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Youth Programs, Clubs & Groups

June 26, 2011 by North State Parent Leave a Comment

Also see section Teen Centers. For horse-related groups, see section Animals: Equine. Be sure to check North State Parent magazine’s monthly events calendar to find out about great activities for youth & teens!

National

4-H Youth Development Program. National program for youth ages 5-19. Provides opportunities to build confidence, learn responsibility, make friends, share interests & develop life-long skills. Activities range from building robots to raising rabbits, from designing web pages to landscape design. Youth work together to make a positive difference in their community. www.ca4h.org.

  • Butte County: (530) 538-7201.
  • Shasta County: (530) 224-4900.
  • Siskiyou County: (530) 842-2711.
  • Tehama County: (530) 527-3101.

4-H Million Trees Project. Youth-founded service-learning project to inspire 4-H youth to plant 1 million trees to slow global climate change. Teen Laura Webber is spearheading a drive to plant 1 million trees across the U.S. So far she has enlisted 30,000 members of 4-H clubs who are helping out, with over 263,000 trees planted. www.4hmilliontrees.org.

Boy Scouts of America. A national program provides boys & young men with an opportunity to try new things, provide service to others, build self-confidence & character, & reinforces the importance of citizenship. Ages 7-17 may participate in either Cub Scouts (ages 1-5) or Boy Scouts (ages 11-17 or 5th grade & higher). www.scouting.org.

Butte, Shasta & Tehama Counties: Golden Empire Council. www.gec-bsa.org. (916) 929-1417.

Siskiyou County: Boy Scouts of America Crater Lake Council. 1-800-888-1273.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley. A national program that promotes & enhances the development of boys & girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging & influence. Boys & Girls Clubs offer a wide variety of activities & programs at their centers, providing a positive place for kids to learn & grow while having fun. www.bgcanorthvalley.org.

  • Chico Clubhouse: 601 Wall St. (530) 899-0335.
  • Oroville Clubhouse: 2959 Lower Wyandotte Rd. (530) 533-3067.
  • Paradise Clubhouse: 6241 Skyway. (530) 872-3662.

Frontier Girls. A national program for girls in grades K-12 with a local North State chapter. Instills the values of loyalty, faith & innovation as participants work on projects that include art, technology, home, health & fitness, the outdoors, agriculture, community service & more. Headquarters based in Cottonwood. Contact for locations. www.frontiergirls.com. (530) 347-1700.

Girl Scouts of Northern California. National girl driven program, for ages 5 to17yrs. Helps build leadership skills, courage, confidence & character though discovering, connecting and taking action. www.girlscoutsnorcal.org. (510) 562-8470.

  • Butte County: (530) 343-1904.
  • Shasta County: (530) 221-6180.
  • Siskiyou County: (530) 842-3695.
  • Tehama County: (530) 528-8655.

Girls Circle. Structured support group for girls ages 9-18 years. Girls meet in a format designed to increase positive connection, competence, & personal & collective strengths. Counteracts social & interpersonal forces that impede girls’ growth & development by promoting an emotionally safe setting & structure for girls to develop caring relationships & use their authentic voices.
www.girlscircle.com. (707) 794-9477.

  • Shasta & Tehama: Girls Inc. of the Northern Sacramento Valley (Red Bluff office): (530) 527-7767.
  • Tehama County: Anderson Teen Center: (530) 365-9021.
  • Siskiyou County: Family Resource Center Network: (530) 926-5927.

The Council, for Boys & Young Men.Strengths-based group approach to boys’ & young men’s safe, strong & healthy passage through pre-teen & adolescent years. Groups led by trained facilitators promote strength, responsibility & community. www.boyscouncil.com. (707) 794-9477.

Local Youth Programs, Clubs & Groups

Butte County

American Girls Book Club; Chico. Monthly American Girl Book Club meetings features art projects, book readings & other fun activities. New members welcome. Ages 5+. 7pm. Free. 2031 Dr. Martin Luther King Pkwy. (530)894-1494.

Play Chess! With Teen Volunteers; Chico. On Tuesdays afternoons, Chico Library teen volunteers conduct a fun afternoon of learning to play chess & improving your game. All ages welcome! 3:30-5pm. Free. Chico Branch Library, 1108 Sherman Ave. (530)891-2726.

The Sunshine Connection; Chico. Inviting ALL youth ages 5-18, with & without disabilities, for fun activities! Empowers kids with special needs, & their friends & siblings, through a variety of enriching activities, including teen night, movies, miniature golf, bowling, swim parties, sporting events, theater, dinner, self-defense, dance, wheelchair basketball & more. www.sunshineconnection.org. (530) 776-5095.

Shasta County

Boys Council; Redding. Weekly club for boys ages 9-15 fosters positive attitudes, healthy mind & body, & builds leadership & teamwork skills as well as self-worth. Great activities include playing sports, computer lab, snacks  & much more. Free. Martin Luther King Jr., Multicultural Center, 1815 Sheridan St. (530) 225-4375.

Children & Teen Grief Support Groups; Redding. For children & teens grieving any death loss. Closed groups, no-cost; pre-reg required. Co-facilitated by Loretta McBride, LMFT. Groups run in six-week series. Info: Emily Sawyer (530) 245-4070.

Positively Girls Club!; Redding. Girls ages 9-15 have a great time making new friends, learning new things, & growing positively. Weekly club offers girls a supporting environment to get to know each other & their community through girl talk, fun activities & exciting field trips. Free. Martin Luther King Jr., Multicultural Center, 1815 Sheridan St. (530) 225-4375.

Teen Advisory Board; Redding. Teens are invited to join the Redding Library Teen Advisory Board. Members help choose books, & give their input for fun activities & library policies that affect teens. Grades 9-12. Meets 2nd & 4th Tues, 6pm. Free, application required. Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. (530)245-7253.

Teens Group; Anderson. Fun time for teens, including teens with any special needs. Watch movies, play games, make crafts & more. Bring a friend! Ages 12-19. 6-8 pm. Free, must pre-register. Anderson Teen Center, 2889 East Center St.  (530) 226-5129.

Teen Nights; Redding. Teens in 7th grade & up enjoy live music, movie nights, computer lab, free food, sports, games, tutoring & more. Teen Night is a great place to meet new friends, hang out & relax! Free. Martin Luther King Jr., Multicultural Center, 1815 Sheridan St. (530) 225-4375.

Teen Writers Group; Redding. Fun & supportive group for teen writers who like to write or like to discuss writing & books. Refreshments provided. 13-18yrs. Meets 2nd Sats monthly, 2pm, Sept.-May. Free. Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. (530)245-7253.

Siskiyou County

Art Club On The Bus; Mt. Shasta. Kids ages 9 & up hop aboard the Siskiyou Arts Bus after school to create simple make & take projects inside the bus art studio. Positive place for kids to explore creativity through painting, clay-work, jewelry making, sewing & more. W-F, after school during the school year. Free. Call for location. (530) 859-2309.

Girls Circle & The Council for Boys & Young Men; Mt. Shasta. See the full description in the National Programs section above. Positive, strength-based circles & councils groups center on a variety of personal-growth topics. For girls & boys ages 10-14. For more information call Remi Vista: (530) 926-1436.

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