Redding Knights of Columbus make donation to NVCSS

Recognizing the service NVCSS has provided to the north state throughout the past 25 years, the Knights of Columbus, Redding Council #3978 made a contribution of $2,500 to the Silver Anniversary Campaign.

Grand Knight Steve Maloney presented NVCSS Development Director Jake Mangas with the donation at the Shasta County anniversary celebration on Friday, June 24.

May 1^st marked 25 years of NVCSS working to compassionately and respectfully help people gain and maintain their independence through programs in the areas of housing, mental health services, teen services, family, and community support.

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service was founded in 1986 with just one volunteer and one employee united in a vision of providing help and creating hope in Shasta County. Since then, NVCSS has grown in its mission of reaching out effectively in care and love to those in need. The agency now employs 161 people who serve nearly 30,000 clients each year across six counties: (Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama & Trinity).

If you would like to make a contribution to the Silver Anniversary Campaign, you can do so by clicking here and selecting “Silver Anniversary Campaign” from the drop down menu.

Proudly celebrating 25 years of service in the north state...

Annual NVCSS/Kohl’s Cares for Kids Shopping Event

What: Kohl’s Cares for Kids and Northern Valley Catholic Social Service (NVCSS) partner again to help underprivileged students (K-5th) look their best and feel more confident as they go back to school.

When: Saturday, July 30, 2011

Goal: Raise $16,000 to take 160 kids shopping for new school clothes.

NVCSS needs your help to make this day possible! As a non-profit partner, NVCSS raises the money for the children to participate. We would like to invite you to partner with us this year by sending us a cash contribution in any amount. For every $100 dollars contributed, one more child can start the school year wearing new shoes and clothes.
If you’re interested in volunteering to shop with a child at the event, please contact Tiffany Eckman, Volunteer Assistant, at 530-247-3330.

For more information about Kohl’s Cares for Kids
contact Meghan Anderson at 530-247-3372.

To make a donation, you can do so by clicking here, or sending a check to:

NVCSS - 2400 Washington Avenue, Redding, CA 96001

North Valley Bank makes donation to NVCSS

Recognizing the service NVCSS has provided to the north state throughout the past 25 years, North Valley Bank has made a contribution of $3,500 to the Silver Anniversary Campaign.

As a fellow community-minded business partner, NVCSS appreciates the continued support of North Valley Bank and is proud to recognize this most recent contribution to the Agency as part of the “Silver Anniversary Campaign”.

May 1^st will mark 25 years of NVCSS working to compassionately and respectfully help people gain and maintain their independence through programs in the areas of housing, mental health services, teen services, family, and community support.

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service was founded in 1986 with just one volunteer and one employee united in a vision of providing help and creating hope in Shasta County. Since then, NVCSS has grown in its mission of reaching out effectively in care and love to those in need. The agency now employs 161 people who serve nearly 30,000 clients each year across six counties: (Siskiyou, Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Butte & Glenn).

If you would like to make a contribution to the Silver Anniversary Campaign, you can do so by clicking here and selecting “Silver Anniversary Campaign” from the drop down menu.

Proudly celebrating 25 years of service in the north state...

Raising Awareness – Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Tehama County Child Abuse Prevention Council invites every community to take action for children suffering from child abuse. The blue ribbon is the international sign for child abuse prevention and is a reminder that all children deserve a safe, nurturing, and happy childhood.

Here are a few ways you can acknowledge this cause: 

Create a Blue Ribbon Tree for children in your community. Any community group or individual can make a difference in the life of a child. Make a difference and “Build a Blue Ribbon Tree”.

• Select a Tree or Construct a tree (out of any materials you choose). If utilizing a live tree, choose one that has high visibility.
  Note: Please ask permission if required and be respectful of the tree.
• Decorate tree with Blue Ribbons (store bought or home-made)
• Register your tree here.

Join us for one of two “plant a pinwheel garden” events.

• Friday, April 1, 2011
  9:00am – 4:00pm at the Corning Transportation Center
  1081 Solano Street
• Saturday, April 9, 2011
  10:15am – 4:00pm at the Tehama County Courthouse
  633 Washington Street

Show your support for this great cause by planting a blue pinwheel at one of these events! Pinwheels can be customized for $1.00, by adding the name of a child you would like to honor. All proceeds from this event will go into a scholarship fund for a Tehama County student who is seeking a degree in a field related to Child Abuse Prevention.

For further information about any of these events, you may contact Lavonne Fawver, Tehama County Child Abuse Prevention Council Coordinator
Phone: (530) 528-7950
Fax: (530) 528-8065
Email: lfawver@nvcss.org
www.preventchildabusetehama.org

The Tehama County Child Abuse Prevention Council is a program of NVCSS.

