It's not only because UC Davis is my alma mater that I'll say that the UC Davis Extension is an…read moreincredibly valuable resource & asset to the entire Northern California region. It's because of the short 2-day course I recently completed there. I love beer. So much so that I want to start making it myself. UC Davis Extension offers brewing courses ranging from beginner level all the way up to Master Brewer Certification. I took the Brewing Basics: Going Beyond the Kit course. Overall, it was excellent. The material covered was perfect for total beginners & those who have some home brewing experience. The instructors were extremely knowledgeable & delivered their information in an engaging manner. Class was held at Sudwerk with brewing demos done inside the operational brewery. Apparently, brewing courses aren't too common as there were other students who came from as far away as Texas & Ohio. Again, UC Davis Extension is an incredible resource & asset for Northern California. OK, enough review writing, it's time to make some beer!

Hay my name is Juliana Portoni i'm looking forward too this program and i'm super excited forward…read moreto it for this next fall

Wonderful caring staff. The teachers are so amazing. There are Montessori classes at this school as…read morewell if that type of program interests you.

Wonderful school with excellent, compassionate teachers and a culture of inclusivity. Their…read moreMontessori program is top notch, too!

I have been coming to Woodland Strides as an undergraduate volunteer and working with Amy Oettle…read more Amy is absolutely amazing with kids, parents, volunteers, students, horses, you name it! I have worked with Amy with multiple different clients and have seen so much progress and growth in all of them. I think that Amy does a great job connecting with parents and providing parent education before, during, and after sessions so parents are aware of how OT and hippotherapy are helping their child, and I've heard many grateful and positive feedback from parents and caregivers. Amy also makes OT fun for the clients! Clients enjoy playing games, making crafts, and learning horseback riding all while improving gross and visuomotor skills, fine motor skills, core strength, emotion regulation, body awareness, and executive functioning. Amy takes the time to make sure that I am learning constantly and getting the most out of my volunteer experience and really solidified my knowledge and passion in the field of occupational therapy. I enjoy coming back every week to connect with the kids and watch them grow. Two of my favorite moments were listening to a client excitedly tell Amy and me about all the progress he had made over the past week in between sessions and how he had applied his skills at school. Another moment was really heartwarming when we saw a client go out of his comfort zone and try a new food. Emily is amazing as well, and is a key part of the hippotherapy sessions. I really enjoy working with her and she is excellent in handling the horses, keeping the clients safe while riding, and emphasizing the importance of communicating respectfully before, during, and after riding.

I'm a volunteer at Woodland Strides. Volunteering here brings me extreme joy. It is so fulfilling…read moreto come here every week to sidewalk with Amy, Susie, and the kids. I have firsthand been able to be a part of a child's physical and mental development. Amy is an amazing occupational therapist and it is obvious the dedication she has in her field by the thought she puts into each child's session. I will continue to come be a volunteer for as long as I am able to. I feel extremely lucky to be a part of an amazing organization.

As a junior student, I have used the drop-in writing tutoring several times. And trust me, it can…read morebe helpful and supportive, especially for UWP 001 students. For each time I used the service, I came near final weeks and I usually signed-in in the morning to avoid the crowd. Every time I came with a fully developed paper for word choice check and minor grammar revision. In short, Pros: friendly, informative Cons: time-consuming waiting process, limited tutoring duration SASC is considerate to provide seats, although most of the time they are not enough. The front desk is very friendly and supportive. Every time I signed in, the staff there would tell me roughly how long I had to wait for my appointment. The tutors there were very responsive. They would come into the waiting area to call the next person's name on the wait list. The actual tutoring process was informative and supportive, since the tutors did not rewrite my paper, but provided suggestions on improvements by open questions. Some of my friends also asked tutors for help on higher order of concerns like how to develop their essay and cohesion between paragraphs, and they also gave a satisfactory feedback on that aspect of the tutoring. However, the current tutoring system is still not perfect. Before my tutor guided me into the tutoring room, the most annoying part was the waiting process. SASC has a very strict policy on the wait list: everyone has to sign in the spot right after the previous person and students will lose the spot if their names are called and passed. For reference, I usually signed in at nine, when there are roughly ten people ahead of me, but the system will take about two hours to digest the wait list. On the contrary, the actual tutoring duration is pretty short, only thirty minutes being allowed. Here are some of my tips for you: * Do not wait till the due date to go to SASC for tutoring help. * Remember to bring a hard copy, or SASC will refuse to revise your essay. * Get there as early as you can to avoid the crowd. If you cannot get up early, try to use the online sign-in system for appointments with writing specialists instead. However, those appointments are on a first-come, first-served basis. * Bring your laptop or homework to use the time during waiting. * Use the call-in service at the front desk to check your spot on the wait list if you need to leave and come back later. * Review your paper before the actual appointment. Bring concise and specific questions rather than rely on memory to remember what you want to ask. Please feel free to message me about my experience or if you have any further questions. Hope you can find the help you need in SASC :)

