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NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2022/2023 YOUTH & TEEN
Northern California, caring for more than 1,000 lives each year. Volunteers age 15 and older are needed in varying roles, primarily Apr.-Aug. shastawildlife.org. (530)365-9453. Turtle Bay Exploration Park Teen Volun- teer Program; Redding. Turtle Bay offers teens ages 13 & up opportunities to devel- op skills & knowledge through hands-on experiences and interacting with visitors. Volunteers learn within various disciplines, including art, science, history, forestry, horticulture and animal care. turtlebay.org/ volunteer. (530)242-3155.
Wild Horse Sanctuary; Shingletown. The sanctuary needs reliable volunteers for a variety of roles, Wed & Sat. Both individual & group opportunities are available. You can help by being a docent at the Visitor’s Center where you’ll learn about the sanctu- ary to be able to greet visitors and answer their common questions. Volunteers are also needed to help with brush & trail clear- ing, grounds maintenance and painting. wildhorsesanctuary.org. (530)474-5770. Youth/Peer Court; Redding. Shasta County youth ages 14-18 may volunteer as peer ju- rors & attorneys in Youth/Peer Court, where offenders’ cases are heard & sentenced. For the offender, after his/her sentence is suc- cessfully completed without reoffending while in the program, the offense record is cleared. More than 100 students volunteer in the program annually. Contact the Youth Violence Prevention Council to learn more. youthoptionsshasta.org. (530)244-7194.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Clean & Safe Mt. Shasta. A community ac- tion group dedicated to cleaning up illegal trash dumping in the city of Mount Shasta & surrounding areas. Volunteers can assist with cleanup efforts, educating the commu- nity about the environment, local laws
and reporting protocols. facebook.com/ groups/220808035063420. (530)925-9287. Mount Shasta Trail Association; Mt Shasta. Connects people to nature and communities to one another in south Siskiyou County. Also offers numerous volunteer opportunities to maintain beau- tiful areas in the region. During the spring, summer, and fall, clean up trailheads, trim brush along trails, and even construct new
trails. Go to mountshastatrailassociation. org and look for news, or select “contact” in the menu bar and send an email. Visit on Facebook for updates on activities.
Save The Rain; Mt. Shasta. Save the Rain’s goal is to stop needless deaths by educat- ing people in water-starved areas to use rain as a sustainable water supply. Find out ways you can volunteer with the organiza- tion. savetherain.org. (530)926-9999. Siskiyou Ice Rink; Mt. Shasta. Winter season volunteer opportunities for mature teens 13 & older. Rink Guards assist skaters on the ice (skating experience required). Rental Office Assistants help customers with rental skates. Teens can help with pre-season ice-making and lend a hand at special events. Artistic teens can help with decorating. Elves are needed on the ice around Christmas. Teens with a knack for sewing can help create costumes year- round. The season typically begins with ice-making mid-Nov and runs through mid-Feb. Rink office opens in Nov. msrec. org/siskiyou-ice-rink (530)926-1715.
YOUTH & TEEN CLUBS & CENTERS
NATIONAL & MULTI-COUNTY
4-H Youth Development Program. National program for youth ages 5-19. Build confidence, learn responsibility, make friends, share interests, develop lifelong skills and make a difference in the community. Activities and projects range from building robots to raising rabbits and designing web pages, to landscape design, hiking, interior design, astronomy, dance and much more. 4-h.org.
Butte County (530)538-7201. Glenn County (530)865-1107. Shasta County (530)224-4900. Siskiyou County (530)842-2711. Tehama County (530)527-3101.
Boys & Girls Club of the North Valley; Butte & Glenn Counties. Teens get assis- tance planning for high school graduation and beyond, preparing for a successful future. bgcnv.org.
Chico (530)899-0335
Hamilton City (530)826-3474 X 5035 Oroville (530)720-5508
Boys & Girls Club of the Siskiyous. Offers a safe place for young people to learn,
play and grow outside of school hours
with activities such as STEM, gardening, homework assistance, sports, games, and the arts–pottery, painting, and graphics Mt. Shasta. Hosted at Sisson Middle School. bgcgreatershasta.org. 601 E Alma St. (530)220-5055.
Boy Scouts of America. Ages 7-17. Provides boys & young men an opportunity to try new things, serve others and build self-confi- dence, character and citizenship. Cub Scouts (ages 8-10), Boy Scouts (ages 11-17), Ventur- ing program (ages 14-21). scouting.org.
Butte. County NorCal Scout Shop. gec- bsa.org. 3881 Benatar Way, Ste. D., Chico
(530)809-0400.
Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, and Glenn Coun- ties gec-bsa.org. (916)945-5154. Siskiyou County. Crater Lake Council. craterlakecouncil.org. (541)664-1444
FosterClub; Online. Geared especially for youth, this interactive website includes articles written by young people, foster care Q & A, message boards, contests and biographies of famous people who grew up in foster care. fosterclub.com.
Frontier Girls Clubs. National program with a branch in Redding. For girls in grades pre-K & up. Participants work on projects that include art, technology, home, health & fitness, the outdoors, agriculture, community service and more.
A PLACE FOR TEENS! BASKETBALL
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TEEN FITNESS Y-CLUB
1155 N Court Street, Redding 530.246.9622 sfymca.org
The Trade School at Shasta Builders’ Exchange offers journeyman career pathways in the skilled trades in Far Northern California.
Visit our website at www.thetradeschool.org
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