People of Progress

People of Progress

Good will. Good work. Good progress.

Food Bank. Resource Center. Information Services.

Thrift Store. Community Gardens. Community Catalyst!

New summer store hours

7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Monday - Saturday. Donations accepted until 3:00.

Office hours for all services are the same: 10:00 - 1:00 Monday - Friday. Saturday mornings are by appointment and for food bank services only. If you cannot arrive within these hours, please call for assistance.

Motorcycle Raffle!

We are raffling off a 2008 Harley Davidson V-Rod on October 12th at Redding's 8th Annual Big Bike Weekend

Great odds on winning! Only 2,000 tickets will be sold.

A great way to help our programs!

You can call us at 530-355-2911 to enter by phone or ask for more information and you can download an entry form and get more information from our other website: www.peopleprogress.org

Big Bike Weekend is a family-oriented fun event with many exciting activities planned. Find out more at www.bigbikeweekend.com

Octuberfest

POP's annual dinner honoring potatoes and people's ability to move forward through adversity.

Thursday, Octuber 30, 2008.

And what will we do this year?

A concert? A contest? Potato decorating? A potato quiz? Potato races? Potato ice cream? Potato parlor games? We've done 'em all, so THIS year..... Hmmmmm..... A little something different? Stay tuned!

Human Beans Evenings

We'll provide the bean soup mix and a host kit for your friends

and you provide the bread, salad and a place to gather!

These evening are a way to learn more about local hunger issues and also about what People of Progress is doing to help the community. Your host kit includes invitations, informative materials, conversation starters, and some suggestions for activities. These are not fundraising events unless you specifically want them to be.

Contact Melinda if you'd like to host an evening or if you have questions. 243-3811

About us...

Think about the last time you felt hunger. If it's difficult to remember, then the solution was too simple to really worry about. You could easily solve any hunger pang at home or at the nearest restaurant. Last year, our food bank provided food for 211,000 meals 16,074 people who would have gone hungry otherwise. Hunger is a growing problem too many in our own community face. Seniors who are homeowners and can't afford to repair their roof; persons on and SSI disability income of $800 per month, mothers who go without lunch at work so their children have enough to eat; kids who arrive at school hungry; people working at low-wage jobs whose utility, food, fuel, and rent bills keep rising while wages are stagnant; and anyone who has been laid off and is trying to hold their household together with an unemployment check.

EACH HOUSEHOLD WHO SEEKS OUR HELP HAS THEIR OWN STORY, THEIR OWN SITUATION, THEIR OWN STRUGGLES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY -- THEIR OWN ABILITIES TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, HELP THEM WITH INFORMATION AND STRATEGIES AND EMERGENCY CASEWORK SO THEY CAN MOVE AHEAD.

In 2006, our Emergency Assistance Program provided 488 shelter nights for homeless people unable to stay in local shelters. We prevented 21 families from becoming homeless who had a loss in income or high medical bills. We provided voicemail boxes to help people connect with employers. We also gave away 8,000 clothes, shoes, blankets, diapers, personal hygiene kits and over 2,000 bus passes for essential appointments.

Our services provide an essential community-based safety net for those most in need.

We are a member agency of the United Way of Shasta County. The United Way chooses to support agencies that provide outstanding, essential community services in an efficient manner and who conduct an annual independent audit.

Contact us for ways you can help! Here's some easy ideas:

Host a sock or blanket or penny or umbrella or coat or shampoo or laundry soap or canned food drive at your workplace, school, civic group or church.

Bring in paper and plastic bags in good condition for our store.

Bring in egg cartons for our food bank -- we have ongoing "egg donors" but never enough cartons!

Attend an event and bring a friend.

Donate camping gear, furniture, small appliances, shoes, underwear and clothing!

Volunteer -- contact us on specific needs we have and skill you have!

We hope you find our website useful. We often update and add new areas of information, so please come back to our website or e-mail us with any questions or suggestions you may have.

New Shasta County
Community Radio Station?
The FCC Application is submitted and now we're waiting....

-- page updated 6/23/2008 --