Homelessness

The outbreak of bird flu continues to spread. So far, there have been no reported human cases in Butte County. Also, the nonprofit Good News Rescue Mission unveiled their Gold Street Sober Living Home during a ribbon cutting ceremony last week, and the Redding Planning Commission will consider renaming Squaw Creek Court at its meeting tomorrow.

The People of New Directions provides unhoused people with jobs cleaning up encampments. Through the employment program, they gain experience, create connections and support one another.

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected in birds within Butte County. Also, the Butte County Homeless Continuum of Care has scheduled its 2025 Point in Time Count and is now looking for volunteers to help, and a new monthly event welcomes individuals to play a vinyl set of their favorite tunes to share their love of music.

Water advocates are speaking out against the controversial Tuscan Water District. Also, the True North Housing Alliance started a program to provide training and counseling to unhoused Chico residents at the beginning of the year, and Redding plans to cut one of their Crisis Intervention Response Teams, which handle calls involving people suffering from acute mental health crises.

Many Red Bluff residents have expressed frustration over the city's lack of progress in handling the housing and homelessness crisis. Now, some city officials are looking to propose solutions.

Safe Space opened its winter shelter more than a week ahead of schedule. The shelter hosted its first night over the weekend.

Elias Wolford, the five-year-old victim of the Feather River Adventist School shooting, is struggling to recover after multiple surgeries. Also, the Town of Paradise has selected Steve Crowder to be mayor, and Red Bluff city officials are looking to propose new solutions for homelessness.

The state has awarded more than $91 million for affordable housing to ten California tribes. Also, a new tiny home village will soon open its doors in Redding, and healthcare professionals in Butte County give their advice for residents trying to beat seasonal illnesses.

A state-led peer support training program starts in December. Also the Redding Police Department says several encampments in the city have been cleared out, and Safe Space’s Shelter Operations Coordinator Quin Troester shares why it’s important to volunteer this season.

Winter is on its way, and so are more storms and low temperatures. Safe Space is getting ready to provide emergency shelter, but needs volunteers.