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FAMILY LIFE & SUPPORT NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2024/2025
Los Molinos: Masonic Hall, 25020 Tehama-Vi- na Rd.
Manton, Paynes Creek & Ponderosa Sky Ranch: Services available for residents. 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 and more. Adoptive families are es- pecially needed for sibling groups and older children. Adoptive parents support groups offered. cdss.ca.gov/adoptions, search CDSS Regional Offices for Chico Regional Office listing. 520 Cohasset Rd., Suite 140. (530)895- 6143.
Children First Foster Family Agency; Shasta and 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. Building B, Suite 20. (530)443-8775.
Redding. 2608 Victor Ave., Suite A. (530)364-5264.
Yreka. 544 N. Main St., Suite 4. (530)684-
5371.
Children’s Hope Foster Family Agency; Gridley. Serves 12 North State counties in- cluding Butte, Glenn and Tehama. Provides a wide variety of services and support to foster parents and children. Mission is to provide hope and nurturing guidance to our resource parents, foster children and transition age youth through compassion- ate professional services. childrenshopeffa. org. 567 Virginia St. (530)846-4955.
Court Appointed Special Advocates As- sociation (CASA); Redding. Serves Butte, Glenn, Shasta and Tehama counties. Sup- ports and promotes court-appointed vol- unteer advocacy so every abused or ne- glected child in the United States can be safe, have a permanent home and thrive. nationalcasagal.org for info on the CASA program. nvcss.org/casa/ for info on Butte, Glenn, Shasta and Tehama county pro- grams.
Butte, Glenn counties: 10 Independence Circle, Chico. (530)342-4619.
Shasta County: 2400 Washington Ave., Redding. (530)254-CASA.
Tehama County: 646 Antelope Blvd. Suite
25, Red Bluff. (530)526-5286. Environmental Alternatives. 15 counties served. A nonprofit corporation providing a variety of residential services to neglected, abused and delinquent children. Programs include foster care, group homes and tran- sitional housing ea.org. (800)655-8350. Sierra Nevada Connections; Serving all California counties. Non-profit, communi- ty-based family services agency that pro- vides foster and adoption services in Chico, California. Focus is on formulating healthy, stable and loving relationships between Foster Youth and Resource Families. In addi-
tion to Foster Care services, families are also licensed and trained for potential future adoption. Other services include therapy and behavioral treatment, which are inte- grated into the program for both families and clients. sierranc.org. 2550 Floral Ave Suite #20, Chico. (530)895-1110.
The Post Institute; Nationwide. Publisher of love-based, family-centered information for parents with adopted, foster and diag- nosed children. Their approach to manag- ing disruptive behaviors empowers parents of children with trauma histories to create a healing environment in the home. postin- stitute.com.
Youth & Family Programs. Serving Butte and Shasta Counties. Offers a distinctive, family-centered, team approach to foster care. Provides a full range of support ser- vices to children and teens ages 0-21, their birth families and the agency’s foster par- ents. ncyfp.org.
Chico: 2577 California Park Dr. (530)893- 1614.
Redding: 2770 Pioneer Dr. (530)365-9197.
Youth for Change Specialty Services; Butte and Shasta Counties. Offers home- less youth programs, foster family agen- cy, school-based counseling, adoptions, wrap-around programs (parenting services, therapy services and more), parenting workshops and more for the entire family. youth4change.org.
Butte County: 260 Cohasset Rd., Suite 120. (530)877-1965.
Shasta County: 2400 Washington Ave., Suite 102. (530)877-1965.
BUTTE COUNTY
Butte College Foster Kinship Care Ed- ucation Program; Oroville. Butte County (neighboring counties welcome). Ongoing trainings, parenting classes and workshops. Family enrichment training. Open and free to all. butte.edu/fosterkinship. 3536 Butte Campus Dr. (530)895-2511 or (530)895- 2284.
Butte County Adoption Services; Oroville. Facilitates adoptions of abused or neglect- ed children in foster care when family re- unification efforts fail. Requires dependen- cy court involvement. Prospective adoptive parents can be single or partnered. Home ownership is not required. buttecounty. net/433/Butte-County-Adoptions. 202 Mira Loma Dr. (530)538-5119.
