This page is for anyone in Siskiyou County who needs a bed tonight, food this week, or someone to talk to right now. It is also for neighbors and visitors who want to know where help lives so they can point someone toward it, or give to it. We keep it short and practical. Numbers were checked against county and provider sources in November 2026, but schedules change, so please call ahead.
If someone is in danger right now
- Emergency: call 911.
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, any time, free and confidential. Chat is at 988lifeline.org.
- Siskiyou County Behavioral Health 24 hour crisis line: (800) 842-8979. This is the county line for a mental health or substance use crisis.
- Siskiyou Domestic Violence & Crisis Center 24 hour line: (877) 842-4068. Business line (530) 842-6629. They offer confidential emergency shelter, safety planning and help with protective orders.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233, or thehotline.org.
- California Youth Crisis Line (ages 12 to 24 and families): call or text (800) 843-5200.
Not sure where to start? Dial 211
211 NorCal covers Siskiyou County. Dial 2-1-1 from any phone in the county to reach a trained specialist who can match you with shelter, food, utility help, rides and more. From outside the area, call (844) 987-0590. You can also text your ZIP code to 898-211, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 8 pm, in English or Spanish.
Shelter in Siskiyou County
Until 2025, Siskiyou County had no adult homeless shelter. Now it has two, both in Yreka and both run by Northern Valley Catholic Social Service with the county and the City of Yreka.
Yreka Basecamp
A low barrier emergency shelter at 1200 South Main Street in Yreka, open around the clock, all year. It has 32 beds and is free for adults 18 and over experiencing homelessness in Siskiyou County. You do not need to be sober or employed. Reporting by Jefferson Public Radio notes there is storage for belongings, vehicle parking, and room for well behaved pets. Staff connect people with mental health care, substance use treatment and work. Call (530) 782-1124 or visit Yreka Basecamp.
Siskiyou Village
Fifteen private shelter cabins in Yreka, staffed 24 hours a day, with case management, peer support and housing navigation, plus bathrooms, showers and a gated dog area. Read the county announcement. To ask about a placement, start with Basecamp at (530) 782-1124 or Siskiyou County Behavioral Health at (530) 841-4100.
Shelter from domestic violence
The Siskiyou Domestic Violence & Crisis Center runs a confidential emergency shelter. Call the 24 hour line at (877) 842-4068.
Food
Food pantry days and hours shift through the year, so call before you go.
- Scott Valley Food Pantry, 13007 North Highway 3, Fort Jones. The closest pantry to Etna. (530) 598-8363.
- Siskiyou Community Food Bank, 1601 South Oregon Street, Suite B, Yreka. (530) 340-6382.
- Yreka Food Bank, 1249 Main Street, Yreka. (530) 643-2507.
- Siskiyou Food Assistance, 780 South Davis Avenue, Weed, serving south county. Open Wednesdays 10:30 am to 2 pm. New clients bring a photo ID, proof of residence and proof of income. (530) 408-6115.
- Saint Anthony's Soup Kitchen, 507 Pine Street, Mount Shasta. (530) 926-4477.
- CalFresh (food benefits on an EBT card): apply online at GetCalFresh.org or through Siskiyou County Social Services, below.
Family resource centers
These centers are often the friendliest front door. They help with paperwork, referrals, utility and rent programs, parenting support and a lot more. For Etna and Fort Jones, start with Scott Valley.
- Scott Valley Family Resource Center, 11920 Main Street, Fort Jones. (530) 468-2450.
- Yreka Community Resource Center, 201 South Broadway, Yreka. (530) 842-1313.
- Family and Community Resource Center of Weed, 260 Main Street, Weed. (530) 938-9914.
- Mt. Shasta Community Resource Center, 109 East Lake Street, Mount Shasta. (530) 926-1400.
- Dunsmuir Community Resource Center, 5840 Dunsmuir Avenue, Suite A. (530) 235-4400.
- Happy Camp Community Center, 38 Parkway Road, Happy Camp. (530) 493-5117.
- The HUB Communities Family Resource Center, 310 South 13th Street, Montague. (530) 459-3481.
- Butte Valley Community Resource Center, 111 West Third Street, Dorris. (530) 397-2273.
- Tulelake/Newell Family Resource Center, 810 Main Street, Tulelake. (530) 667-2147.
County services: benefits, health and housing help
- Siskiyou County Social Services, 818 South Main Street, Yreka. (530) 841-2700. Ask here about CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs and general assistance. You can also apply for Medi-Cal and CalFresh online at BenefitsCal.
- Adult and Children's Services 24 hour line: (530) 842-7009, to report concerns about the safety of a child or a vulnerable adult.
- Siskiyou County Behavioral Health: 2060 Campus Drive, Yreka, (530) 841-4100, and 1107 Ream Avenue, Mount Shasta, (530) 918-7200.
Replacing lost documents
Losing an ID can block everything else. A resource center or 211 can help you through it. The direct lines: California DMV (800) 777-0133, Social Security (800) 772-1213, and veterans' service records (866) 272-6272.
How to help
The people who staff these places are our neighbors, and much of the work runs on volunteers and small donations. If you live here or are visiting, a bag of groceries for the Scott Valley Food Pantry, a check to Siskiyou Food Assistance, or an afternoon of your time goes further than you would think. Call any of the numbers above and ask what they need most this month.
We believe a valley is only as well as the people who have the least in it. It is part of why we wrote Luxury beyond the loyalty program, and part of why we choose to spend locally. If something on this page is out of date, or you know a resource we missed, please tell us and we will fix it.
