MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Alyssa Araiza Wings of Angels; Redding. Aids families who have children suffering with pediatric cancer or life-threatening illness by providing support in ways other organizations do not. Aid may include financial assistance. Families served live in Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc Counties. aawoa.com. (530)378-2373.
California Children’s Services. Serves all counties. Helps provide necessary healthcare & services for children (birth–21yrs) with certain diseases or health problems. Connects patients with doctors & trained healthcare professionals & can help with expenses not covered by insurance. dhcs.ca.gov/services.
- Butte. (530)552-3891
- Shasta. For Partnership Health Members with CCS, please call (800) 863-4155. Non- Partnership clients with last names starting with A-G and T-Z call (530) 229-8436. Last names starting with H- S call (530)229-8107.
- Siskiyou. (530)841-2132.
- Tehama. (530)527-6824
CordBloodBanking. Umbilical cord blood contains valuable stem cells used in the treatment of over 80 diseases. cordbloodbanking.com. (888)894-6412.
Enloe Medical Center Support Groups; Chico. Numerous support groups addressing a variety of needs including fibromyalgia, diabetes, cancer & infertility. enloe.org/community-health/support-groups.
Wings of Eagles. Joseph Alvarez Organization for Seriously Ill Children, helping & financially assisting families with seriously ill children in Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Tehama, Sutter & Yuba Counties. Founded in memory of Joseph Alvarez, who died of a rare form of leukemia a month before his tenth birthday. Wings has helped hundreds of families that have seriously ill children with their out-of-pocket expenses, including gas, food & lodging. Wings of Eagles Hospital Care Kit program donates kits of supplies families need for an extended hospital stay. wingsofeagles.org. (530)893-9231 or (530)570-5985.
