Community Assistance Network (CAN), is a 501(C)(3) non-profit, that provides food and family services to Del Norte County and Adjacent Tribal Lands.
CAN started as a small food bank in 1995, in response to the diminishing fishing and logging industries. It has grown from serving 165 households that first month, to 1,700 households annually. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of many individuals and agencies in the community, CAN now offers a variety of other food, garden, family services. If we cannot meet your needs, we will be happy to try and refer you to someone who can.
Provides a food pantry. Serves Del Norte County.
Pantry Hours:
Mondays
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Del Norte Mission Possible offers opportunities for volunteers in the areas of bookkeeping, administration assistant, social work training in relationship-based case management, internship opportunities for drug and alcohol counseling, gardening, teaching budgeting or life skills or healthy eating. If you have a passion to help the neediest in our community through service that has a foundation in honor, respect, empowerment, and dignity, we welcome you to contact us and put your skills to use and join the team of “Difference Makers”.
If you have always wanted to open a business or want to expand your existing business or need working capital to get through the off season, please contact the Del Norte Economic Development Corporation (DNEDC) for assistance. The DNEDC is a non profit corporation formed in 1976. We are considered a lender of last resort, a gap filler. We are here to assist the borrower who has a project that is not bankable at this time or to fill the gap between what a bank or other financial institute will lend on the project and the actual project cost. We can lend up to $250,000 per project. We will work with you to help bring your project to fruition.
Please contact the DNEDC for additional information regarding our loan program.
Our purpose is to support the orchestra and cooperate with local schools and teachers to train and develop musicians, particularly string musicians, and provide opportunities to perform. We provide financial support to facilitate music education and performance for the enjoyment of participants and our local communities.
Our mission is to create self-awareness and healthy relationships through educational, recreational and artistic activities in nature.
Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA)
Mission Statement: As a local arts agency, Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness provides support and excitement for all the creative arts to inspire community vitality and harmony.
Reach us at: office@dnaca.net, (707) 464-1336, or on Facebook.
Our mailing address is PO Box 1480, Crescent City, CA 95531
What does DNACA do for our Community?
Baby Steps is a program designed for Teen parents to receive information on age appropriate developmental information developmental Assessments for children using the PEDS screening tool, family Strengths and Needs Assessments, and Resource and Referral to community services.
Redwood Voice is a youth media organization designed to empower youth in Del Norte and Tribal Lands through amplifying their voices using media productions. We believe the first step in changing the narratives of our community is to tell the untold stories and raise the voices that are not heard through traditional communication outlets.
We recognize the importance of meeting youth where they are at, and that in a rural community such as our own, geography and transportation can be a barrier for our young people’s access to opportunities such as this one. In response, we have designed our program to be mobile, expanding our reach to various sites in all communities of Del Norte and Tribal Lands as needed.
Redwood Voice is funded and supported by The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities initiative, Humboldt Area Foundation, and Wild Rivers Community Foundation. Our support from the Building Healthy Communities initiative (which supports 14 communities throughout the state of California) gives us the unique opportunity to build partnerships with youth media programs from Del Norte to City Heights, San Diego. This network and support through the California Endowment expands the reach of our publications to communities throughout the entire State of California and beyond.
If you, or your group, class, club, organization, business, etc is interested in receiving any training or support from our organization, please contact us!
We occasionally have openings for weekly cooks. This entails cooking for 50-150 people one day per week. We have a certified kitchen and all of the food and supplies you’ll need. Our meals are either dinners at 5pm, or breakfasts at 8am.
Our services include:
- Meals (dinners M-W-F at 5pm) (breakfasts Th-Sun at 8am)
- referral
- clothing
- a meal sized portion of food to anyone anytime
- prayer support and Christian counseling
- support groups (AA, Christian 12 step, recovery groups and Bible studies)
- Extreme weather shelter
- hygiene items
SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education) is a collaborative partnership between the USDA, The California Endowment, and the Network for a Healthy California supporting nutrition education and obesity prevention for CalFresh recipients and eligibles. The overall goal of SNAP-Ed is to improve the likelihood that participants will make healthy choices within a limited budget and choose active lifestyles consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate. To achieve our goal, we specifically focus on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, increasing physical activity levels, increasing food security and preventing diet-related chronic diseases.
Our Foster Youth Services Program is designed to improve academic achievement, promote graduation rates, reduce discipline and behavior problems, and increase attendance rates among foster youth.
