To feed, clothe, shelter and facilitate recovery to those in need and to show the love of Jesus Christ in words and actions.

We operate under Charitable Choice where everyone is welcome.  We provide a safe environment and do not discriminate on the basis of religion.

COMPASSION

FAITH

INTEGRITY

SERVICE

STEWARDSHIP

Fourth & Hope provides a comprehensive continuum of care for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and vulnerability in Woodland and Yolo County.

Our programs address the complex factors that contribute to homelessness, including housing instability, substance use, behavioral health needs, and barriers to income and employment. Through coordinated services, we support individuals from crisis toward recovery, stability, and long-term housing.

In the 1980s, a group of Woodland residents became concerned about Woodland’s homeless and hungry and began passing out peanut butter sandwiches and bananas in sack lunches. This initial effort grew to become a soup kitchen in partnership with local churches. A short time later, those volunteers could no longer feed the hungry and homeless and send them back out to sleep under cardboard covers, in baseball dugouts, parks, and alleyways; there was a realization of a greater need.

In 1985, these volunteers formally organized as the Yolo Wayfarer Center Christian Mission, now doing business as Fourth & Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those experiencing homelessness.

Over the decades, Fourth & Hope expanded its programs to reflect the community’s growing and changing needs. Today, our services address physical and mental health, substance use recovery, employment and income stability, and housing.

Board of Trustees meet 11 times a year.  Meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.

Executive Director
Doug Zeck
dzeck@fourthandhope.org