YoloCares

02/04/2026

We need your help!

Joshua’s House has a patient that needs their two senior dogs, Lola (age 12) and Pooper (age 17), fostered and rehomed. We are hoping to find a loving home for this father and daughter duo, so they can live out their final days in the same peaceful and loving care as their previous caretaker.

Please share this with anyone who could possibly help with taking care of these dogs!

01/31/2026

01/29/2026

Last weekend at Peer2Peer, some of the youth in the group created beautiful tile coasters that were inspired by their special person in their life! 🎨

We talked about change, and things that stay the same after someone significant in their life dies or is diagnosed with an advanced serious illness. One thing that never changes is the lessons their special person taught them, and the love that they have for them. 💙

If you would like to learn more about grief support services for youth, reach out our YoloCares for Kids Coordinator Cynthia Anderson at canderson@yolocares.org

12/22/2025

Our hearts are full after hosting this year’s YoloCares for Kids Holiday Party. 💛

Instead of our regular Peer2Peer grief support group for kids and teens, we brought everyone together for a special night of connection, comfort, and holiday fun.

Families enjoyed breakfast for dinner, spent time with All About a Farm’s petting zoo, played inside a magical winter bubble dome, watched our balloon artist twist creations for the kids 🎈, and made meaningful memory ornaments and memory jars to honor their loved ones.

Seeing the kids laugh, watching families support one another, and creating moments of joy in the middle of grief is exactly why we do this work.

Thank you to every family who joined us, and to our wonderful team, volunteers, and partners who help make nights like this possible. The holidays can be especially hard while grieving, but no one in our community has to go through them alone. ❤️

12/19/2025

Another YoloCares holiday staff party . . . this year at the historic FIRE HOUSE in the Old Sacramento Waterfront. YoloCares is wishing everyone a happy holidays!

12/16/2025

Date: Sunday, December 21st, 10am-2pm.
Location: State Indian Museum, 2618 K st, Sacramento, CA 95816.

The Center for Loss and Hope at YoloCares, in partnership with the State Indian Museum,
invite our Indigenous/Native Community and allies to participate in a tender offering of time in
community. We invite you to share your story of grief as we spend our time together. We will
have practitioners of movement, a nourishing catered lunch, and weave community together
through communal art expression, ending with gifts of self-care for your resilience.

Grief Specialist, Debra Chapman (she/they), and others will tend to the fires as we drop-in to
all that is here for our healing journeys. You can expect to be received exactly as you are in
your griefwalk. Our intention is to care for you on this day and to set the table for reweaving
community. This event will be outside, please dress appropriately for your own comfort. To register, visit https://ow.ly/wOwy50XKBbt or call (530) 758-5566. Reservations limited to 50 Persons.

11/20/2025

YoloCares is hosting a hospice feedback event in Downtown Sacramento on December 13th at the Center of Praise Legacy Center, with the goal to listen and learn from diverse communities and their experience receiving hospice care in hopes to improve the quality of care for all the communities we serve.

The dinner will be catered, there will be an area for photos, you’ll go home with a special gift and you can use your voice to improve care for families like yours in the future.

Please consider joining us, we still have room for 8 more families (only 2 per family) to attend. RSVP here: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/30d6cc78c6a34dbb9c82d1667f0d2289

11/07/2025

The month of November is Children's Grief Awareness Month.

Children grieve differently than adults. Their feelings come through play, creativity, and quiet moments. What they need to most is to be seen, heard, and to know they are not alone.

💙Some ways to participate and show support
💙Wear the color blue on November 20th
💙Reach out to someone who may be grieving and listen, do not try to fix them
💙Light a candle for a loved one or share a special memory of them
💙Share this post to let others know about YoloCares for Kids as a resource for children's grief

10/29/2025

10/27/2025

Did you know?

YoloCares has it's own children's grief program right here in Davis? YoloCares for Kids! This program is for youth ages 3-17 who have experienced a significant loss in their life.

We provide a safe and welcoming space for kids through individual grief support or through our Peer2Peer group program where children and teens can share their stories, express feelings through art and play, and discover hope after loss.

At YoloCares for Kids, we believe every child deserves a space to feel seen, supported, and never alone in their grief.

Learn more or refer family to canderson@yolocares.org

10/17/2025

YoloCares for Kids' Peer2Peer program has room for more participants during its fall dates. Thanks to Sutter Health and the Kelly Foundation, this program is completely free to the community. Please reach out to canderson@yolocares.org for more information and enrollment.

10/17/2025

The handful of residents at Joshua’s House in North Sacramento, believed to be the first hospice on the West Coast to serve the homeless population, can finally experience the comfort, dignity and respect elusive for people living on the streets. The new facility on Larchwood Drive began caring fo...