Why are these services needed? In Del Norte County:
Over 75 percent of foster youth students work is below grade level
Nearly 40 percent are retained at least one year in school
Students in the foster care system have typically moved more than once a year and have attended 9-10 different schools before they turn 18
Over 25 percent of foster students qualify for special education services (compared with 10 percent of general population)
Lighthouse Repertory Theatre (LRT) is a non-profit 501(c)3, all volunteer community theatre company dedicated to produce the highest quality production for our supportive community. It is the only theatre company in Del Norte County with its creation in 1978.
Now in its 36th season, LRT has expanded from 3 productions to 6-7 a season. The Kids’ Performing Arts Camp was added in 2006 which now incorporates a writing component for the campers to then produce in a formal performance. Big bang spring musicals, July 4th Melodramas, fundraising Galas, summer shows, and fall productions keep members active and involved. The community members help with all aspects of a production.
In 2008, LRT purchased its very own building which used to be a movie theater house. Del Norte County has one main performing theater at the junior high school and with growth from the community and the love of the arts, our community needs another venue to expand production seasons and artistry. Projects for the building are completed each year bringing us closer to a community theatre building.
Located in view of the majestic Pacific Ocean, mighty redwood forest in Jed Smith Park, and the free flowing rugged Smith River gives LRT a unique setting for producing live theatre. Come on over and relax and take in a show!
The mission of the North Coast Small Business Resource Center and the SBDC program is to engender entrepreneurship and cultivate small business success in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties by providing high-quality technical support, training and in-depth business analysis for business owners and entrepreneurs.
Redwood Parks Conservancy (RPC) is the official non-profit partner of Redwood National and State Parks as well as other state parks in Del Norte and Humboldt counties and the Smith River National Recreation Area.
Redwood Parks Conservancy supports our partner public lands by providing visitor services and supporting programs and projects in the parks that would not be possible with public funding alone. Recent projects RPC has supported include the Grove of Titans access project in Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park, efforts at Tolowa Dunes State Park to improve habitat for the threatened Oregon Silverspot Butterfly, educational positions at Prairie Creek Redwood State Park and Patrick’s Point State Park, and many other programs.
Redwood Parks Conservancy operates seven park stores in federal and state park visitor centers, stocked with hundreds of educational and interpretive products for park visitors to enjoy. Donors, foundations and supporting members of RPC provide funding for specific programs and general support of the organization. Combined funds from retail sales and philanthropy are used to provide visitor services and program support including direct aid to public land partners.
Local donors and members are essential to Redwood Parks Conservancy’s work. Get involved by becoming a member, making a donation, or leaving a legacy for the parks you love.
The main branch of the Del Norte County library is located at 190 Price Mall in Crescent City, California. Price Mall is at the northwest corner of Front and K Streets opposite the Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce.
The Del Norte County library branches serve all the people of Del Norte County as well as the many visitors who visit the northwestern most county of California.
The main branch library was established as the Ladies Library by volunteers in 1906. The library moved to its current location in February 1983. The Smith River branch opened in April 2002.
The Smith River Alliance is a watershed organization with offices on the Smith River, near Crescent City, California. Founded in 1980, our mission is to provide for the long-term protection, restoration and stewardship of natural resources in the Smith River watershed. SRA efforts focus primarily in the Smith River watershed, which includes the Smith River National Recreation Area, 490 square miles of watershed land managed by the Six Rivers National Forest, Redwood National and State Parks, Lake Earl Wildlife Area, and acreage held by private landowners.
MC-KINNEY VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT
All school-aged homeless children are entitled to the same free and appropriate public education that is provided to non-homeless students. Schools are required to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and academic success of homeless students. Refer to BUL- 1570.1; Enrollment/Support of Homeless Children and Youth in Schools, March 5, 2008.
ENROLLMENT
Schools must immediately enroll homeless students, regardless of the lack of:
- Academic Records
- Proof of Residency
- Medical Records
- Immunization Records
- A 30 day conditional enrollment is granted if immunization records are not provided The enrolling school shall immediately contact the last school of attendance to obtain missing records.
HOMELESS ED PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist in the identification of homeless students.
Facilitate enrollment and equal access to school programs.
Assist unaccompanied youth with enrollment, school placement and obtaining immunization records.
Provides school backpacks, school supplies and assistance with transportation and school clothing as appropriate.
