People of Progress

People of Progress

Good will. Good work. Good progress.

Food Bank. Resource Center. Community Gardens. Thrift Store.

Information Services. Community Safety-Net. Community Catalyst!

NEW Gardening page on this website!

Check out the tab to your left to find out some community-building ideas for gardening and interviews with local gardeners tips that work well in our region.

Consider growing extra in your garden to donate to a food bank!

Got Buckets?

We're looking for used buckets to plant tomato plants in to give to seniors in senior apartments.

If you have clean 3 or 5 gallon buckets from laundry soap, cat litter or food products, we need them by April 15th. Please drop them off at our thrift store. We'll be planting up cherry tomato plants grown for us and donated by Shambani Organics, a local nursery.

Our New Community Orchard!

In December 2008, we planted an orchard with 44 trees next to our community garden in Enterprise Community Park. This will produce food for our food bank for the next 20 or more years. It is also a great, centrally located site for community workshops on selection, care and pruning of fruit trees so that mroe people will consider planting them and more people will know how to care for their trees. This was a huge effort with trememdoud support.

The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation provided expertise and help with resources through their arborist, Rico Montenegro. Lindsay Olives of Corning provided funds to purchase the fruit trees. Rotary Club of Redding provided most of the funding needed for planting and fencing along with magnificient volunteers.The two main leads, Judy Salter and John Ryan were essential. Pat Corey owner of McHale Signs (and Rotary member) provided his crew who did most of the tough part of the fencing. First Choice Landscaping's owner Gordon Elliott provided major help installing the irrigation system. Bracken Gardens Landscape owners Felipe and Maria Duran, did 800 feet of trenching! Aamigos Irrigation Supply gave a generous discount on irrigation supplies, Wyntour Gardens discounted the trees and many volunteers turned out from the community on a cold but gloriously sunny day and planted an orchard legacy that will serve our community for decades to come. Thank you to all!

Great Odds, Good Cause Harley or Honda Raffle Winner Announcement:

The ticket was drawn on November 26th and the winner was

Rick Chambers of Redding, California.

He chose a Harley Davidson Night Rod as his prize.

Congratulations, Rick!

Thank you everyone who bought tickets!

We hope you will be the lucky winner next year!

We also want to especially thank Big Bike Weekend

for their great support throughout the entire project,

and we greatly appreciate the discount given to us by

Redding Harley Davidson!

Food Bank & Resource Center Hours: 10:00 - 1:00 Monday - Friday. Clothing assistance is from 10 to noon Monday - Friday. Our Food Bank is also open Saturday mornings by apppointment and week day afternoons by appointment. Food, clothing, blankets, personal hygiene, diapers, rent, voicemail, motel shelter, prescription assistance, bus passes, information/referrals, emergency-roiented casework, and one-on-one strategizing to help people move forward. Saturday mornings are by appointment and for food bank services only. If you cannot arrive within office hours, please call for assistance.

New Store Hours: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Monday - Friday and Saturday 10:00 - 3:00. Donations accepted until 3:00 on weekdays and until 2:00 on Saturdays. We have to limit donations to 4 boxes or bags at a time. If you have a larger volume than that, or something you are unsure that we are able to use, please give us a call! 243-3811 Thanks!!!!!!

Accessible Van For Sale

This van has been donated to us to raise funds to help support our programs. It is a 2001 Chrysler Braun Town & Country mini van with 56,000 miles on it. It is in excellent condition. We are asking $17,500 but will consider other offers. You can call us for information or find specific details about it's accessibility functions our free listing on www.mobilityvansales.com

More About What We Do...

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 $900 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 1/2009 --