02/06/2026
Tehama Together sponsoring young entrepreneurs, applications open now
From left to right, pictured are Corning Police Chief Craig Bassett, Tehama Together board member Susan Murphy, District Attorney Matt Rogers, Chief Probation Officer Pamela Gonzalez and Tehama Together Board President Patricia Phillips. (Tehama Together -- Contributed)
From left to right, pictured are Corning Police Chief Craig Bassett, Tehama Together board member Susan Murphy, District Attorney Matt Rogers, Chief Probation Officer Pamela Gonzalez and Tehama Together Board President Patricia Phillips. (Tehama Together — Contributed)
Author
By Heather Taylor | [email protected] | [email protected]
PUBLISHED: February 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM PST
Local nonprofit Tehama Together is currently sponsoring five tables for youth entrepreneurs at the Red Bluff Tehama Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Business Expo and Mixer — BEAM. Applications for the “NextGen” youth entrepreneur section are currently open for youth age 12 to 19, and Tehama Together states, “youths from local high schools, FFA groups, Tribal TANF — a federally funded program for American Indian and Alaska Native families — and Police Activities League are encouraged to apply at the Chamber of Commerce.”
Interested youth can apply in person at 100 Main Street, Red Bluff or online at redbluffchamber.com. The mixer is scheduled for Feb. 18, from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Red Bluff Community Center.
Tehama Together’s sponsorship for the event comes after they received $10,000 from the Tehama County Major Crimes Unit Anti-Gang/Anti-Drug to support programs that, “provide youth a safe place to gather and interact in a non-confrontational way, postsecondary education opportunities, and helping those who are poor and at risk but do well in school and show initiative.”
The Major Crimes board oversees funds that come from seizure and forfeiture of drug assets. California law mandates 15% of those proceeds should be directed toward anti-gang/anti-drug programs for youth.
Spanish teen says he is against proposed social media ban
Other ways the funds have been used were for the summer market vouchers, which helped 118 children. With help and funds from the Major Crimes Anti-gang/Anti-drug Board, Voucher Director Bill Fleharty said the voucher amounts will increase.
“This allows all Tehama County residents and families access to fresh, healthy, nourishing food while helping the Saturday Farmers Market vendors. We can continue our goal of meeting the unmet needs of Tehama County,” Fleharty said.
For more information about Tehama Together and their programs and services, contact them at 530-527-2223, by email at [email protected] or in-person at 345 Hickory St. Suite 2, Red Bluff. The organization’s website is tehamatogether.org.
