GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - Butte County WIC (Women, Infants and Children) in cooperation with the Butte County Library will be holding a Family Resource Fair, on Friday, June 24^th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at 239 Sycamore Street in Gridley (next to Veterans Memorial Hall). The event is open to the public and attendance is encouraged.

The Butte County Library recently received a grant from the California State Library and will be handing out a must-have cookbook entitled “The Bob Ross Cookbook; Happy Little Recipes for Family and Friends.” They will also be holding story time for children in attendance and have information about literacy.

Other County and local organizations have been invited to attend to educate about additional resources available to our community.

Butte County Oral Health will be on hand with oral health kits, including toothbrushes, brushing timers, educational materials and books, lists of dental providers for referrals, and more.

Butte County Injury and Prevention will be providing information on their car seat program and will offer bike safety tips that day, including helmet fittings and helmet giveaways.

Of course, Butte County WIC will offer information on their programs that focus on supplemental nutrition and nutrition education for both pregnant and breastfeeding people, as well as families with children ages 0-5. Thanks to a grant received by the WIC program, Butte County WIC will offer a free bag of new bilingual books in a reusable WIC grocery tote (reserved for WIC families only). They will have other giveaways free to the public such as pamphlets, educational books and magnets.

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service (NVCSS), Promotores Program, which focuses on mental health awareness particularly in the Latino community, will be in attendance. The program is designed to remove cultural and language barriers for people to access mental health services. They will hold 3 raffles, prizes to be seen.

Of the importance of the Family Resource Fair, Kate Sheehy, from Butte County said, “People are starting to convene more, and organizations are trying to reconnect with the community to make sure that people remember or are introduced to resources, because during the pandemic, people lost track.” She continued, “Or, there may be families who are in greater need of support now because of the repercussions of the pandemic.”

Plenty of child-friendly activities are planned as families educate themselves on helpful resources available to them through the County and other organizations.