Harvest of Hope
A FUNDRAISING EVENT
Friday, October 16, 2026
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wooden Valley Winery
4756 Suisun Valley Rd, Fairfield, CA
Join us for an evening of wine, food, fellowship, and inspiring stories
About the Event
Join Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano for Harvest of Hope, an evening of wine, delicious food, fellowship, and inspiring stories at beautiful Wooden Valley Winery. Together, we’ll celebrate the strength of our community and raise critical support for programs that provide food, guidance, and hope to individuals and families throughout Yolo and Solano counties.
Guests will learn more about the impact of CCYS, hear stories from the people and communities we serve, and discover how their support helps ensure that vital services remain available as local needs continue to grow.
CARITAS AWARD
Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano is honored to present the 2026 CARITAS Award to Mensa Christi Ministry of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Vallejo.
Meaning “Table of Christ,” Mensa Christi brings faith to life through compassionate service to neighbors experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. Since 2021, dedicated volunteers have prepared and personally delivered nutritious, hot meals throughout Vallejo, offering not only food, but also kindness, dignity, and human connection.
What began as a small effort has grown into a ministry serving hundreds of people 3 times a week. By going directly to local encampments, volunteers meet people where they are, learn their names, listen to their stories, and remind them that they are not forgotten. Through its faithful and ongoing service, Mensa Christi has become a steady presence of hope in the community.
The CARITAS Award recognizes those who embody Christ’s love through selfless service. Mensa Christi reflects this spirit by bringing Christ’s table beyond the walls of the church and directly to those in need.
COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD
Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano is proud to present the 2026 Community Partner Award to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
The Food Bank is a vital partner in the fight against hunger, providing nutritious food and critical resources to community organizations throughout Contra Costa and Solano counties. Its collaboration with more than 245 nonprofit agencies helps bring food directly into the communities where people live and work.
Through our partnership, Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano is better equipped to provide fresh, nutritious food to individuals and families facing food insecurity. We recognize the Food Bank for its generosity, dependability, and shared commitment to ensuring that every neighbor has access to the nourishment they need to thrive.
Event Sponsorship Opportunities
Platinum
$5,000
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Gold
$2,500
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Silver
$1,000
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Bronze
$500
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Why Harvest of Hope Matters
Harvest of Hope brings community members, local leaders and supporters together to invest in practical help for neighbors across Yolo and Solano counties. Sponsorships help CCYS provide dignified food access trusted immigration legal services and disaster preparedness and response support to people of every background.
The case is clear: in 2024 to 2025 CCYS served 13,801 people through Food and Nutrition programs supported 1,272 people through Immigration Legal Services and delivered 23,991 Disaster Services engagements. Every sponsorship helps sustain this local network of stability, safety and opportunity.
What a Gift Can Help Provide
$50
$75
$125
$250
$500
$1,000
$2,500
Groceries that can help a family through one week of food insecurity.
A disaster preparedness kit with practical supplies for an emergency.
Food access outreach and resource navigation for neighbors facing barriers.
An immigration legal consultation and case support for a client seeking safety or stability.
Expanded food distribution outreach or legal assistance for a survivor of trafficking.
Coordinated stabilization support connecting families with trusted services.
Immigration legal representation and application support for multiple clients and families.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
PLATINUM LEVEL
Watkins Family
GOLD LEVEL
Fr. Patrick Gavin
SILVER LEVEL
Supervisor
Mitch Mashburn
BRONZE LEVEL
Price Family
Teresa De Donan
Dr. Katheryn Conde
Mensa Christi
The need is growing. Together, we can grow the response.
Food Access + Community Support Services | Yolo & Solano Counties
Across Yolo and Solano counties, families are working hard and still struggling to keep up with the rising cost of food, housing, transportation, utilities, child care, and health care. Federal changes are creating a compounding impact: families face disruptions in food and health coverage at the same time CCYS has fewer government resources to respond.
