Resources & Services

City of Blue Lake Housing Rehabilitation Program - contact: Redwood Community Action Agency, 904 G Street, Eureka, CA, 95501, 707/445-0881

DO YOU CURRENTLY

HAVE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS IN YOUR HOME?

• OLD OR LEAKING ROOF
• NO GUTTERS
• UNSAFE OR INADEQUATE: ELECTRIC--PLUMBING--HEATING
• STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY ISSUES INCLUDING WINDOWS/INSULATION
• ACCESS PROBLEMS:  BATHROOMS OR ENTRYWAYS
• SECURITY

 WE CAN HELP WITH THESE ITEMS AND MORE!

ABOUT THE REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM

You may have noticed many of your neighbors fixing up their homes and wonder how they can afford to make all those necessary repairs given today’s housing costs.  Many of them (over 50 in the past 20 years) are benefitting from current or past City of Blue Lake Housing Rehabilitation Programs.

The City of Blue Lake has been awarded grant funds from the 2005-09 CDBG funding cycles, available through the State Department of HCD, to help an additional 20 to 25 local owner/occupant households within the city limits repair and maintain their residences .

The City has contracted with RCAA to administer the Housing Rehabilitation program. If you have housing repair problems and haven't been able to afford to get them fixed, we may be able to assist you. 

St. Joseph Hospital Health System/Blue Lake Family Resource Center & First Five Humboldt – blfrc@humboldt1.com, 111 Greenwood Avenue (Skinner Store), P.O. Box 458, 707/668-4281, 707/668-4285(fax). Open Monday through Thursday, 8am - 4pm, Fridays by appointment only.

The community resource center offers referral information, classes, support groups and workshops for all community members.  Walk-in consultations are welcome and all discussions are kept confidential.

Here are some of the many resources you’ll find at the Blue Lake Community Resource Center:

• Information & Access to Community Resources
• Educational Programs
• Food Pantry & Hygiene Supplies Closet
• Clothing for adults and children, including diapers
• Senior Health Clinics
• Access to Medical Resource Library
• Computer, copier & fax machine access
• Bus Passes
• Medical & Dental Referrals
• Healthy Families Insurance Applications
• Housing Application Assistance
• Employment Information & Assistance with Applications

Blue Lake Rancheria – www.bluelakerancheria.com, P.O. Box 428, 428 Chartin Road, 707/668-5101, e-mail: blrt@tidepool.com

Blue Lake Rancheria is a Sovereign Indian Nation located adjacent to the City of Blue Lake.  We are dedicated to the education, self-confidence, and upward mobility of our Tribal Members.  We are a Wiyot Tribe located in the historic Wiyot territory.  Our members are Wiyot, Tolowa, Hupa, Kuruk, Yurok, Redwood Creek, and Cherokee Indians.  Our Tribal Business Committee and the General Council have placed providing education and social services as a priority for our Tribal Members and the Blue Lake Community as a whole.  Since the end of 1983, we have worked hard in the areas of education, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy to become one of the most respected and prosperous Tribes in Northern California.

Blue Lake Rancheria Community Services
The following services are provided to community members, living on or near the Rancheria.

Elder Nutrition Program
The Elder Nutrition Program serves free hot and frozen meals five days a week to Native elders living in Humboldt and Trinity Counties.  The same service is available to non-Native elders for a nominal fee.  

Blue Lake Rancheria School Lunch Program
The Blue Lake Rancheria Nutrition Program cooks hot breakfasts and lunches for the children attending Blue Lake Union Elementary School and provides a free afternoon snack program for all children in the service area in three locations.  During the summer months, the Rancheria provides free breakfasts and lunches in two separate locations on and near the Rancheria.

Blue Lake Rancheria & City of Blue Lake Transit Authority
The Transit authority consists of a Transit line between Blue Lake and Arcata daily, a Dial-a-Ride Bus that runs Monday through Friday, and a free Casino Shuttle that runs seven days a week, every hour, between 3:00 pm and midnight.  The Transit is available to Tribal members, Elders, high school students, and disabled persons for free or a reduced fee.

Area 1 Agency on Aging - http://www.a1aa.org/, 434 7th St., Eureka CA, 95501, 707/442-3763. Provides leadership and guidance in supporting an older person’s ability to lead a dignified, safe, healthy and independent life and leadership and resources that support volunteers as they make positive changes in our community. Agency staff provides a range of information at support groups, health fairs, professional organizations and other community groups.