OWNER VOTE
52 local organizations have applied and qualified to be part of the Co-op’s Seeds for Change Round-up
Program. There are ten openings for 2027. It’s time for you to help choose the TEN you most want to
support! The organizations selected by the ownership will get a spot in the program and will be
announced in December.

A Mother’s Village cultivates village culture in Humboldt County, ensuring mothers and families have
access to healthcare, birth support, and community connection. Through biweekly gatherings, women’s
circles, and birth worker-led care, we bring back the art of communal support, storytelling and shared
wisdom so mothers heal, birth safely, and thrive. When women heal, families heal, and communities
grow stronger.

Adult Day Health Care of Mad River is a small nonprofit in Arcata serving seniors, adults with
disabilities, and people living with dementia. We provide a safe, welcoming, medically based day
program focused on health, connection, independence, and quality of life for our participants and their
families.

Blue Lake Rancheria serves Tribal elders, families, and the greater Humboldt County community
through food sovereignty, education, and environmental stewardship. Its Daluviwi’ Community Garden
grows fresh, chemical-free food, supports food distributions and elder nutrition, turns local food waste
into compost, and provides hands-on learning opportunities for students, interns, and community
members.

Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods is an afterschool and summer program that focuses on three priority
outcomes of academic success, healthy lifestyles, and good character and citizenship. We serve youth
ages 5-18 from Fortuna to McKinleyville and don’t turn anyone away for their inability to pay.

Breast and GYN Health Project (BGHP), is a local, non-profit cancer support organization for people
facing breast or gynecologic cancer concerns. For 30 years, BGHP has provided information, assistance,
peer support, and a place for healing and hope. All of our services – including patient navigation, support
groups, a lending library, wigs, and more – are provided FREE of charge.

Bridging the Gap Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports North Coast individuals and families
who fall between traditional assistance systems. We partner with local agencies and social services to
provide compassionate, timely help to foster youth, foster families, reunited families, youths in local
shelters, and survivors of domestic violence, filling in the gaps in the system.

Building Bridges to Family Recovery is dedicated to helping families impacted by substance use
disorders. Recognizing that each member is affected differently. Too often families are left out of the
recovery process. We hope to see that change, by being the change.

California Cancer Crusher‘s mission is to make a difference in lives of children and families affected by
cancer in our community. We do this through our local assistance program, scholarship program and
through our support of St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Breast Gyn Health Project, and the American Cancer
Society/Discovery Shop.

Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities (CRTP) provides public education and advocacy in
support of safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation in Humboldt County and across the North
Coast. We promote evidence-based strategies to make streets safer for everyone, help solve the climate
crisis, and make it easier to walk, bike, roll and ride the bus.

Creative Sanctuary connects people through art, creativity, education, and shared experiences. We
foster a welcoming space for creative expression, build community, support artists in expanding their
practices, inspire creative potential, and promote environmental stewardship by finding new uses for
old and discarded resources.

Eel River Watershed Improvement Group‘s ultimate goal is to recover Chinook, Coho and Steelhead
populations in the Eel River. We work towards this goal by obtaining grant funds to conduct instream
and riparian restoration projects. We also engage the community through a monthly Science on Tap
event and introduce watershed ecology to local students at our annual Creek Days event.

Equine Empowered Education is a nonprofit organization created to empower communities using the
healing power of horses. The EEE curriculum provides mental health education and skill building. EEE
pairs classroom learning with experiential learning, where kids get to practice what they have learned by
interacting with horses during field trips to our barn.

Eureka Community Bike Kitchen – RCAA envisions a sustainable, bike-friendly community that ensures
everyone has access to bicycles and essential resources. By providing low-cost parts, bikes, safety gear,
and promoting safe riding habits, we empower cyclists of all ages. Your support helps create safer
streets, reduces car reliance, and strengthens community bonds. Join us in building a healthier, greener
future together!

Eureka Heritage Society purchased the Annie B. Ryan House and Gardens in 2014. Throughout the
ensuing years, Society volunteers have worked to develop an urban garden open to the public, provide
fruits and vegetables for free distribution at Jefferson Community Center, and serve as a place of
enjoyment and education for the neighborhood and community.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre has brought live community theatre to Humboldt County for more than 50
years. Through mainstage productions, youth programs, and opportunities for local artists and
volunteers, Ferndale Rep brings people together to create, learn, perform, and connect while providing
consistent access to high-quality performing arts in our rural region.

Friends of the Dunes has actively engaged the community in the conservation of the coastal
environments of Humboldt County, California since 1982. They envision a dynamic, naturally diverse
coastal environment that is restored, sustained, and enjoyed for generations to come through the
involvement of community members who embrace learning about and caring for the land.

Friends of the Eel River works for the recovery of the Wild & Scenic river, its fisheries and communities.
We are committed to removing the two dams blocking access to our headwaters, advocating for public
access, and ensuring sustainable land and water use. All these actions are vital for restoring salmon
habitat across 250 miles and safeguarding the Eel River ecosystem.

