Resources for Families During COVID-19 Pandemic

SUPPLIES

• 211: Call 211 anywhere in Shasta County to access assistance with shelter, clothing, food, etc. 
• Text CORONAVIRUS to 211211 for more information about COVID-19. Many agencies and businesses have reduced or changed hours due to COVID -19 concerns.
• FOOD BANKS
• Shasta Lake Community Pantry, located at 1501 McConnell Ave., Shasta Lake
• Open the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 9:00 AM
• Open (for seniors only) Monday mornings at 9:00 AM 
• Dignity Health Emergency Food Program (Families may receive a 3-day supply of food based on family size. Families are helped on an emergency basis and may receive this assistance once a month. 
• Distributions are held the first and third Friday of the month from 8-9 a.m. only at the Food Bank located within the main facility at 100 Mercy Oaks Drive in Redding.)

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 
• Shasta County Mental Health (530) 225-5252
• To start non-emergency counseling services for your child, call (530) 225-6888 to speak to the Youth Access Team.
• Mental Health will accept walk-ins if youth is actively seeking to harm self or others. Address: 1560 Market St., Redding
• Hill Country CARE Center (530) 691-4446 Located at 1401 Gold St., Redding
• One Safe Place:  www.ospshasta.org  or call (530) 244-0118 
• Provides legal services, safety, and emotional  support to intimate partners, children, and seniors affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.  
• Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/, Text ‘Home’ to 741741 from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.
• In case of emergency, please call 911 or present to the nearest emergency room for further assistance.