Shasta County Veterans Services Office

06/11/2026

Triple digit heat is in the forecast for Shasta County this week. Stay safe and help prevent heat illness by staying hydrated and knowing where to go to stay cool.

These public places offer cool spaces that are open to everyone during regular business hours.

Anderson

Frontier Center - seniors only
2081 Frontier Trail, Anderson
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shasta District Fairgrounds front office
1890 Briggs Street, Anderson
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call (530) 378-6789 to make sure the front office is open.

Burney

Circle of Friends
36985 California Highway 299, Burney
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Cottonwood

Cottonwood Library
3427 Main Street, Cottonwood
Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Redding

Good News Rescue Mission*
3075 Veda Street, Redding
24/7, 365 days a year

Reciproka Community Center
550 Cypress Avenue, Redding
Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Shasta Lake

Shasta Lake Library
1525 Median Avenue, Shasta Lake
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call (530) 275-7490 for more hours.

Call (530) 229-8882 or visit www.ShastaHeatSafety.org to get updated information about public Air-Conditioned Spaces and temporary county Cooling Centers.

*All locations are closed on major holidays, except for the Good News Rescue Mission.



211 NorCal
Hill Country Community Clinic
Shasta Community Health Center
City of Anderson, California
Anderson Police Department
City of Redding
Redding Police Department
City of Shasta Lake
Frontier Senior Center
Good News Rescue Mission
Mayers Tri County Community Network
Redding Fire Department
Redding Rancheria Tribal Health System
Shasta County Office of Education
Shasta County Sheriff's Office
Shasta County Veterans Services Office
Shasta District Fair & Event Center
Shascom911

06/05/2026

Reminder📢

To maintain a Representatives CEUs, training attendance is required throughout the year. Our CACVSO summer training sessions will be held on three Tuesdays this month. June 9th, June 16th and June 23rd.

We appreciate your patience.

05/22/2026

Shasta County Veterans Services Office will be CLOSED Monday May 25th.
We will reopen Tuesday May 26th.

05/18/2026

May 25th, 2026
11am
Northern California Veterans Cemetery
11800 Gas Point Road, Igo

05/18/2026

Saturday, May 30th
11:00am
Veterans Memorial Grove
Redding Civic Auditorium

05/05/2026

Minds Matter is tomorrow - check out the updated activities schedule!

SHINE! Find your light and build your path to wellness at the 18th annual Minds Matter Mental Health Resource Fair.

Come explore ways to live well and support one another at this FREE, family friendly event.

At the event you can:
• Talk with mental health and substance use treatment providers.
• Take a mini workshop to expand your wellness toolbox.
• Listen to Brave Faces share their personal experiences with recovery.
• Get creative at the outdoor open art studio.

When:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
3-7 p.m.

Where:
Mae Helene Bacon Boggs Building (area)
2420 Breslauer Way, Redding

Email [email protected] or visit StandAgainstStigma.com/MindsMatter for more information.

Schedule of activities
Resource fair
3 to 7 p.m. - Talk with over 40 different local organizations that provide treatment, programs, groups or other support.

Open art studio
3 to 7 p.m. - Indulge your creative side. A fully stocked art studio awaits you. Dabble with acrylics, watercolor, colored pencil, pen, pastels, charcoal or different types of graphite pencils. No experience needed. Try something new or take time with your favorite medium — just enjoy the exploration.

Brave Faces Talk - Crystal Hurlbert
4 p.m. – Meet Crystal - a student, volunteer and daughter. She once lived on the streets and struggled with addiction, homelessness and schizophrenia. With a community behind her, she got help and has become a strong advocate and voice for recovery. Crystal says, “I have overcome homelessness and now live in my first apartment. I have conquered drug addiction, and I am taking care of my mental health. Having support through these past years has shown me that other people really do care about me, and I let them know the real me. For the first time in my adult life, I feel free.”

Easy Steps to Self-Care – 5 Peaks Youth Solutions
4:45 p.m. - Get basic tools and strategies for building a self-care routine and learn how to take simple steps to make positive change in your life.

Brave Faces Talk and Joy in Motion Flag Workshop – Angel Inokon
5:30 p.m. - A graduate of Harvard and Stanford, Angel built a high-achieving career in tech and education, all while quietly carrying the weight of trauma, depression and chronic illness. After being diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa, a painful and often misunderstood skin disease, she began to speak out about what it means to look fine on the outside while fighting for your life on the inside.

After sharing her story, Angel will introduce one of her wellness tools – flag dancing. Learn to use simple weighted flags to create flowing, expressive movement that feels like flying. Through a quick, accessible technique, experience how motion, rhythm, and intention can turn weight into freedom and joy.

Intro to Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing – Sunrise Mountain Wellness Center
6:15 p.m. - Get a glimpse of this three-week, peer-supported, action planning workshop for

Every year in May, Minds Matter brings together service providers and advocates to raise awareness for mental health in Shasta County, and fight stigma related to mental health and substance use recovery.

Sponsored by the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency, in conjunction with the Stand Against Stigma Committee, and our many community partners and advisory boards. Funding for this event is provided through the Mental Health Services Act.

Shasta County
Shasta Community Health Center
Hill Country Community Clinic
Redding Rancheria Tribal Health System
You Matter Shasta
Moms, Dads, Babies and Families Shasta County
Children First Foster Family Agency
Kindred Hearts
Nation’s Finest - Redding
North American Mental Health Services
Our Heroes Dreams
New Life Discovery Project
Sunrise Mountain Wellness Center - Kings View
United Way of Northern California

05/05/2026

Wednesday May 20th
VFW HALL- BURNEY

04/23/2026

Sign up for the FREE su***de prevention training, safeTALK, and learn how to support loved ones who might be experiencing thoughts of su***de.

safeTALK will be held on Tuesday, June 16 from 8:30am to 12:30pm in Redding, CA, and is open to individuals aged 16 and older.

To register, email [email protected].

Visit https://youmattershasta.org/training/ for updates on future training opportunities!

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Text or call 988 or chat 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline. Support is available 24/7.

Shasta County Health and Human Services
Lotus Educational Services, Inc.
Community Behavioral Health
Stand Against Stigma
Redding Rancheria
Pit River Health Service

04/22/2026

04/21/2026

This Friday, please SHARE!

🚨📢IMPORTANT: PLEASE SHARE

🇺🇸 VETERAN & SENIOR RESOURCE DAY

🗓️ April 24th, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Veterans Memorial Building
📍 1605 Yuba Street, Redding, CA

🤝 Hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 197, Redding CA
& Nation’s Finest - Redding

💙 Connecting our Veterans & Seniors with valuable resources, support, and community services!
Come out, get informed, and feel supported 🙏✨

📢 Please SHARE to help spread the word!