Mexican American Concilio of Yolo County

Opportunities

Scholarship Grants

Concilio attends every high school senior awards night to give five scholarships. Concilio services numerous schools in Yolo County: Woodland HS, Pioneer HS, Cache Creek Continuation HS, Davis HS, Da Vinci Charter, King HS, Esparto HS, Winters HS, River City HS, Yolo HS and Delta HS. Concilio also provides scholarships to college students attending Woodland Community College and UC Davis.

They also give scholarships to Blacks for Effective Community Action (BECA), Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund, and to other organizations that supports scholarships.

Assistance to the Neediest in Yolo County

Programs that help this segment of the population include: Food Bank, Elderly Nutrition Program, Food Closet, CommuniCare, the Wayfarer Center, Yolo Family Resource Center, Yolo Family Service Center (Y.E.S.), Yolo Hospice, Davis Community Meals, STEAC, Families First, Blacks for Effective Community Action (BECA), Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, Dia Del Los Ninos, Latino Community Council, Cesar Chavez Conference (Woodland Community College), Folklorico Latino de Woodland and their scholarship program, and others.

Press Releases

The Mexican American Concilio of Yolo County gives out 55 scholarships to local students within the high schools of Yolo County. The Concilio also provide 25-30 adult grants to non-profit organizations that help the neediest in Yolo County.

Concilio also supports the migrant Summer Soccer League. These migrant centers are located in Davis, Winters, Madison, Dixon, and a Woodland team who live in federal housing. This league culminates with a final tournament that was recently held at Playfields Park in Davis on August 28, 2011. These five migrant teams who regularly play their games at their own migrant center locations, were given the opportunity to play this recent tournament in one of the best soccer fields in Northern California. Truly this has been a blessing to these young soccer players, all thanks to the efforts and support of the Mexican American Concilio of Yolo County as well as the Yolo Housing Authority and the Yolo Inter-Faith Immigration Network (YIIN).

27th Annual Concilio Award 14 Students with Scholarships
Written by David Greenwald

Saturday marked the 27^th annual Yolo County Concilio Recognition Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser. On this evening, 10 members of the community were awarded for their work and 14 Latino Students from seven high schools across Yolo County received a scholarship.

The proceeds from the event on Saturday night will go toward awarding scholarships to deserving Latino and other students in June. Two years ago they awarded eighty scholarships. They also fund 30 adult grants and non-profit program sponsorships in Yolo County.

The event was hosted by Viviana Paez, the Mistress of the Ceremony, the News Anchor from Univision 19.
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27th Annual Concilio Award 14 Students with Scholarships

Written by David Greenwald
Sunday, 16 October 2011

The event was hosted by Viviana Paez, the Mistress of the Ceremony, the News Anchor from Univision 19.

Rick Gonzales, Jr., is the President of the Yolo County Concilio and son of Rick Gonzales, Sr., who founded the organization.

Clarence Van Hook received one of the Board of Director Awards from Jerry Gonzales, former Davis Police Chief, and also a son of Rick, Sr. Mr. Van Hook would then entertain the crowd by playing guitar and singing a version of We Are Family.

Viviana Paez from Univision holds the mic for Mr. Van Hook as he performs for the Saturday evening crowd.

Linda and Herb Yip would receive the other Board of Directors Award, presented by Rick Gonzales, Jr.

Public Guardian Cass Sylvia received the Elected Official award for her years of service to the community, not just as public guardian but in a variety of ways through involvement in civic and non-profit groups.

Public Guardian Cass Sylvia received the Elected Official award for her years of service to the community, not just as public guardian but in a variety of ways through involvement in civic .

Nancy Gonzalez received a Community Award for her work with incarcerated youth, among other community activities.

Sandy Hermosillo also received a Community Award for providing healthcare to the needy.

Stella Tafoya received the Senior Citizen Award for educating needy children.

Patty Bogle Roncoroni posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to her widower Ernie and daughter Jody.

Aida Buelna received the Pilar Andrade Award for her work as an educator, principal and administrator, working with impoverished children in rural Yolo County.