PremierWest Bank makes donation to NVCSS

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of NVCSS, PremierWest Bank has made a contribution of $2,500 to the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program of Shasta County.

PremierWest Bank has taken a lead role in financially supporting the CASA program in Shasta County, where as many as 550 children are in the foster care system. 

The mission of CASA is simple – “to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes.”

NVCSS is grateful for the support of PremierWest Bank as a community-minded business partner and is proud to recognize this most recent contribution to the Agency as part of the “Silver Anniversary Campaign”.   

On May 1st, NVCSS proudly celebrates 25 years of compassionately and respectfully helping people gain and maintain their independence through programs in the areas of housing, mental health services, teen services, family, and community support. 

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service was founded in 1986 with just one volunteer and one employee united in a vision of providing help and creating hope in Shasta County. Since then, NVCSS has grown in its mission of reaching out effectively in care and love to those in need. The agency now employs 161 people who serve nearly 30,000 clients each year across six counties: (Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama & Trinity). 

If you would like to make a contribution to the Silver Anniversary Campaign, you can do so by clicking here and selecting “Silver Anniversary Campaign” from the drop down menu.

Proudly celebrating 25 years of service in the north state...

Coming Soon: 3rd Annual - Project Homeless Connect

The City of Redding/Shasta County Continuum of Care Council identified 3,532 individuals who were homeless or imminently at-risk of becoming homeless in 2010. Tragically, 877 of those individuals were children. To combat this challenge, Shasta County is offering an innovative solution by hosting Project Homeless Connect at the Redding Convention Center. This one-stop resource-collaborative targets the men, women, and children of Shasta County who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. Our goal is to offer guests access to services and long-term solutions to help them eventually move off the streets and into permanent housing. Numerous vital services will be available to our neighbors in-need, all in one location, for one day, at no cost.

Last year, we were able to provide over 1,000 of these neighbors in-need with assistance in obtaining identification, housing, employment, education, children’s services, legal aid, medical services, vision assistance, dental aid, food, and other individual needs.

How you can help: If you would like to partner in changing lives through this dynamic strategy, donations can be made payable to Northern Valley Catholic Social Service. Please include PHC in the memo line.

Check out last year's event!

For further information, please contact:

Jessica Delaney – Event Coordinator

Project Homeless Connect

Jdelaney.coc@gmail.com

530.241.0552

Adopt-A-Family

The holidays are a special occasion spent with families and friends; it is a time of hope and jubilance. Many people enjoy seeing old friends and giving gifts to the people they care about. While this is true for many, there are those who struggle to make ends meet and cannot afford to have a Christmas. Imagine life as a teen mother abandoned by her family and expecting her first child, or a parent working a minimum wage job with four young children and struggling to put food on the table. The NVCSS Adopt-A-Family program strives to make the holiday season cheerier for North State families by providing gifts of clothing, food and toys. In 2009, over 1,100 families were “adopted” by caring individuals, families and organizations in Butte, Shasta, Siskiyou and Tehama counties.

Without aid from the community Northern Valley Catholic Social Service (NVCSS) would not be able to spread cheer to the hundreds of families who’ve been helped throughout the years. There are many social groups, organizations and individuals who adopt families in need and give these families a Christmas to remember. Some of these caring individuals are neighbors, friends, family, or individuals from local businesses. NVCSS likes to think of them as Santa’s helpers and they help NVCSS fulfill its mission of reaching out in care and in love to those in need.

There is one organization that has taken the lead in helping NVCSS spread the word of the Adopt-A-Family program. For many years the Record Searchlight has worked closely with NVCSS to share the stories of families who are given a Christmas, of volunteers going above and beyond to help families in need and stories about the Adopt-A-Family program that touches the heart. The Record Searchlight works tirelessly to report the news and share it with the public. They go above and beyond to help the Adopt-A-Family program.

The Record Searchlight has written grants in the past to receive money to contribute to the Adopt-A-Family program. With a grant this year the Record Searchlight contributed $5,000 to the program. In addition, the staff of the Record Searchlight put together a breakfast club with the purpose of adopting a family from the NVCSS program. The staff gathered around the table, they choose a family to adopt and they all participate to help give the family a magical Christmas. With the Record Searchlight’s help NVCSS has been able to increase the number of families being served each year. NVCSS heartily thanks the Record Searchlight for their generous contributions.

During the holiday season our thoughts turn gratefully to the Record Searchlight and everyone involved in making Adopt-A-Family a success. It is important to remember there are individuals who are desperately in need of some holiday cheer and it is up to members of the community to make the magic happen. Even though it may seem like the magic of Christmas has slipped away for some, it is restored through Adopt-A-Family. NVCSS is proud to be a part of a community that shares in making a difference for North State families.

For more information about NVCSS Adopt-A-Family please visit www.nvcss.org or call 530-241-0552.