Family Resource Centers throughout Siskiyou County offer parents and children activities and services including:

    • Parenting education
    • Family Fun Nights
    • Healthy Families Applications
    • Play groups for toddlers and parents
    • Mental Health services

  Click here for the Family Resource Centers

 

Shasta Head Start Child Development, is part of a national program that provides income-eligible pre-school children with educational and developmental activities as well as social services for families. There are locations in Yreka, Weed and Dunsmuir.
  Click here for Shasta Head Start



Siskiyou Child Care Council provides child care payment assistance, an on-site center, a toy and resource lending library, child care provider training and respite child care services.

  Click here for the Child Care Council



Siskiyou Early Head Start offers families comprehensive child development services for pregnant mothers and children from newborns to 3 years old. Services are offered at both the Center located in Yreka and at the parents’ homes.

  Click here for Siskiyou Early Head Start



Women, Infants and Children (WIC) WIC is a temporary assistance program for pregnant and breast-feeding women, infants and children up to five years of age, who have special nutritional needs. WIC provides nutrition education to help improve eating habits, and dispenses supplemental food vouchers to buy specific foods important for good health. Childhood immunizations are also available at most WIC clinics, in addition to breastfeeding education and support. WIC clinics are held monthly throughout Siskiyou County. For more information, call (530) 841-4001 or toll free at 1-800-442-2333.

  Click here for the WIC Clinic Schedule



Siskiyou Domestic Violence and Crisis Center offers services to victims of family violence and sexual assault.  They provide 24 hour crisis response and the only emergency shelter in Siskiyou County.  The 24 hour hotline number is 1-877-842-4068.

  Click here for the Siskiyou Domestic Violence and Crisis Center




California’s Healthy Families is low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.

  Click here for Healthy Families



Dads at a Distance and Moms Over Miles are two sites that give long-distance parents ideas for activities to share with their children for those times when they are separated.


  Click here for Dads at a Distance. Links for Moms and Grandparents are located on the page.