The Hill Country Community Clinic is moving some of its operations into a building in south Redding that was vacated by United Way of Northern California earlier this year.
Hill Country, a heath, medical and mental health care provider, began operating in its new space at 3300 Churn Creek Road this week, CEO Jo Campbell said on Monday, April 6.
The new space is located across from Hill Country’s existing pharmacy and clinic, said Campbell. She said the move represents “a relocation” of the health group’s operations from leased space in downtown Redding’s Atrium, a business and event venue on Market Street.
Once it’s fully up and running, the new Churn Creek Road space will house some of Hill Country’s behavioral health counseling services, along with case management and administrative services, said Campbell.
The organization hadn’t been looking to move. But when the additional space became available right next to the medical clinic, “we felt that was good for staff and good for patients,” said Campbell.
“Access continues to be an issue for behavioral health,” she said. “Yes, there’s always more demand than there is available services.”
Hill Country is a nonprofit based in Round Mountain that also offers urgent mental health services at its Counseling and Recovery Engagement Care Center (CARE Center) and runs the Gold Street Medical Clinic, both located in Redding on Gold Street.
A branch of the clinic also operates on Mistletoe Lane, according to the group’s website.
What’s ahead for United Way of Northern California?
Financing shifts prompted United Way of Northern California to move out of its Churn Creek building, said President and CEO Kalie Brisbon.
The organization transitioned its remaining 13 employees to remote work earlier this year, following “abrupt” cuts to state and federal funding that had supported several key programs, she said. The nonprofit had 31 employees in 2025.
The organization is also consolidating its Chico location.
Grant cutbacks meant United Way did not offer its IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program services in person this year, said Brisbon. Instead, partner groups provided drop off income tax services at some locations and there were online self-filing options. Grants have also been cut to United Way’s efforts involving mental health services for members of the region’s LGBTQ community and people of color, said Brisbon.
After COVID and regional wildfires of the past, fewer federally-declared disasters in the North State in recent years led to less disaster-assistance related revenue for the nonprofit.
While calling the lack of recent major disasters “a good thing,” Brisbon said: “Because we have less of those to manage right now, we’ve had to realign our staff size for what we can afford to operate.”
The nonprofit also ended its pilot micro shelter project to house people who are homeless after “funding didn’t materialize,” said Brisbon. She said all the residents there had been placed into housing through other programs or agencies.
The nonprofit said 29 people successfully completed that housing and assistance services program since since it started three years ago. The eight tiny home units will revert to the city of Redding, which will determine what happens to the structures next.
Going forward, Brisbon said the nonprofit will fortify its existing 211 24-hour helpline, which now operates in Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Plumas counties, with a goal of having regional coverage.
United Way will also start a pilot project focused on youth civic engagement, continue its Building Bridges work to calm polarized politics in Shasta County and provide financial awards to grassroots groups through its North State Equity Fund, said Brisbon.
Established in Redding in 1953, the United Way of Northern California serves nine counties: Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity.Over the years, the nonprofit has had offices on Benton Drive and on West Street before moving to the larger location on Churn Creek Road.
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