Program Sites

Parents & Friends, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has served people with developmental disabilities for over 60 years. We are located in the city of Fort Bragg on the Mendocino Coast of California. Governed by a local Board of Directors, we are dedicated to our mission to provide opportunities for persons with developmental challenges and similar needs to participate fully in our community.
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Parents & Friends, Inc. was founded in 1955 by a group of parents and their friends to provide the education that the public schools then denied their handicapped children. Determined parents along with dedicated volunteers taught many children to read and write, to become more self-sufficient, and to enjoy leisure activities in our community. Almost twenty years went by before developmentally disabled children were provided an education by our public schools.

Over the years, we have changed our focus from children to adults with special needs and have developed many new services. PFI provides a fully licensed day program, support services for those living on their own in the community, and opportunities for integrated community group employment as well as individual job development and supported employment.
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Parents & Friends recognizes that adults with developmental challenges want and have a right to the same options and opportunities for living and working in the community that are available to the rest of the population. PFI continues to strive to meet their needs.

The goal of Peninsula School is to produce citizens who have the capacity to apply knowledge and cultural understanding to new contexts, appreciate beauty, and care for the environment.

The Vision of Peninsula School is to help students develop and utilize academic and social skills necessary for effective participation in a democratic society.

It is our goal to help students attain independence, gain skills and see learning as a way to improve their lives.

We have identified positive character traits that include the capacity to care for one's self and others, the ability to work with others, and willingness to take risks.

We aim to provide our students with opportunities to contribute in meaningful ways to our learning community and the extended community as they learn that individuals can make a difference in their world.

Academic content is aligned with the State of California Standards and the goals and vision of the school is reviewed by the teachers as a part of the professional development process and by the School Site Council annually.

PPSC is much more than a collection of 73 human services programs based on best practice research with measurable outcomes. We are a community of caregivers existing within the larger community whose sole purpose is to help make people’s lives better. We strive to do this one child, one adult, and one senior at a time. Last year we served over 12,000 people through our programs. The hands-on, face-to-face support that individuals receive from PPSC is wide-ranging; counseling, job placement, gang prevention, daily hot meals, rides to the doctor, case management, financial assistance for homeless prevention, informational and referrals… People Helping People. PPSC has five significant core service areas:

Aging Well Together – Home Delivered Meals, Adult Day Care, Case Management, Nutrition Site-Senior Cafe, Transportation, Balance Programs
Homeless Prevention, Fair Housing for the City of Petaluma
Employment & Training
Counseling – Individual, Couples & Family, Drug & Alcohol Prevention, Gang Prevention
Youth Programs – RYSE (youth employment), Mentor Me
Petaluma Bounty – Healthy Food For All
SAFE Team – Crisis Intervention

At Phoenix, the thing that fires us up has always been a love of clay.

As members of the ceramics community ourselves, all of our staff recognize that there is eternal value and charm in this ancient, niche art form. We believe that creativity is a human right, and a necessary ingredient in our individual and collective ability to thrive. That’s why our mission is to support, highlight, and expand creative expression locally by offering the best in ceramics supplies and service.

The mission of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program is to establish and provide quality vocational rehabilitation services to all eligible enrolled members of Federally-Recognized Tribes, residing in Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma Counties.

The purpose of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation Vocational...

Planned Parenthood Northern California champions healthy communities and increases access to quality health care, information and reproductive freedom by providing medical services, education, and advocacy.

Planwest Partners specializes in community, land use, environmental, and economic planning services. Since 1997, we have assisted city, county and tribal governments, special districts, non-profits, transportation planning agencies and private industry in achieving their planning and management goals. Our multi-disciplinary staff comprised of — planners, economists, resource and services specialists, facilitators, spatial analysts, grant writers, and administrators — offer the professional skills necessary to take projects from concept to actualization.

Humboldt Hot Air is a local and diverse community Internet radio station broadcasting from the Creamery District in Arcata. Every program you hear is broadcast in person from the studio. We have a wide scope of content for any radio lover– from jazz to folk, metal to Latin, and talk...

Vision: Every student will be a resourceful, resilient, responsible and engaged world citizen.

Mission: Our students will make a better world.

Moral Imperatives: The Pleasanton Unified School District is dedicated to the goal of having its students fulfill rigorous academic standards in preparation for future success, so that they can become well-informed, productive, and socially responsible citizens. We believe that the District must address the needs of each student as an individual while also developing strong partnerships with families, businesses, and the community at large. The District will act upon the principles that timely and effective communication is a necessity and that accountability is essential.

Plumas Charter School is committed to providing our rural communities with educational opportunities and flexibility that support students in reaching their individual potential. Our core values are compassion, perseverance, integrity, and responsiveness. 

A New Tech Network (NTN) school, Point Arena High School serves students from northern Sonoma County and southern Mendocino County, and as far inland as the Kashia Rancheria.

Our Vision: Improving our community through compassion, competence, confidence, and collaboration.

Our Values: Growth, Leadership, Student-Centered, Communication, Relationships, Opportunity.