Nation's Finest

Food is being distributed almost daily around Butte County by several organizations including The Salvation Army of Chico, the Chico Community Food Locker, The Salvation Army Oroville, and the Community Action Agency of Butte County through their North State Food Bank project. See the schedule below for today and check the Chico Enterprise-Record article for other upcoming food distribution events. https://www.chicoer.com/.../where-to-find-food.../

The folks at the Salvation Army of Chico are offering Thanksgiving Boxes for families who need some additional food for their Thanksgiving dinner. Call 530-776-...1009 by October 30th to reserve your Thanksgiving Box. https://www.facebook.com/TheSalvationArmyofChico/ #chicoca #chicosalvationarmy

We're at the LAC! If you need assistance due to the fires, come down and see all the resources that may be available to help.

Oroville Emergency Resources and Evacuation Centers CHICO Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair Street... A large animal shelter has been set up at Camelot Equestrian Park,1985 Clark Road St. Johns Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Avenue (small animals accepted if leashed and crated) Neighborhood Church at 2801 Notre Dame East Avenue Church at 1184 East Avenue PARADISE Paradise Alliance Church at 6491 Clark Road (Small animals are accepted, RVs allowed in parking lot) Elks Lodge at 1100 Elks Lane ORLAND Glenn County Fairgrounds at 221 E. Yolo Street COLUSA Colusa County Fairgrounds at 1303 10th Street GRASS VALLEY Nevada County Fairgrounds at 11228 McCourney Road (Enter Gate 1) - FULL First Baptist Church at 1866 Ridge Road - FULL PLACER COUNTY Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All American City Boulevard in Roseville SUTTER Sutter High School, 2665 Acacia Avenue YOLO COUNTY Yolo County Fairgrounds Home Arts Building at 1250 East Gum Avenue, Woodland YUBA COUNTY Alcouffe Center at 9185 Marysville Rd, Oregon House Yolo County Fairgrounds at 1250 Gum Ave, Woodland SACRAMENTO COUNTY Cal Expo

Evacuation Centers: Gridley Fairgrounds - 199 E. Hazel St., Gridley Dobbins Alcouffee Center - 9185 Marysville Rd., Oregon House... Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds - 442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City

Chico Veteran's Resource Center is now: Chico Nation's Finest! https://www.nationsfinest.org/

New Emergency Shelter Project Coming to Chico The Chico Housing Action Team (CHAT) is collaborating with Butte County Departments of Employment and Social Servi...ces and Behavioral Health to develop a shelter consisting of 15-20 individual units located adjacent to Behavioral Health services on Cohasset Rd in Chico. The shelter, to be called Everhart Village, is intended to help Behavioral Health clients who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness to obtain shelter in order to improve their mental health, promote sobriety, and overall wellbeing. Everhart Village will offer Behavioral Health clients a safe and private place to sleep and secure personal belongings, with round the clock supervision and intensive case management. The close proximity to Behavioral Health clinics will ensure that clients have easy access to mental health and/or substance use services and supports. The longterm goal is for guests to achieve stability and to move to transitional or permanent supportive housing. The Butte County 2019 Point in Time homeless census reported that 22% of adults surveyed self-disclosed a serious mental illness. Scott Kennelly, Director of Behavioral Health, shares that Being homeless and mentally ill can be an extremely traumatic experience for people to be in. Research has repeatedly shown that obtaining stable housing combined with the provision of appropriate levels of mental health support significantly impacts overall client stability and produces positive outcomes. Behavioral Health recognizes this relationship and views the Everhart Village project in collaboration with CHAT as a critical addition to the resources we make available to our homeless clients. According to Don Taylor, Butte County’s Housing and Homeless Administrator, People experiencing homelessness often utilize the healthcare system at a greater rate than their housed counterparts. Their health is usually poorer and hospital stays may be longer. Interventions such as shelter and supportive housing can improve these outcomes. Everhart Village could be the first step in this healing process by meeting basic needs to improve overall health and getting some of our Butte County residents off the streets. Everhart Village will provide the opportunity for individuals to work on their health and overall wellness in a safe and supportive place. The project will be built on County owned property, and is anticipated to become operational in early 2021. Residents will be referred for placement at Everhart directly through Behavioral Health. The project will be funded through a Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment grant from the Department of Health Care Services and community donations.

Do you know a veteran who's lost their job or otherwise been impacted by the many challenges stemming from the outbreak of the coronavirus? If so, please contact us today to see if we can help. We're open for business. Through our Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, we offer housing assistance, case management, counseling, and a range of other services to qualifying veterans. Our clients depend on us, and we're committed as ever to fulfilling our mission to ...provide the highest quality of service and support for veterans in need. We can be reached at: 530-809-2831 Thank you, and please stay safe!

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https://www.dav.org/covidrelief/ Unemployment assistance available for Veterans through DAV. Find out if you are eligible below:

Veterans Resource Center - Chico is at Grocery Outlet in the Chico Kmart shopping center. Available for information and screenings for our Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Programs. Feel free to stop by and say hello to Erica and Shannon!