(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
(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
(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
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
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
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
(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
As published in the Mount Shasta Area Newspapers on January 16, 2019 Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, in conjunction with all other Dignity Health facilities, recently awarded $26,946 in grant funding to Great Northern Services for the healthy child nutrition programs GNS provides in partnership … [Read more...] about Great Northern Services receives Mercy/Dignity community grant funding
As posted by Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers on January 12, 2019 and Siskiyou Daily News on January 14, 2019. Tattoo artist John Uttech recently asked himself a question, “How can we do something positive for our community through our artwork?” His answer: fight hunger by trading tattoos for … [Read more...] about Fighting hunger in Weed by trading tattoos for food
