr. Clark meant for WCC and YCCD. I quote:
"Matt was a legend – not only was he our fearless Academic Senate President, but he was a mentor, friend, confidant, and source of inspiration to many. He was known for his dedication to education, his warmth, his awesome shirts, and his unwavering commitment to students. Matt's absence will be deeply felt by all who had the privilege of knowing and working with him."
Scholarships
At Woodland Community College, we believe there is value in offering wider doors of opportunity for students. Thanks to generous support of individuals and community organizations, WCC provides a number of privately funded scholarships each year. WCC scholarship recipients become contributing members of our local communities. Every day you see WCC graduates in a wide range of vocations from agriculture, health care, law enforcement, culinary arts, education, welding and so much more. Your gift to support WCC scholarships will make a lasting impact on the life of a student and the community.
Foster & Kinship Care Education and Independent Living Programs
The WCC Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE) and Independent Living Programs serves as resource parents – foster, kinship, adoptive – providers, along with individuals interested in becoming resource parents and our county’s transitional age youth and young adult dependents.
These programs provide free classes, workshops and on-going support.
The mission of FKCE is to provide quality education and training for resource parents – care providers of youth in out-of-home care so that these providers can meet the child’s educational, emotional, behavioral and developmental needs. There are 424,000 reasons to provide education and support to families caring for children placed outside their birth families. This is the number of youths in the United States living in foster care as of 2020 (foster).
Youth engagement strategies for success – Independent Living Program (ILP) is a partnership between Woodland Community College, Foundation for CA community colleges, Yolo County Office of Education and Yolo County Health & Human Service Agency, Transitional Age Youth Unit. Teen and young adult dependents, those 14 to 21-years-old touched by foster care, are provided an array of classes, addressing financial literacy, health & wellness, college preparation, job readiness, relationships, pregnancy prevention, housing, and resource navigation just to name a few. Our team of three ca foster youth AmeriCorps service members serve to up-lift our young people with Ansel Casey life skills assessments, individual academic and financial literacy tutoring, and personal life skill coaching.
Within ILP we do our best to make certain each young person feels connected and valued. For holidays, birthdays, and graduations we make a big deal of it, giving gifts, cards, support and most important of all, an extension of kindness and humankind. If you are open to contributing to these endeavors, we appreciate your financial support that allows us to extend and enhance our programs.
Because you care, we continue to help change lives and open wider doors to the future for our community’s most vulnerable population of children, youth and non-minor dependents. Thank you from the WCC, FKCE, ILP and CA Foster Youth initiative AmeriCorps team!
THE Dorothy MINGES STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND
Woodland Community College is committed to supporting our students during this pandemic, and in other times of emergency and unexpected need. In addition to missing classes and valuable learning opportunities, many WCC students are missing work, supporting their children with online education, and suffering financial challenges without regular income. During campus closure, some do not have access to food, shelter, medical care, childcare, and other support resources.
The Woodland Community College Dorothy Minges Emergency Fund was established to help students when they are experiencing those untimely emergencies and need help to pay bills, provide food, and support their families. By giving to the emergency fund, you can help transform lives through preparing the workforce of the future!
About Dorothy: as a local educator, Dorothy was a long-term member of the Yuba Community College District Foundation board representing her native Woodland. She was instrumental in the development of the foundation’s scholarship program. A University of the Pacific graduate, Dorothy taught elementary classes for 36 years before becoming a local real estate agent. She was an advocate for students and believed that we need to do everything possible to break down roadblocks that inhibit a student’s ability to succeed.
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