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NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2021/2022 FAMILY LIFE & SUPPORT
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/Ser- vices/Foster-Care. 202 Mira Loma Dr. (530) 538-5119.
California Department of Social Services Adoptions; Chico. Counties served include Butte, Glenn, Siskiyou, Lassen & more. Adop- tive 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.
SHASTA COUNTY
Krista Foster Homes; Shasta County. A nonprofit Christian agency serving children & families in Shasta County. Foster parents are desperately needed. Be the one to make a difference in a child’s life today. KristaFos- terHomes.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 domes- tic 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. search “foster care” on co.shasta.ca.us. 2650 Breslauer Way. (530) 225-5554.
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 Asso- ciation (CASA); Yreka. Serves Siskiyou Coun- ty. 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. 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.
GRIEF SUPPORT
ONLINE
Hospice Foundation of America. Hos-
pice offers information online to help with understanding challenges that need to be faced when coping with grief. Local hospice programs often offer grief support. hospice- foundation.org. (800) 854-3402.
OTHER AREAS
Dougy Center; Portland, OR. The National Grief Center for Children & Families. Provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and families who are grieving can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internation- ally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief. Services • Grief
Education & Training • Community Sup- port & Response Resources• Grief Support and Resources • Podcast • For Supporters of Grievers • Bookstore. Contact us, help@ dougy.org. (503)227-5683.
Return Home; Auburn, WA. Natural end-of-life terramation service gently transforms human remains into rich, fertile soil to return to the earth. Provides at-need death care. See return- home.com. 4146 B PI NW. (206) 888-4663. Green Burial Council. Natural burial is about caring for the dead with minimal environ- mental impact that aids in the conservation of natural resources, reduction of carbon emissions, protection of worker health, and the restoration and/or preservation of habitat. To learn more, go to the Green Burial Council at green burial council.org, the Conservation Burial Alliance at conservationburialalliance. org, and the National Home Funeral Alliance at homefuneralalliance.org. And to check out The Forest, Oregon’s first dedicated natural burial ground (near Ashland), go to willow- wittranch.com.
BUTTE COUNTY
Camp Okizu; Oroville. Provides annual weekend bereavement camps for families
& siblings who have lost a child/sibling to childhood cancer. okizu.org. (415) 382-9083. Enloe Bereavement Group; Chico. Offers a free series of six weekly bereavement sup- port group meetings four times a year. This group is open to the community. Please call for more information or to receive a packet of bereavement resources. 1390 E. Lassen Ave. (530) 332-6060.
Road to Relief Support Group; Oroville. Weekly group helps participants navigate through grieving loss due to death, a move, divorce, estrangement from family or job loss. aafcc-oroville.org. African American Family & Cultural Center, 3300 Spencer Ave. (530) 532-1205.
SHASTA COUNTY
Mercy Hospice; Redding. Offers bereave- ment support groups for all ages and all types of death losses. (877) 593-8652 or (844) 708-4918.
Pathway Church GriefShare; Redding. GriefShare is a grief recovery support group where you can find help and healing for the hurt of losing a loved one. Thursdays 6:30- 8pm. griefshare.org/groups/133474. 777 Loma Vista Drive. 530-221-5683 ext 1714.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Madrone Hospice; Yreka. Grief support and counseling services for those who have lost a loved one. All ages. madronehospice.org. 255 Collier Circle. (530) 842-3160.
Mercy Hospice; Mount Shasta. Serves South Siskiyou County. Grief support groups and one-on-one support for anyone who is grieving. mercymtshasta.org. 914 Pine St. (855) 257-5126, ext. 455.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Law Help California Website. Helps people of low and moderate incomes find free legal aid programs in their communities. Helps find answers to questions about legal rights and forms to help with legal problems. LawHelpCa.org.
Legal Services of Northern California. Serves all upper CA counties. Compre- hensive website offers legal resources
and research tools. Offers a legal services program providing civil representation to low-income clients. Assists with tenant, public benefits and unemployment issues. Helps grandparents raising grandchildren with guardianships. LSNC Health Hotline assists with health care issues. lsnc.net. (916) 551-2150.
Butte, Glenn & Tehama. 541 Normal Ave., Chico. (530) 345-9491 or (800) 345-9491. Shasta & Siskiyou. 1370 West St., Redding. (530) 241-3565 or (800) 822-9687.
Looking For
Parenting resources, workshops and classes?
Get connected with your local Family Resource Center in Siskiyou County Free virtual classes & family fun events offered weekly during COVID pandemic.
Did you know that each year Siskiyou County offers over 200 sessions of free parenting groups, workshops, and classes.
Dunsmuir CRC ..................................... 235-4400 Happy Camp CC .................................... 493-5117 HUB Communities FRC ...................... 459-3481 Mt- Shasta CRC .................................... 926-1400
Scott Valley FRC ................................. 468-2450 Tulelake/Newell FRC .......................... 667-2147 Family & Community RC of Weed .....938-9914 Yreka CRC .................................................. 842-1313
Expand your knowledge of up-to-date, research-based parenting strategies. Connect with other parents to share and learn from one another. Learn strategies to support optimal health and wellbeing for your child. Learn about resources for families in your community and more!
These programs are supported through generous grants and partnership through Oregon Community Foundation, Ford Family Foundation, Siskiyou County HealthandHumanServices, Mental Health Services Act, Siskiyou County Probation, College of the Siskiyou Foster/ Kinship program, Siskiyou County Office of Education, Siskiyou County Probation, Lilliput Adoptive Families support and other partners with First 5 Siskiyou Children and Families Commission.
first5siskiyou.org
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