True North Housing Alliance has been selected as a recipient of the CalAIM Make a Difference Award from Partnership HealthPlan of California, earning recognition for exceptional leadership in advancing California's groundbreaking CalAIM program. The organization received a $10,000 award for its innovative approach to creating more integrated, community-focused healthcare solutions.
Read MoreTrue North Coffee Club members receive an exclusive monthly newsletter and free sticker as a thank you for donating the cost of one coffee a month to support our programs. Our Coffee Club often features guest artists who create the sticker artwork. For June 2025, we are honored to feature Coffee Club collaborating artist Chaz Honey Hennessy!
Read MoreTrue North has been awarded a $6.5 million grant from the state of California's Housing Plus Support Program to launch homelessness prevention services and expanded rapid rehousing services, offered with our Howard Slater Navigation Center. (Photo courtesy of Modern Building Company)
Read MoreClark and Linda Davis are two amazing volunteers who've helped True North by serving meals and coordinating volunteers for dinners at the Torres Shelter, organizing hygiene kit drives for shelter guests, and delivering bread to the shelter every week. They have also joined the cause to build the Howard Slater Navigation Center. Read more about them in honor of National Volunteer Month!
Read MoreThe Howard Slater Navigation Center has sailed to over $2 million raised thanks to a local trust fund donation. True North has just $500,000 left to raise to reach safe harbor--and we need your help to get there by July 1st!
Read MoreLast year we reached a record number of 1,230 people. We housed nearly 200 people, and 93% of the individuals housed via our Quality Aftercare case management program stayed housed a year later. Read more about our 2024 impacts and outcomes in our annual report, available now!
Read MoreChicoans Mary and Len Matheson have not only joined the cause to build the Howard Slater Navigation Center, but the couple have dedicated themselves to supporting efforts at True North to give back for many years.
Read MoreWith funding from the California Department of Health Care Services, True North Housing Alliance has launched innovative mental health and substance use recovery programming that is improving the well-being and housing outcomes of people experiencing homelessness in Butte County. Programming includes therapeutic groups; expanded substance use disorder counseling; workforce development; staff training; and life skills workshops.
Read MoreThe Resilience Runners, Walkers, and Wheelers group at the Torres Shelter was created to kick off a healthy start to the day through exercise. This inclusive program helps increase confidence and decreases stress, create community, and improve well-being for folks experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreWe are continuing to see an unprecedented number of seniors entering our Torres Shelter every year, and we need your help to safely house them. Thanks to generous support from the Emil and Leonora Stiefvater Senior Endowment and another angel donor, every dollar we raise through Dec. 31st will be matched up to $45,000!
Read MoreThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made a significant donation to True North to help cover vital costs related to infrastructure, equipment, and operational support for the Howard Slater Navigation Center!
Read MoreChicoans Dale Bennett and Sheryl Campbell-Bennett have joined the Navigation Center cause with a generous donation in this Howard Slater Navigation Center update.
Read MoreTri Counties Bank has joined the campaign to build the Howard Slater Navigation Center with a $75,000 donation! True North is now just $871,000 away from fully funding the $2.5 million project to help folks experiencing homelessness in Chico.
Read MoreBill Brouhard and Doug Guillon, owners of Guillon-Brouhard Commercial Real Estate, just made a generous donation to support our navigation center! They have gifted us with $30,000-worth of much-needed office furniture, storage racks, and kitchen items and equipment.
Read MoreWe are more than half-way to reaching our goal on the construction of the Howard Slater Navigation Center thanks to community support! Chicoan Kirk Monfort just joined our cause with a generous $75,000 donation.
Read MoreTrue North Executive Director Taylor Bunch is the 2024 Butte County Woman of the Year! This tremendous honor was awarded to her by Assemblyman James Gallagher's office for Taylor's accomplishments as a "valued civic leader" who has "left a lasting impact on the Butte County community and beyond."
Read MoreTrue North Housing Alliance reveals the name and design of their next project: the Howard Slater Navigation Center, honoring Howard Slater and his family’s longtime support of Torres Shelter.
Read MoreShakes is celebrating one year in her new home after experiencing homelessness in Chico! She is a Camp Fire survivor who loves her community and has survived many hardships and health challenges in her life. Despite all she's been through, she has continued to have hope for the future and encourage others. This is her story.
Read MoreSee how your donations have made a difference in our 2023 Impact Report, which shows how our programs are changing lives by the numbers!
Read MoreCrystal, Robert, MaryLynn and Terrance experienced homelessness for several years, but never gave up hope. Here's how they made it out and found their own place to call home.
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