Redding Homeless Blog

  Shasta County Health and Human Services  I worked as a security guard at 1220 Sacramento Street in the downtown Redding Shasta County welfare office. I had a problem with who I should turn in my incident reports into as in my opinion a rather troubled client named "Donny," (not real name) had been swinging a cane dangerously close to my security guard partner.  Several days later this individual Donny was outside yelling and flipping the bird at somebody out in the parking lot. I later saw the fellow Donny was fighting with and individual said Donny "has raped several women in Redding." Next day this same individual was in office when Donny came in and started yelling "this guy is accusing me of rape" which supervisor "Sammy Jo" did an incident report. I told supervisor Athena about the Donny incidents and have been told by "Supervisor Athena" with Supervisor Fawn in Fawns office that "I was to quit investigating Donny" and ...

  It is known that homeless folks who sleep right next to busy lighted roads usually are afraid, fearful that they will be attacked. And of course they hold out on the hope that if they are attacked someone passing by will see and have the compassion to come to their aid. Often times senior citizens and the disabled will tell you juvenile homeless will beat and rob them of anything of value. A homeless man named Marcus , who slept on the sidewalk and bus stop on Cypress Ave. taught me this, having had first hand experience. You may remember Marcus, one of my first photos of him dropped off at the same place he was picked up, with a hospital discharge bag tied to his chair.....minus his ankles and feet. Now another poor soul who has spent years suffering in that same parking lot, bus stop with Marcus is quite possibly taking the same path as Marcus, literally walking in the same Valley of the Shadow of Death. Where will this suffering soul recover after his initial hospital care? Th...

Why would a group called Take Back Redding or what seems like the same group Shasta Support Services want to recall a Redding City Councilperson who has went far and above any of her colleagues on the council ever have past or present?  Kristen Schreder , Redding city council should be commended not recalled for her POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS POPULATION OF OUR COMMUNITY.                                                                                       "Recall targets two Redding City Council members" "Take Back Redding member Dale Ball...

  As part of a global Anonymous Event to donate a charity donation care package to the homeless this Christmas holiday, please join Anonymous Help the Homeless 2013 #OpXmas    Redding California Page . Every winter, in cities all over the world, people die from exposure to the elements. All month of December Anonymous will take to the streets bringing help to those who need it most providing blankets, clothing, coats, gloves, sleeping bags, tents, tarps , canned food and other essential's for the homeless and needy. Drop off locations~   NVCSS Second Home 1250 California St, Redding CA 96001 (530) 247-3321 Shasta Trinity Tehama HIV Food Bank 925 Wall St, Redding, CA 96002 (530) 223-2118 Not in the Area ? Please DONATE Online !! Northern Valley Catholic Social Service / Second Home Shasta Trinity Tehama HIV Food Bank "The homeless need our help. They can not depend on government assistance. It is up to each and every o...