Program Sites

At the William S. Hart Union High School District, we are united as One Hart— a community driven by a shared commitment to every student’s success. With exceptional academics, diverse extracurriculars, and personalized learning pathways, we empower students to thrive in their unique journeys. Our schools are places where opportunities abound, inspiring students to explore, grow, and excel. Together, with families and the community, we create an environment where every child is seen, supported, and given the tools to dream big. At Hart District, we prepare students not just for success in school but for a lifetime of opportunities beyond graduation.

The Willits Unified School District serves 1550 students in grades TK–12 from the City of Willits and surrounding areas. Committed to the small campus environment our district is composed of four traditional schools: Brookside Elementary (TK-2), Blosser Lane Elementary (3-5), Baechtel Grove Middle School (6-8), and Willits High School (9-12). In addition to our traditional schools our alternative programs offer students a variety of choices within our district’s governance: Sherwood Elementary (K-5) and Sanhedrin Alternative High School (9-12).

Our mission is to create a safe, loving, and trusting place where women, men, and their families feel at home. All are welcome here: some of our patients speak a language other than English, some don't have insurance, some have little family support, some have mental health issues. We believe everyone deserves access to quality health care. We offer a full spectrum of reproductive and birth health choices: comprehensive birth control, low- and high-risk pregnancy care, breastfeeding support, well-woman care, and sterilization procedures for men and women when their families are complete.  

Emergency shelter in Southern Humboldt, providing aid and empowering women and their children in crisis and/or as victims of domestic violence. Services include housing and education about the prevention of family violence.
 

The Work Training Center was founded in 1949 to serve adults with developmental disabilities in Chico. The first workshop was located at an old barracks building at the Chico Municipal Airport, serving four clients with one volunteer. This workshop was the first of its kind in this area. A decade later, the workshop moved to 1530 Park Avenue and added a thrift shop, having grown to serve 12 clients.

In 1960, the Work Training Center Association for the Handicapped was incorporated as a private, nonprofit corporation. This organization was supported by parents and local organizations with the assistance of the Butte County ARC, Butte County Schools, the Butte County Handicapped Association, and the United Cerebral Palsy organization.

In August of 1963, WTC moved to its longtime Chico location on Fair Street. The participant population had increased to 24, and new space was leased at our current location. It was not until 1972 that the main shop building was built with the help of a capital fund drive and community volunteers. Feather River Opportunity Center was created in the late 1960s with help from the Oroville Adult School and ARC. The name of the facility was changed to Feather River Industries and was merged with WTC in 1990. By 1978, WTC had grown to serve 45 persons with the help of 15 staff members and a budget of $500,000.

In 1980 the Creative Learning Center was opened in a small house on the Skyway in Paradise. Before relocating to Paradise, the Creative Learning Center program was placed at the Mulberry House behind WTC’s main facility. CLC moved to its new location on Ewald Court in 1987. In 1970, the Joe McGie Center began providing services as a program of ARC. In 1980, WTC took over the administration of the Joe McGie Center from ARC. The Joe McGie Center was named after Butte County’s first director of Special Education.

In 1981, Do-It Leisure—originally a university and community cooperative effort—merged with WTC. Do-It Leisure offers FNRC- funded services, such as Independent Living Skills (ILS), Social Recreation group programs, and the Opportunities, Possibilities, and Transitions (OPT) program. Through this community-based program, activities are provided for all participants, including out-of-town day and weekend excursions, dances, special events, and summer camps. Do-It Leisure has played an integral role in shaping WTC.

In 2018 the Camp Fire devastated our neighboring town of Paradise, resulting in the closure of two of our centers: Made in Paradise and the Creative Learning Center. We moved both programs to our main campus until we sold all our facilities on Fair Street in 2020 amid the world COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 was a redefining year for WTC. We began the process of re-establishing our organization and our services to be more person-centered and innovative.

We are always mindful of where we started, and always thinking of where we’re going. We began in 1949 with a group of parents who had a vision to bring services to their children. Seventy-four years later, we are still bringing this vision to light with bigger and better services each year. We are a quality-driven organization where our clients are our top priority—always.

The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency provides services that advance our mission of ensuring Yolo County residents are healthy, safe and economically stable. Click one of the buttons below to provide a donation that will support our work in the areas of food security, foster youth or homeless services.

Youth for Change is a non profit, public benefit organization providing comprehensive and dynamic services, support and treatment to individuals, families and communities in the North State.

YouthAbility began offering its training program in 2006 when local foster parent and youth advocate Rose Baker recognized the barriers foster youth faced when attempting to enter the workforce. YouthAbility now offers its program to all youth 16-24 with barriers to employment. Our employees, trainers, and case managers are...

When considering placements with this site, cultural sensitivity and openness to working with Native families and staff is a must. Experience with at least one Native American Studies course, or equivalent cultural experience, to be determined by Yurok learning site representatives, is preferred.

The Eureka Early Childhood Education Center is the only site approved at this time; students planning to place at the Klamath site, please contact the Center for Community Based Learning at ccbl@humboldt.edu.

The mission of the Yurok Tribe is to exercise the aboriginal and sovereign rights of the Yurok People to continue forever our Tribal traditions of self-governance, cultural and spiritual preservation, stewardship of Yurok lands, waters, and other natural endowments, balanced social and economic development, peace and reciprocity, and respect for the dignity and individual rights of all persons living within the jurisdiction of the Yurok Tribe while honoring our Creator, our ancestors and our descendants.

The mission of the Yurok Tribe is to exercise the aboriginal and sovereign rights of the Yurok People to continue forever our Tribal traditions of self-governance, cultural and spiritual preservation, stewardship of Yurok lands, waters, and other natural endowments, balanced social and economic development, peace and reciprocity, and respect for the dignity and individual rights of all persons living within the jurisdiction of the Yurok Tribe while honoring our Creator, our ancestors and our descendants.