A Mount Shasta resident since the winter of 1993, Fazende founded the Mt. Shasta Meals on Wheels Auxiliary in 2010. She’s also the organizer of Wesak, and annual spiritual festival that takes place in Mount Shasta. She first became involved with the Wesak Festival working with its founder, Dr. … [Read more...] about For more than 20 years, community volunteer has raised funds for Meals on Wheels
Siskiyou Senior Nutrition program going strong
Great Northern Services now manages Siskiyou Senior Nutrition, a program that provides lunches at two Community Cafés and home delivered meals. All Siskiyou County seniors and non-seniors are welcome to frequent both cafés: one at the Mount Shasta City Park and one at the Dunsmuir Community Center … [Read more...] about Siskiyou Senior Nutrition program going strong
Partnership Helps Weed Recovery
(as published in Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019) -- In response to high-level community demand for general construction training, skilled construction workers, and affordable housing, Great Northern Services (GNS) is collaborating with College of the Siskiyous (COS), … [Read more...] about Partnership Helps Weed Recovery
Community invited to participate in Resilience Planning project in Montague
(as published in the Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers) The City of Montague was recently awarded a planning grant from the State of California’s Community Development Block Grant for a Resilience Community Planning project. This project will be developed in partnership with Great Northern … [Read more...] about Community invited to participate in Resilience Planning project in Montague
Great Northern Services to take over Senior Nutrition
(as published in the Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019) By Skye Kinkade Things will remain exactly the same for the seniors who receive lunch through the Mount Shasta Senior Nutrition Program, although the players behind the scenes will soon change. On July 1, Great … [Read more...] about Great Northern Services to take over Senior Nutrition
Home repair loan program returns to Weed
As published in the Mount Shasta Area Newspapers on April 17th, 2019 Great Northern Services announced this week that income-qualified homeowners living within the Weed city limits may apply for low interest, long term loans to improve the condition of their homes. Funding for the program is … [Read more...] about Home repair loan program returns to Weed
A targeted plan of action
from the Spring 2019 issue of Community Vitality, published by The Ford Family Foundation There was a hubbub of activity at last fall’s career and technical education night at Etna High School. About 80 people, many of whom drove for an hour to get to the remote Northern California town, … [Read more...] about A targeted plan of action
COS addresses student hunger
article by Danielle Jester published in The Mt Shasta Area Newspapers on Wednesday, March 2oth More than half of students attending California Community Colleges have trouble affording balanced meals or worry about running out of food, according to the results of a survey recently released by the … [Read more...] about COS addresses student hunger
Bank’s food drive provides emergency food
(As published in Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers on Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 and in the Siskiyou Daily News on Thursday, February 7th, 2019) Banner Bank's 2nd Annual Fall Family Food Drive last September in Siskiyou County collected food and accepted donations to help support Great Northern … [Read more...] about Bank’s food drive provides emergency food