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NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2020/2021 FAMILY LIFE & SUPPORT
SHASTA COUNTY
People of Progress Resource Center & Food Bank; Redding. Emergency help for people in Shasta County. Food, clothing and information. Social security number required. ID requested. Call if you can’t arrive during program hrs. Mon–Fri., 9am-12pm. Clothing, 9-9:30am. Food bank by appt. only, weekday afternoons & Sat morning. 1242 Center St. (530) 243-3811. Shasta Senior Nutrition Program – Friday Food Bank; Redding. Not just for seniors, but for all low-income people. 1st & 3rd Fri., 8- 9am. Photo ID, proof of address required. 100 Mercy Oaks Dr. (530) 226-3071. Shingletown Grassroots Food Pantry. Food bank currently providing food by appointment. (530) 474-4220.
The Salvation Army; Redding. Food bank on Tues & Thurs., 9-11:30am. Proof of age, ad- dress and income required. (530) 222-2207.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Siskiyou Community Food Bank; Yreka. Food bank on Mon & Thurs., 1-3:45pm. Offered to low-income individuals and families. 1601 S. Ore St. (530) 905-1551. www.siskiyoufoodbank.org.
TEHAMA COUNTY
Tehama County Food Bank. Distributes USDA Commodities (surplus food) each month for Tehama County residents with low-income at locations throughout Te- hama County. Contact for exact dates and times. (530) 529-2264.
Corning.. 1015 4th Ave.
Los Molinos: Masonic Hall, 25020 Teha- ma-Vina Rd.
Manton, Paynes Creek & Ponderosa Sky Ranch. Services available for residents by phoning (530) 529-2264.
Rancho Tehama.. Recreation Center, 17357 Stagecoach Rd.
Red Bluff., 20699 Walnut St.
FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
California Department of Social Services Adoptions; Colusa, Glenn, Siskiyou, Sutter
Counties & more. Adoptive families are especially needed for sibling groups & older children. Adoptive parents support groups of- fered. For info, see Benefits & Services at info. cdss.ca.gov/adoptions. Chico Regional Office: 520 Cohasset Rd., Ste. 140. (530) 895-6143. Children First Foster Family Agency; Shasta & Siskiyou Counties. Private, non- profit organization dedicated to helping change lives by providing a safe place for children to heal in a culture of love, accep- tance and consistency. childrenfirstffa.com.
Red Bluff. 590 Antelope Blvd. Bldg. B, Ste. 20. (530) 528-2938.
Redding. 2608 Victor Ave., Ste. A.
(530) 722-1022.
Yreka. 490 S. Broadway St.
(530) 841-1030.
Children’s Hope Foster Family Agency; Gridley. Serves 12 North State counties, in- cluding Butte, Glenn & Tehama. Provides a wide variety of services and support to fos- ter parents and children. childrenshopeffa. org. 567 Virginia St. (530) 846-4955.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Association (CASA); Redding. Serves Butte, Glenn, Shasta & Tehama Counties. Supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every abused or neglected child in the United States can
be safe, have a permanent home and have the opportunity to thrive. casaforchildren. org. 2400 Washington Ave. (530) 241-0552. Environmental Alternatives. 15 counties served. A nonprofit corporation providing a variety of residential services to ne- glected, abused and delinquent children. Programs include foster care, group homes and transitional housing placement. ea.org. (800) 655-8350.
Lilliput Children’s Services; Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama & other counties. Foster, adoption and kinship services for domestic adoptions. Adoption support group and post-adoption resource center. lilliput.org.
Chico. 289 Rio Lindo Dr. (530) 896-1920. Redding. 2580 Victor Ave., Ste. C.
(530) 722-9092.
Shasta College Foster & Kinship Care Education Program. Serves Shasta, Tehama & Trinity Counties. Free classes, workshops and conferences for caregivers, designed to meet children’s developmen- tal, emotional, behavioral and educational needs and to develop specialized parent- ing skills for those caring for children who have been abused and neglected. (530) 339-3611.