Ensure students and their families receive all services for which they are eligible, such as Head Start, Early Head Start, Preschool, etc.
Provide in-service training and technical assistance to schools and community agencies.
Provide referrals to health, mental health, dental and other school and community services.
Coordinate resources through community outreach.
Ensure that parents are informed of their educational rights and are provided with the opportunity to participate in their child’s academic career.
Disseminate public notice of educational rights in places where services are provided.
Ensure that schools are informing parents and students of transportation services and provide assistance in accessing these services.
Mediate enrollment disputes.
Ensure that homeless youth have access to a free public education, equal to that of any other youth.
Strengthen the implementation of the District’s homeless education policy.
Reduce enrollment barriers that homeless families face.
Ensure that homeless students are being properly identified and served Coordinate resources through community outreach.
Increase school staffs’ awareness of and sensitivity to homeless families and their plight.
Ensure that homeless students are not segregated from their non-homeless peers.
The Del Norte County and tribal lands (DNATL) Building Healthy Communities initiative is a collaborative of residents, community organizations, and service providers that are working together to make DNATL the model of a healthy rural community. The Del Norte County and tribal lands (DNATL) area includes approximately 29,000 people and is located in the northwest corner of California. The DNATL BHC site includes four federally-recognized tribes: Elk Valley Rancheria, Resigini Rancheria,Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, and the Yurok Tribe.
Despite the abundant natural resources, DNATL is facing many challenges, including high rates of substance abuse, low rates of high school graduation and post-secondary degrees, and high unemployment. It is against these odds that residents and other stakeholders are coming together to create a healthier DNATL—a charge being led in large part by the youth.
DNATL believes children should dream about their futures—and those dreams should be framed by family, health, safety, economic security, education, and hope. Their dreams are the community responsibility and early intervention and prevention are the critical keys to strengthening families, ensuring the economic assets of the families, preventing families from entering the justice and child welfare systems, instilling a life-long love of learning, and enhancing the health of every resident.
The Wild Rivers Community Foundation was established in 2004 to improve the quality of life for residents of the Wild Rivers Region of Del Norte County, California and Curry County Oregon. The Foundation serves as a vehicle that enables private citizens, their families and friends to realize their plans and dreams for their communities.
Wild Rivers Community Foundation is a collection of funds, held at the Humboldt Area Foundation (HAF) that together create a permanent endowment for the benefit of the residents of Del Norte and Curry Counties.
Over the years, the Humboldt Area Foundation has made a variety of grants in Del Norte County. Humboldt Area Foundation grantmaking has always concentrated on the communities from which the donations originated, unless the donor gives other instructions. While HAF has always served our region, it has committed to fostering the development of the Wild Rivers Community Foundation which serves as a vehicle for local philanthropy in Del Norte and Curry Counties that is guided by a board of respected community leaders.
Community giving and grantmaking in Del Norte and Curry Counties will continue through donor advised funds at HAF that were established specifically to benefit residents of Del Norte and Curry Counties. However, with community support, and through the work of our local board, we expect new funds to be established with Wild Rivers Community Foundation and grantmaking to expand as the community embraces the concept of continuing to give back to itself for local priorities and the public good.
The Humboldt Area Foundation has assets over $50 million. As a community foundation, it is recognized as a public charity under IRC section 501(c)3 and a nonprofit public benefit corporation under California law. Donations to the Wild Rivers Community Foundation are completely tax deductible through our partnership with HAF. The Humboldt Area Foundation charges the overhead rate of 1.5 percent to funds of Wild Rivers Community Foundation for all service costs, the same low overhead rate charged to funds managed in Humboldt County. Wild Rivers Community Foundation extends the Humboldt Area Foundation’s services to Del Norte and Curry Counties and is a vehicle that enables private citizens, their families and friends to realize their plans and dreams for their communities.
For More Information about Donor Services and Funds, Wild Rivers Community Foundation offers additional donor services assistance through our partnership with the Humboldt Area Foundation.
Our Mission:
The mission of The Wild Rivers Community Foundation is to inspire people and communities by facilitating dialogue and encouraging charitable giving to support the region now and forever.
Northern California is a great place to live and play, and an even better place to do business. Our area is rich in history and business ventures of all types, and we pride ourselves on a long tradition of doing business the neighborly way.
This site is a place for those who are interested in the local flavor and amenities that our businesses have to offer, and a place for our business members to connect and learn how to strengthen their own endeavors, as well as maximize their economic potential in this great community.