Grant champions youth wellness in Camp Fire burn scar | Butte County to host mental health meetings | Plumas County to update hazard mitigation plans

By Erik Adams,

Adia White, Ava Norgrove

Published January 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM PST

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Jan. 9.

In today’s episode:

The Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund has a new grant that’s prioritizing projects that will support youth. Applications for the grant opened this week and will close at the end of February.

Also, Butte County is holding four in-person meetings and two virtual meetings regarding the Mental Health Services Act.

Plus, Plumas County will soon make updates to its hazard mitigation plans.

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Erik Adams

Erik began his role as NSPR's Butte County government reporter in September of 2023 as part of UC Berkeley's California Local News Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree in Journalism from Cal State LA earlier that year.

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Adia White

Adia White is a broadcast journalist and producer with nearly 10 years of experience. Her work has appeared on WNYC, This American Life, Capital Public Radio and other local and national programs. She started at North State Public Radio as a freelance reporter in 2017 before leaving for a stint at Northern California Public Media in Santa Rosa.

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Ava Norgrove

Ava is NSPR’s Morning Edition anchor and reporter. They previously worked on NPR’s Weekend Edition and NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered broadcasts and produced weekly national news stories focused on contextualizing national issues for individual communities. They love NorCal and spending time outdoors.

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