How can we benefit your church or ministry? We provide support services to help you in your community outreach. Our core programs are benevolence care, community food programs, and health and housing services. We can work with you to reach your community!
It is a blessing to offer community programs and services to our neighbors that are most vulnerable in the communities where our ministers serve.
Community Health and Housing Services for Those in Colusa, Glenn, Tehema and Butte Counties.
Benevolence Care for Those in Most Need, Colusa County.
Community Food Programs Serving Colusa, Glenn and Tehema Counties.
Our Benevolence Program is designed to stabilize the “4 walls” of a family, ensuring access to food, shelter, clothing, and transportation. Ministers, in consultation with a fellow minister, determine the necessary support within these areas, guided by their spiritual discernment. The program serves as a private benefit and acts as a “Payor of Last Resort,” providing essential aid when all other options have been exhausted.
Community Access
Residents of Colusa County can apply for assistance at any local church, online at colusamacc.org, or by calling (530) 473-9050. A Community Health Worker (CHW) will be assigned to determine other sources of assistance. Support is provided via checks to vendors (landlords, utility companies).
Benevolence Programs:
Countywide Hot Meals Program
Farm Fresh Fund
Community Thanksgiving Dinners
Christmas Food Basket Program
Clothing Closets
Veteran’s Benevolence Fund
Leader: Benevolence Officer Susan Walsh
Common Forms of Assistance Include:
Motel Vouchers
Rent Assistance
Utility Shut-off Prevention
Red Cross Referrals
We offer Community Health Services, including care coordination, to Medi-Cal populations of focus such as the homeless, those with SMI/SUD, high utilizers, and soon, adults and youth in CCS/Child Welfare, IDD, and Birth Equity programs. Our housing services include 8 case managers who provide housing navigation, tenancy support, and day habilitation, with deposit assistance starting in 2024.
Community Access
To access our services, Medi-Cal members or residents in Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Butte, and soon Yolo counties, can visit our offices located in Colusa, Williams, Arbuckle, Stonyford, Willows, Orland, Chico, Paradise (soon), Gridley, Red Bluff, and Woodland (soon).
PneumaCare Health Programs:
Enhanced Care Management
Navigation and Transportation
Housing Deposit
Tenancy & Sustaining
Day Habilitation
Leaders:
Rev. Nicole Kringle, Program Manager
Dr. Leona Satterburg, Clinical Director
Common Forms of Assistance Include:
ECM Care Coordination
Housing Navigation Centers & Team
CMC/GMC Partnership and referral network & SUD Navigation Center
Property Management @ The Palms
Hand-Up Partnership
Laundry Services in each county
Our Food Bank manages food distribution, recovery, and inventory for vulnerable individuals and families. Partnering with Feeding America, we leverage the largest grocery recovery network in our service counties. Our Senior Food Program offers meals, activities, and cooking classes for seniors, while the CSFP supplies boxes of shelf-stable goods to seniors in need.
Community Access
We collaborate with 35 partner agencies to provide food distributions and soup kitchens across Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties. Colusa alone has 12 partner agencies, 14 food distributions, and 8 food pantries. Our Willows warehouse at 216 N. Culver and the new Food Bank at the old Bowling Alley in Williams, which includes a Navigation Center and Family Action Center, are key facilities in our network.
NVCFB Programs:
Food Storage and Warehouse
Food Recovery – ColusAbundance
Food Distribution program
Senior Nutrition Program
CSFP Food Program
Food Bank Transport System
Leader:
Rev. Jason Ross, Operations Manager
Food Bank Trivia:
What’s the difference between a Food Bank, Food Pantry and Food Distribution?
Answer… While a Food Pantry and food distributions are like a Grocery Store that is free, a Food Bank is like the Distribution Center or Warehouse that supports grocery stores.