Hospice of Humboldt is a local nonprofit providing compassionate hospice, palliative care, and grief
support throughout Humboldt County. Since 1979, Hospice of Humboldt has helped patients and
families navigate serious illness, end-of-life care, and loss with expert, heartfelt support, ensuring no
one in the community has to face these experiences alone.

Humboldt Animal Rescue Team takes in homeless and abandoned animals (primarily cats/kittens) to
our shelter and finds them loving, forever homes through our adoption program. Every animal is
vaccinated and spayed/neutered before adoption. We have a network of foster homes for animals in
need, including bottle raising orphaned kittens. We provide spay/neuter funding for community
members.

The Humboldt Arts Council operates on one belief: Art is for Everyone! We strive to make art a part of
everyone’s life in Humboldt County while offering free educational programs to thousands of local
students. We are the proud caretakers of the Morris Graves Museum of Art, the Romano Gabriel
Sculpture Garden, and the Fisherman Statue of Woodley Island.

Humboldt COAD is Humboldt County’s grassroots disaster coordination network, uniting 100+ local
organizations to help neighbors before, during, and long after floods, fires, and earthquakes. As a
501(c)(3) community benefit nonprofit, we make sure help arrives organized, reaches those who need it
most, and stays through recovery while our community faces the growing impacts of climate change.

Humboldt County Beekeepers Association (HCBA) is dedicated to supporting beekeepers new and old,
extracting, selling, and eating honey, and supporting honey bees and native bees, and promoting
science-based best management practices in beekeeping.

Humboldt County Historical Society is one of Humboldt’s oldest private non-profits and has preserved
local archives for the last eighty years. We are a research center open to the public and operate a
bookstore all focused on our unique area. History needs a Home!

Humboldt Foster Care Resource Center provides clothing, toys, baby care items and more to any foster
child in Humboldt County. We strive to partner with our foster families so that the needs of our children
in care are met and that the families feel supported and encouraged.

Humboldt Senior Resource Center (HSRC) has served older adults and adults with disabilities since
1974. From locations in Eureka, Arcata, and Fortuna, HSRC provides nutrition, health care,
transportation, social connection, in-home support, and other services that promote health, dignity,
independence, and quality of life for people throughout rural Humboldt County.

Humboldt Soups On feeds our unhoused Arcata neighbors a warm, nutritious meal every single day. We
are committed to changing the way people see the unhoused through compassion, not judgment. By
meeting people where they are, regardless of their circumstances, we serve with dignity and respect.

Humboldt Sponsors is a local nonprofit organization of more than 330 volunteer members, dedicated to
raising funds solely to benefit Humboldt County youth. We award grants annually in April to local youth
related nonprofit programs and organizations that provide services to children. Since 1971, we have
awarded more than $3,144,400 in grant funds. “We make good things happen for local kids!”

Humboldt Trails Council seeks to engage Humboldt County residents (and visitors) with local trails,
forests, and outdoor environments. We have a website where everyone can learn about local trails and
volunteer opportunities; have an e-Newsletter providing updates on trail development, trail events, and
profiles of our volunteers. Our VTS program builds and maintains 11 local trails.

Humboldt Waterkeeper works to maintain community access to a clean and safe Bay. Through water
quality sampling, contamination mapping, and policy advocacy we defend Humboldt Bay and its
tributaries against poorly planned development and polluted runoff. We advocate for local
environmental regulations that will prevent future threats to the Bay.

Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/bird ally x has been serving the North Coast for decades. In the last 15
years tremendous effort, supported by our community, to professionalize the care available to our
region’s orphaned and injured wild neighbors as well as make HWCC/bax a teaching facility for future
rehabilitators, has been largely successful on which we plan to build.

Karuk Department of Natural Resources protects, enhances & restores the cultural/natural resources &
ecological processes that Karuk people depend on. The staff ensures that the integrity of natural
ecosystem processes and traditional values are incorporated into resource management strategies.

Karuna, though originally founded as a horse rescue, has grown to provide rescue and/or sanctuary for a
wide range of animals, from horses and farm livestock like goats, pigs, sheep, yaks, and llamas, to ducks,
roosters, chickens and even a snake.

Mattole River Camp & Retreat provides a remote space along the Mattole River for groups to gather
and experience spiritual reflection and growth, to encourage stewardship of our natural resources
through ecological education and action, and to strengthen our relationships with one another and our
diverse communities.

North Coast Opportunities Inc. (NCO) is a non-profit community action agency, providing programs and
services that strengthen individuals, families and communities across Northern California. NCO
promotes stability, self-sufficiency, volunteerism, and community engagement through locally
responsive programs, including the Foster Grandparent Program serving Humboldt County.

North Coast Rape Crisis Team is helping our community HEAL by: Helping survivors by meeting them
where they are at, Empowering them throughout their healing journey, Affirming their choices, and
Listening and believing their truth.

