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From Such Great Heights: Shasta County Search & Rescue

The Shasta County Search and Rescue divisions are comprised of 13 sworn deputies and over 200 volunteers. Here are two stories from the Search & Rescue Ground Team: Advancing Rescue Capabilities Across Shasta County Thanks to the generous grant from The Community Foundation, Shasta County Search and Rescue Ground Team was able to purchase an […]

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A Founder’s Story: From the Start

The opportunity to build something from the ground up originally brought Maggie and Ray John to Shasta County in the 90s. They relocated from the Bay Area to open Bishop Quinn High School in Palo Cedro. Maggie entered the nonprofit world, working for NVCSS, BloodSource, and One Safe Place before joining the board of what […]

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Tinder Smart Tehama

For many in the North State, summer has unfortunately become synonymous with wildfire season. Baking heat and dry conditions have meant more awareness around weather patterns and fuels reductions. For the Tehama County Resource Conservation District (RCDTC) forest management is a key priority — a sentiment that has only been heightened in the wake of […]

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Repurposed and Reimagined

Accessibility is the first step towards creating art in Siskiyou County thanks to the Siskiyou County Arts Council. The Art DROP program — funded by a grant from the Community Foundation’s Community Arts Endowment Fund — is an initiative to provide communities with easy access to a variety of art supplies modeled after the ‘little […]

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