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Yolo County marks October as Domestic Violence Awareness and Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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The Board of Supervisors adopted honorary resolutions recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and heard remarks from service providers Empower YOLO and Thriving Pink.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors adopted two honorary resolutions recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month and as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Supervisor Lucas Frerichs presented the resolution on domestic-violence awareness and highlighted county partnerships with Empower YOLO and the district attorney’s victim-services unit. Julia Hernandez of the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office read a victim-impact statement and emphasized the ongoing service needs; Empower YOLO representatives summarized the agency’s crisis counseling, shelter and prevention work and invited supervisors and residents to upcoming October events.
Supervisor Sheila Allen presented the county’s breast-cancer awareness proclamation and recognized Thriving Pink, a local nonprofit that provides no-cost programs and financial grants to people diagnosed with breast cancer. Thriving Pink executive director Leslie Hunter and outreach co-chair Lori Maloney described outreach to Spanish-speaking residents, prevention and screening work, and a local program called Pulsparosa focused on the Latina community.
Why it matters The resolutions formally acknowledge local nonprofit partners and public events while signaling county support for survivor services, awareness campaigns and community-based outreach to underserved groups. County supervisors also used the moment to flag upcoming community events and resource connections for residents.
Quotations "When communities come together with courage and compassion, we can prevent harm before it happens," Supervisor Lucas Frerichs said introducing the domestic-violence resolution. Julia Hernandez of the DA’s victim-services unit read a victim-impact statement: "It messes with your sense of safety, your worth, and your trust in everything."
"Yolo County ranks fifth in California for breast cancer incidence and first for late-stage diagnosis," Thriving Pink executive director Leslie Hunter said, urging referrals to the organization for support and financial assistance.
Ending Both honorary resolutions passed and the supervisors encouraged residents to attend related events: Empower YOLO’s October activities and an October 27 domestic-violence forum at the Davis Senior Center; Thriving Pink’s outreach and screening efforts during Pinktober.