The Student Academic Success Center is great! I recently took one of my papers there during drop-in…read morehours to get an opinion on whether or not my thesis statement was clear and if I had written enough analysis to back up my examples. I wrote my name on the sign in sheet and it only took about 5 minutes for a tutor to call me into the room! The tutors were very friendly and explained what my essay was missing in detail. They also suggested ways that I can fix the little mistakes they found rather than just telling me what was wrong. Not only did they focus on helping me fix the small errors like grammar, they helped me look at the bigger picture of my essay. They also really addressed the concerns I had with my essay by making sure my thesis had a clear single focus and my personal examples had enough analysis by the time I left SASC. Overall, my experience with the drop-in tutors for writing was great! I also had the chance to make an appointment and meet with a writing specialist. I made the appointment online at their website and went in to meet with a specialist named Larry. He was also very friendly and helped me really convey the message I wanted to by encouraging me to add more details to my essay. I enjoyed how he didn't do any of the rewriting for me; he would ask me questions about certain parts of my essay and have me write the corrections next to what I had originally written in the margins of my paper. This helped me better understand how I was lacking analysis, and then apply it later on in my writing. He also taught me the TAXES concept. T stand for the topic, A stands for the assertion, X stands for example, E stands for the explanation, and S stand for significance. I've been applying this to my writing and ever since I've been writing very well. Overall, my experience with a writing specialist was very informative and enjoyable. I still continue to go back to SASC for writing help because all of the tutors and specialists are very supportive and are always willing to help. They offer help for any type of writing, not only UWP, and they know exactly what the professors are looking for in the assignments. From one UC Davis student to another, SASC is the place to go when you need help with college writing.

I am so very thankful to this church. My son was raised in conservatives churches like PCA…read more(Presbyterian church of America) and CRC (Christian Reformed Church). I know many kids raised this way fall away from church once they go off to college. When my son went off to UC Davis he was recovering from Covid pandemic depression and didn't really want to go to church. For months I prayed for him and sent him links to Christian gatherings around Davis but he was lukewarm and not receptive. Then one day a classmate invited him to a college ministry from this church. He met the nicest and most encouraging group of friends ever. This church provides so much loving support to college kids, many who come to UC Davis for a few years and then leave. But they will leave with greater faith and better equipped to live out their Christian lives outside of school. Priceless. Thank you.

It pains me to write this bc UCC has been my home church for over 10 years. I started attending bc…read moreI love the community and served on volunteer staff for both Junior High then High School ministry. I've also served at MOPS, am an UCC member, and even worked on staff as an admin assistant at one point. Churches are never perfect, so this is not a complaint on that. I want to write this review bc I don't believe UCC to be clear enough on where they stand on the LGBTQ community. They have events like "How to love on your LGBTQ community" and yet there are glass ceilings in place (which are not loving). It's important for people to make informed decisions about their church community. There were many years in ministry where there were more LGBTQ people volunteering with me than not. It was seemingly welcoming and we even spoke many times about inclusion and equality with staff (paid and unpaid). Apparently that's not the case. You can only serve if you are part of the LGBTQ community if you are celibate (which to John, the pastor, apparently means no dating either). I had some friends who are a part of the LGBTQ community that don't go to UCC (unbiased) read over UCC's website and pick out what is unclear or ambiguous. My husband and I then met with John to go over it. He agreed to change some things, but not others (the all means all part). So far they haven't been corrected and I know we weren't the only ones who have asked for this change. If you want to claim that you love the LGBTQ community (which John claimed in the congregation LGBTQ meeting) then "No person should have to wonder the limits of their welcome. The vulnerability entailed in investing into a community is difficult enough -- LGBTQ+ people should not have to constantly worry about when the other shoe is going to drop. Even when directly asked, many church leaders do not give straightforward answers about the church's policies towards LGBTQ+ people. It often takes multiple conversations and years of relationship-building before clarity is delivered -- and by then, the damage is already done. It is unreasonable to expect people to jump through hoops to learn how policies that affect them will be enforced." All this was said to John in our meeting in which imo was really hard to get a clear answer out of so we had to ask lots of clarifying questions. In the end, he was clear, but we'd like for the website to reflect that. So hopefully this review can help others make an informed decision. UCC please be clearer. You have hurt a lot of people how you have handled this situation. You don't get to claim to love the LGBTQ community and lead them on. You don't get to claim to love the LGBTQ community and not check in on them after holding a whole congregational church meeting on the matter. You don't get to say you love them and there be no action to do so (or at least this was the impression we got after our meeting with John). If you want to keep that opinion. Sure. Just be clear.