Youth & Family Programs. Serving Butte & Shasta Counties. Offers a distinctive, family-centered, team approach to foster care. Provides a full range of support ser- vices to children and teens age infant-21, their birth families and the agency’s foster parents. ncyfp.org.
Redding. 2770 Pioneer Dr. (530) 365-9197.
Chico. 2577 California Park Dr. (530) 893-1614.
BUTTE COUNTY
Butte College Foster Kinship Care Education Program; Chico. Butte County (neighboring counties welcome). Ongoing trainings, parenting classes & workshops, such as Resource Family Approval (RFA), The Nurtured Heart Approach & Multi-Lev- el Anger Management. Family enrichment training. Open & free to anyone in the community. butte.edu/fosterkinship. 2480 Notre Dame Blvd. (530) 897-6235.
Butte County Adoption Services; Oroville. Facilitates adoptions of abused
or neglected children in foster care when family reunification efforts fail. Requires dependency court involvement. Prospec- tive adoptive parents can be single or part- nered. Home ownership is not required. buttecounty.net/dess/buttecountyadop- tions. 202 Mira Loma Dr. (530) 538-5119. Family Resource Approval (formerly Butte County Foster Care Licensing); Oroville. Provides home evaluations for prospective foster parents, issues CA state foster family home licenses and maintains ongoing quality training. buttecounty.net/ dess/Services/Foster-Care. 202 Mira Loma Dr. (530) 538-5119.
California Department of Social Services Adoptions; Chico. Counties served include Butte, Glenn, Siskiyou, Lassen & more. Adoptive families are especially needed for sibling groups & older children. Adoptive parents support groups offered. cdss.ca.gov. 520 Cohasset Rd., Ste. 140. (530) 895-6143. Youth for Change Foster Care Services; Chico. Full-service foster family agency ac- credited by the California Alliance of Child & Family Services. Foster parenting options in- clude traditional foster parenting, intensive treatment foster care, transitional housing host, parent-mentor and foster/adopt. Provides a wide array of services to families and ongoing support to foster parents and youth. youth4change.org. 2580 Sierra Sun- rise Terrace., Ste. 100. (530) 877-6764.
SHASTA COUNTY
Krista Foster Homes; Shasta County.
A nonprofit Christian agency serving children & families in Shasta County for
24 years. Foster parents are desperately needed. Be the one to make a difference in a child’s life today. KristaFosterHomes.org. 1135 Pine St., Ste. 21. (530) 246-1259. Ready for Life Foster Family Agency; Redding. Foster children need your love, compassion, understanding and support. Experienced, dedicated and friendly staff works closely with families to ensure the success of foster placements, whether the child needs standard or intensive level care & no matter the length of stay. readyforlife. net. 962 Maraglia St. (530) 222-1826. Shasta County Foster Care, Adoptive
& Kinship Care; Redding. Full-service domestic adoption & foster care agency. Children of all ages, backgrounds and abilities await the chance to live, laugh and grow in a place they can call home. co.shasta.ca.us. 2650 Breslauer Way. (530) 225-5554 or (530) 225-5791.
Shasta County HHSA Resource Family Approval; Redding. Full-service domestic adoption & foster care agency. Foster Care Licensing: 1313 Yuba St. (530) 225-5554. Adoptions: (530) 225-5791. Kinship Care: (530) 225-5554.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Court Appointed Special Advocates Association (CASA); Yreka. Serves Siskiyou County. Supports and promotes court-ap- pointed volunteer advocacy so every abused or neglected child in the United States can be safe, have a permanent home and have the opportunity to thrive. yesiskiyou.org/casa. (530) 841-0844.
TEHAMA COUNTY
Tehama County Department of Social Services; Red Bluff. Connects children in difficult circumstances with loving foster families. Provides services for young adults who have aged out of the foster system but still need support. Also offers parent education classes and child abuse hotline. See Child Welfare Services at tcdss.org. 310 S. Main St. (530) 527-1911.
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