SHASTA COUNTY
Krista Foster Homes. A nonprofit Chris- tian agency serving children and families in Shasta County. Foster parents are desperate- ly needed. Be the one to make a difference in a child’s life today. KristaFosterHomes.org. 1135 Pine St., Suite 21, Redding. (530)246- 1259.
Ready for Life Foster Family Agency; Red- ding. Partners with families in Northern Cal- ifornia to approve, train and equip them to take foster children into their homes. Expe- rienced, dedicated and friendly staff work closely with families to ensure the success of foster placements, whether the child needs standard or intensive level care and
no matter the length of stay. readyforlife. net. 962 Maraglia St. (530)222-1826. Shasta County HHSA Resource Family Approval; Redding. Adoption and foster care agency. shastacountycaresforkids. com. 1313 Yuba St. Resource family approv- al and adoptions. (530)225-5791.
Stable Moments; Redding. A 10-month weekly mentorship program where fos- ter and adopted children work on goals and develop life skills such as emotional awareness, self-regulation, anger manage- ment, healthy relationships, social cues and appropriate boundaries through Equine Assisted activities and learning (EAL). This program seeks to improve the life course of foster and adopted children who have experienced early developmental trauma. roughoutranch.org. 21449 Roughout Rd. (209)256-9640.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Court Appointed Special Advocates As- sociation (CASA); Yreka. Serves Siskiyou County. Recruits, screens and trains com- munity volunteer advocates. Mission is to monitor foster children’s progress through court proceedings, assess and inform the court of the children’s needs and prog- ress and work toward permanent and safe placement of each child in a timely manner. 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 educa- tion classes and child abuse hotline. tcdss. org. 310 S. Main St. (530)527-1911.
GRIEF SUPPORT
ONLINE
Hospice Foundation of America. Offers in- formation online to help with understand- ing challenges that need to be faced when coping with grief. Local hospice programs often offer grief support. hospicefounda- tion.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 af- ter death. Offers training locally, nationally, internationally, grief education and training, community support and response, grief support, podcast and bookstore. dougy.org. (503)775-5683.
Return Home; Auburn, WA. Natural end-of- life termination service gently transforms human remains into rich, fertile soil to return to the earth. Provides at-need death care. re- turnhome.com. 4146 B PI NW. (206)539-1665.
Green Burial Council. Burial with minimal environmental impact that aids in the conser- vation of natural resources, reduction of car- bon emissions, protection of worker health and the restoration/preservation of habitat. Greenburialcouncil.org. (888)966-1330.
Conservation Burial Alliance: conserva- tionburialalliance.org.
National Home Funeral Alliance: homefu- neralalliance.org.
The Forest: theforestconservationburial.org. BUTTE COUNTY
Camp Okizu; Oroville. Annual weekend bereavement camps for families and sib- lings who have lost a child/sibling to child- hood cancer. okizu.org/programs/bereave- ment-programs. (415)382-9083.
SHASTA COUNTY
Kids Grief Explorers Club; Redding. In-per- son grief group for kids. Meet in Caldwell Park. Littles Ages 6 – 8, Sept. 4 – Oct. 23, Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45pm. Middles Ages 9 – 12, Sept. 5 – Oct. 24, Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:45 pm. Visit ReddingRecreation.org and click "Regis- ter Online" to enroll your child today. The In- stagram @Kids_Grief_Explorers_Club will be used to update families on future sessions and events, activities, grief resources for chil- dren and families and to answer questions.
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 any- one who is grieving. mercymtshasta.org. 914 Pine St. (877)958-0539.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Law Help California Website. Helps peo- ple 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 prob- lems. LawHelpCa.org.
Legal Services of Northern California. Serves all upper CA counties. Offers legal resources and research tools and provides civil representation to low-income clients. Assists with tenant, public benefits and unemployment issues. Helps grandparents raising grandchildren with guardianships, Calfresh, CAlworks, natural disaster, post conviction relief, in-home support services, name and gender change petitions, edu- cation issues. Has many programs to assist with issues facing low-income adults and children. LSNC Health Hotline assists with health care issues. lsnc.net. (916)551-2150.
Butte, Glenn and Tehama Counties: 541 Normal Ave., Chico. (530)345-9491 or (800)345-9491.
Shasta and Siskiyou Counties: 1370 West St., Redding. (530)241-3565 or (800)822-9687.
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