Northcoast Environmental Center provides reputable journalism on environmental issues that affect
the people of northern California and southern Oregon. We promote knowledge and understanding
about all the plants and animals we share the earth with. We also work to provide hands-on
opportunities for our communities to steward and care for our beaches, rivers, wetlands and public
lands.

Northern California Community Blood Bank‘s mission is simple. To supply Humboldt and Del Norte
County with the lifesaving blood products that the community needs when they need them.

Northern California Tribal Court Coalition supports Native communities by bringing dignity, harmony,
and healing to the justice process and by supporting the Tribal courts that serve them. Through our
appellate court, we resolve disputes in ways that build stable pathways to justice, protect cultural
traditions, expand access to the courts, and strengthen community safety.

Play Street was established by a group of moms who saw the benefit in sharing their lived experiences
of raising children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Play Street operates an inclusive
Multi-Sensory Play and Education Center in Eureka that is designed for children with higher sensory
needs. Play Street is also starting a peer-led parent advocacy program in 2027.

Redwood Art Association is a volunteer run non-profit dedicated to providing artists opportunities to
collaborate and exhibit art. We are a “right to show” gallery, meaning it is for everyone! Our building in
Eureka houses our main gallery and four personal galleries. We also curate exhibitions at the Hagopian
gallery, located inside Eureka library, and the annual airport exhibit.

Redwood Community Services provides mental health and wellness support to children and youth
through therapeutic services, crisis response, and community-based programs. We serve rural and
diverse populations, helping young people build resilience, emotional strength, and lifelong skills.

Redwood Pals Rescue is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting adoption and rescue
efforts for dogs at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter and providing enrichment activities for them.
We foster litters of puppies. We are reducing the dog population in our community through
spay/neuter. and help to keep dogs with their people by offering assistance with training and supplies.

Regenerative Ranch Foundation is more than a nonprofit. We are a community of clinicians, mentors,
and advocates restoring trust, stability, and connection in the lives of adopted youth. Our mission is to
walk beside adoptive families through their hardest seasons, helping them move beyond impossible
crossroads into a new landscape of healing — with personalized, community-rooted care.

SoHum Housing Opportunities is committed to the idea that adequate shelter for all benefits everyone.
Our work in Southern Humboldt moves people out of the camps and off the streets into temporary
shelters and permanent housing while providing a full range of support services. These activities also
mitigate wildfire risks and prevent environmental degradation in the Eel River watershed.

Sorrel Leaf Healing Center is a nonprofit in Eureka creating a compassionate continuum of care for
youth ages 7-17 experiencing a mental health crisis, including mobile crisis response, 24/7 residential
treatment, and ongoing support. Rooted in mindfulness, we help young people heal through connection
to self, family, community, and nature. Every child deserves a place to heal.

Tri-County Independent Living (TCIL) serves older adults, caregivers and people with disabilities of all
ages. Funding supports Humboldt County residents through our mandated eight core services. Through
our North Coast Aging & Disability Resource Connection extended partnerships, we connect clients with
Long-Term Services and Supports. Vote TCIL to help neighbors overcome barriers, strengthen
independence and stay connected to their community.

Trinidad Coastal Land Trust (TCLT) protects and stewards the Humboldt County coast from Little River
to Big Lagoon. We conserve coastal lands, provide and improve public access, restore native habitats,
and connect people of all ages and abilities to the coast through environmental education, outdoor
experiences, and community stewardship.

Two Rivers Pet and Wildlife Welfare Services is a small community volunteer ran organization that
focuses on the need for animal welfare services and education of community resources for community
members. We do not have any paid positions and are fully volunteer led and community based for the
community and the community’s animals.

Wild Souls Ranch is a local nonprofit providing inclusive, trauma-informed mental health services for
youth and adults. Through the Equine Growth & Learning model, participants work alongside horses in a
safe, supportive environment to build communication, emotional regulation, boundaries, problemsolving,
and connection. We serve at-risk youth, veterans, individuals with developmental disabilities,
and other community members.

With Open Arms Center for Reproductive Choices (WOACRC) is a nonprofit healthcare clinic in Eureka
providing reproductive health care and gender affirming care. Through their Chrysalis Care program,
WOACRC provides gender affirming medication services for transgender, gender diverse, or intersex
youth. WOACRC accepts Medi-Cal, offers sliding-scale fees, and delivers informed healthcare options
with compassion regardless of intersectional identity.

YouthAbility is a Humboldt County nonprofit empowering youth and young adults ages 16–24 who face
barriers to employment and independence. Since 2006, YouthAbility has provided supportive, hands-on
opportunities that build confidence, life skills, job readiness, and self-sufficiency while helping young
people develop the tools and experience needed to succeed in work and in life.

Yurok Tribe – Northern California Condor Restoration Program seeks to restore Prey-go-neesh
(California condors) to the Yurok homeland and surrounding region, acting as a gateway to natural
expansion to their historical range throughout the Pacific Northwest where they may establish a thriving
and self-sustaining population.