CCYS HAS A PROVEN HISTORY OF RESPONDING
Last year, our Food & Nutrition programs reached 13,801 people, distributed more than 45,000 pounds of food, and helped more than 1,200 households explore their eligibility for CalFresh.
When food or health benefits are lost, families face greater instability. SNAP reductions increase food insufficiency and pantry use, while uninsured adults are much more likely to delay or skip needed care because of cost.
HARVEST OF HOPE FALL CAMPAIGN
$75,000
GOAL BY DECEMBER 31, 2026
Keep our client-choice pantry stocked as food insecurity increases.
Expand food access in Vallejo as a Food Locker at St. Vincent Ferrer and a second CCYS pantry.
Support our Community Support Coordinator and CCYS ECM Capacity.
Help Families navigate CalFresh, Medi-Cal, and other benefit disruptions and connect with community resubmission.
"A family may first come because the refrigerator is empty. Hunger is often only the first sign of a larger crisis."
FOOD ACCESS + HEALTH ACCESS
ARE CONNECTED.
When one part of the safety net weakens, pressure shows up everywhere else.
BENEFIT OR
COVERAGE DISRUPTION
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Loss or reduction of SNAP, Medi-Cal, or Marketplace affordability.
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SQUEEZE
2
More income goes to medical care, premiums, medication, rest, utilities, or transportation
FOOD ACCESS PROVIDES
IMMIDIATE STABILITY
Healthy food on the table reduces immediate household pressure and free limited dollars for medicine, housing, transportation, utilities, and other essentials.
CCYS Food Access
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Client-choice pantry
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Food Locker Expansion
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CalFresh navigation
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Culturally responsive food assistance
FOOD & HEALTH
TRADE-OFFS
3
Families may cut groceries, delay care, or skip medication when resources run short.
CCYS WHOLE PERSON RESPONSE
4
Food access, benefits navigation, community support, referrals, and ECRM coordination.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT KEEPS FAMILIES CONNECTED
Our Community Support Coordinator helps people understand benefit changes, respond to notices, maintain or restore coverage when eligible, and connect with health care, housing, food, and other resources.
Whole-Person Care
ECMS coordinates medical and social needs for high-need Medi-Cal members. Medical supportive food is associated with lower inpatient and emergency department use.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Statewide, DHCS projects 1.1 million Medi-Cal coverage losses by 2029-30 from the new work requirement. The initiation of enhanced ACA premium tax credits is also projected to increase the number of uninsured nationally.
The need is growing. Together, we can grow the response.
HELP US RAISE $75,000 BY DECEMBER 31, 2026
Private donations give CCYS the flexibility to respond when and where our neighbors need us most.
SOURCES & NOTES
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Yolo County H.S.H.R., 1 & State Impact: Solo County Board materials: local CalFresh estimates, 2, Wells et al, Health Affairs (2024). USDA Economic Research Service: SNAP SDH, 2. CJO’s internal financial data: Food & Nutrition revenue decline, 4. Yolo County H.R., 1 a analysis of Solo County H.R. 1 Update: Medi-Cal, 2022.
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Woldland, 620 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. 536.214.4061.
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Premium tax changes: 6 KFF, Key Facts about the Unified (2026) leaded case and health are debt. 7. California DHS, ECRM & Community Supports: medicine supportive food findings: Note: Local figures describe populations potentially affected by policy changes; actual coverage or benefit losses will depend on implementation and individual eligibility.
13,000+
Food assistance at risk
Local residents could be at risk of losing CalFresh/Snap assistance - about 5,200 in Yolo and more than 8,000 in Solano.
-37,000
Medi-cal members affected
New work and reporting requirements beginning in 2027 are expected to affect about 2,700 people in Yolo and 16,280 in Solano.
-90%
CCYS revenue decrease
Federal cuts have reduced CCYS’s Food & Nutrition program revenue by nearly 90% just as community need is rising.