Hebrews 13:16 instructs us, "Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such…read moresacrifices are pleasing to God." Pretty sure that was meaningful for Yolo Wayfarer Center Christian Mission, now known as Fourth & Hope. More than 35 years ago, this group wanted to care for the homeless population in Yolo County. Today, this nonprofit organization conducts programs and services to community members who need food and shelter. They have a 65-bed emergency shelter with a commercial kitchen. They also have a 44-bed residential program to help those with substance treatment. By the grace of God and generous support from donors, this group is expanding with another shelter being built at the edge of town. As a result of this pandemic, many of the regular volunteers are naturally skeptical about being in person. Thus, there's a slight decline in donations and assistance. Of particular need, the shelter requests travel sized toiletries such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. Especially during the winter, this shelter will gladly accept gently used bedding and blankets. For those of you that shop regularly on Amazon, giving is easy, you don't have to leave your home, you just designate Fourth & Hope when you shop using AmazonSmile and eligible purchases will gain 0.5% donation. A little bit goes a long way so pay it forward :) For all our fellow Yelpers that go out to eat, please note the list of restaurants on their website who generously sponsor and donate. From www.fourthandhope.org, select "Events" then "Empty Bowl." #ThankYou for reading this review.

I feel a mixed review. I was a patient here that was discharged early. (Discharged for valid…read morereasons), My experience here was both pleasant and unpleasant. The Managment of this place is completely lacking- what I mean by that is the communication between the counselors, the maintenance, the technician staff, and the supervisors, seems to be broken in many factors. It makes for a complete uncertain level of consistency for patients (clients). The program curriculum itself, is pretty effective touching mostly on CBT, DBT, and trauma responses. The counselors that were there (December 2022) Have a great sense of state laws as well as high level of professionalism, who seem to absolutely be in the correct mindset to want to help change people's lives for the better. However, the lack of consistency makes it extremely difficult to navigate- each staff having their own set of rules and not communicating to one another or sharing the same values/ ideals when it comes to how to communicate to the clients and coworkers around them.

MCD has been such a wonderful place for my two children. We left our old center because of staff…read moreturnover, but MCD has many staff that have worked there for 10+ years. My children have grown so much with the helpful care of the staff at MCD

Montessori Country Day is a wonderful place for kids to grow and learn. My child just aged out of…read morecare here after attending since he was 2 years old (plus a long break for COVID). He grew from a shy, reserved child to an outgoing goofball with countless friends. He learned to read at 4 and I fully credit MCD with that. The care that every teacher and teaching assistant here gives is evident, and the environment is rich and colorful. I'm sad to be leaving but so glad that MCD was part of our young childhood experience.

Was charged assessment fee and then told there was no room in the class. Was told there was room in…read moreanother class I was interested in. Was told admissions/administration would call me back within day or two to answer my questions. Several days later and still haven't heard back from school. It's deceptive to charge assessment fee when admissions knows there isn't room available. Bad business practice not to return calls as promised.

Talked to Kelly by email many times. I was available 3 out of the 5 days they operate, in order to…read morehave a tour. Wanted to tour the campus to see if the school is right for my kids. Kelly could not set that up. But asked me for a multi-year commitment before I even had a chance to see if the school might be a good fit. It wasn't the only problem, but the the strangest. In my mind that sums everything up. A school with a sense of importance above the children and families they serve. It is not unusual for a school such as this to have this attitude. It is simple disappointing. Remember, if the person set up to interact with you when making an enrollment decision is unhelpful and inexperienced, think what the kids will get. Enrollment for the first time should be the honeymoon period.