The Village Advocates of Sacramento Bridging the GAP…Building Community!
We Believe Wholeheartedly…
“The child who is not embraced by the village, will burn it down to fill it’s warmth.” African Proverb
“A closed mind is like a closed book ; just a block of wood”. -You cannot learn if you have a closed mind. Chinese Proverb
A child is what you put into him/her Nigerian Proverb
The Village Advocates of Sacramento
Founders Charles & Allegra Taylor have worked with youth, young adults and their families for over 60 years. Charles was a coach for 45 years. He coached all of our children. He coached in Vallejo CA & here in Sacramento CA.
Charles coached baseball, football basketball, & soccer. Charles is also a former pitcher for the San Diego Padres.
Allegra volunteered with Girl Scouts of America, Youth Ministry at Calvary Christian Center, Missionetts & Youth Ministry at Capital Christian Center, Team Mom for sports, & Youth Drill Team Instructor. She has been involved in youth and family advocacy for over 30 years.
Allegra is the visionary for The Village. After the loss of her father & experiencing 2nd hand trauma from the numerous murders of youth and young adults in our community, the racial discord on school campuses, it was time to get our boots on the ground again. We became a member of Sacramento Act in 2016. As an active advocate for community change and member of the Sac Act Live Free advocacy group; The vision for The Village was birthed.
We later became board members of BYLP where we worked together with other parents, advocates, and staff of EGUSD to change policy in the district.
We are a grass roots organization committed to making and difference in the lives of youth and families in need of support. We believe it takes a whole village to raise a child and together we are that village.
We are here to bridge the gap, to support, to encourage, to empower, and to challenge our youth & families to fear not, because the have an entire village to stand with them.
In Memory of Cynthia Waters former Youth Advocate in San Francisco CA. Allegra followed the footsteps of he mother, advocacy & family support in SF. Know to many as “Jo” One of the Potrero Hill Community Moms.
the village board members
Drew Lloyd Chief Financial Officer
Drew Veteran of the US Army and father of three. Drew is an Original Member of The Village Advocates. He is a part of our Village Vanguard Community Watch Crisis Response Team. Drew is also a volunteer with our VROP Cadets. We are pleased to have him as a part of Our Village.
Debra Perry Board Treasure
Debra is an Original Member of The village Advocates. We call her the Mother of Our Village. She is the Lead for our Parent Booster Club, South Sacramento we are truely blessed to have her as a part of Our Village.
Phyllis Stroupe Board Secretary
Phyllis is an Original Member of The Village Advocates. With a heart for the homeless community she continues to serve them, while finishing up her degree at Sac City College. An agent for change & prayer warrior. Phyllis is a valued member of Our Village.
Executive Support Volunteer Staff
Founders
Lead Community Outreach Agent
Jeffrey Wilson
IT Specialist and Web Designer
US Veteran Original Member of The Village Advocates. Jeffery is our IT Specialist and Web Designer. He is the instructor for our VROP IT/Web Design Module, & Pop Up painting instructor where he uses his talents as an artist. Jeffrey is also part of our Village Vanguard Community Watch Crisis Response Team. He has been with The Village Advocates since the inception of the organization. Jeffrey is anoher valued member of Our Village.
Tasha Winston
Commander of Our Village Rite of Passage Mentor Leadership Academy
Retired Army Sgt. Tasha Winston became a Member of The Village Advocates in 2019. With her military training and her strong leadership we knew right off the top that she was the right person for the job. Tasha excepted our request to become the Commander of our Village Rites of Passage Mentor Leadership Academy. She has been a true asset to and a valued member of Our Village.
VILLAGE RITES OF PASSAGE YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRIBE
Meet our VROP Youth & Young Adult Ambassadors, this group of youth are destined to be the change agents of their generations. They represent the reason we exist. Your future leaders of tomorrow have taken their rightful place as leaders in Our Village.
CAli lloyd
Cali is an original member of The Village Advocates Rites of Passage Program. When she became a member she was a Cub Leader in the VROP Sisterhood. Cali has continued to grow in leadership as Village Youth Ambassador of Jackman Middle School. In the school year of 2022-2023 Cali will be our Valley High School Village Ambassador.
DeMarkus Winston
DeMarcus became a member of The Village Rites of Passage Program in 2019 as a Cub he quickly rose to the ranks of Cubs VROP Brotherhood Leader.. He continued to grow in leadership and became the Village Ambassador for Jackman Middle School. In the school year of 2023 DeMarkus will become our Valley High School Ambassador.
onnie Bass
Onnie is our newest member of the Youth Leadership Tribe, she became a member in 2020 as a Cub. Member of the VROP Sisterhood and Leader of our 7th & 8th Grade Home School youth. Onnie might be small in stature, but she is unafraid to take the lead. Middle School Ambassador for homeschool students.
jaylen domino
Jaylen is an Original Member of The Village Advocates. He was a student at Valley High School when he first joined us. He has the heart of a servant and the mind of a revolutionary. Jaylen believes all people should be treated equally no matter their race or status in life. Jaylen one of our VROP Leader, He believes in standing up for all people with disabilities. We are happy to have Jaylen as our Ambassador for Youth with Disabilities.
