Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California, Inc.

09/24/2025

The City Fair returns for another year of fun, education, and community connection on Saturday, October 11th, from 10 am to 1:30 pm! This year, the City Fair is being held in a new location: The Redding Civic Auditorium.

This FREE family-friendly event, held indoors, will be packed with seasonal activities, including games, goats, candy, prizes, decorated City trucks, information booths, interactive electrification demonstrations, a ride and drive event, a bounce house, face painting by Squishy Doodle, music, a magician, and more!

New excitement will come to this year’s City Fair by way of the following:

✨Turtle Bay Exploration Park Animal Ambassadors will be esteemed guests at this year’s City Fair.

✨ Redding Electric Utility will conduct an Induction Cooktop Demonstration for those who may be interested in learning about the technology.

✨Costumed characters will be there to interact with the community, take pictures, and make it an even more fun event! Look for Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked, Superman, Captain America, and more.

✨A Laser Tag Station, open to all ages, will provide an exciting opportunity for fun and movement at the Fair.

Most importantly, City staff will be on hand to answer questions and connect with the community.

“We’re excited to welcome everyone back for the second City Fair. Last year, City staff enjoyed sharing some of the work we do at the City in a more personal way. It was a great mix of fun, learning, and connection,” says Travis Menne, Director of Community Services.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase from local food truck vendors. Please bring cash in case the trucks are not able to accept credit card payments.

While you’re at the City Fair, don’t miss Kars & K-9s Car Show, an exciting new event hosted by the Redding Police Department from 10 am to 4 pm. The event, held in the parking lot of the Redding Civic Auditorium, includes a stunt bike lane, K9 demonstrations, and more.

For a full list of City Fair festivities, visit cityofredding.gov/cityfair.

We look forward to welcoming the community to two exciting events happening at the Redding Civic Auditorium on Saturday, October 11th.

09/24/2025

Art Roulette is TODAY!

Join us for a fast-paced, community art adventure—5 minutes on your canvas, then pass it along until a masterpiece is made. At the end, you get to take your group-created artwork home!

Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: Anderson Library Community Room

There’s still time to save your spot—register online and come create with us!

09/24/2025

09/24/2025

♻️Turn trash into treasure at Art Lab: Upcycled Art!
Join us Saturday, Sept 27, 11am–2pm to make super cool creations from everyday stuff. 🎨

No rules, just fun and imagination!
Free for members | Included with admission

09/23/2025

Are you feeling stuck today? Take action! Most of these are free, and with some insurance, therapy and mental health apps are also covered.

09/22/2025

09/22/2025

🍂✨𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!✨🍂

The Autumnal Reading Challenge kicks off today at Shasta Public Libraries! Youth ages 0–18 can read their way to fun prizes—and enter seasonal drawings by age group.

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩:
Pre-Readers: Bubbles & Finger Puppet
Kids: Bubbles & Punching Balloon
Teens: Iron-on Patch & Squishy Banana

𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬:
Pre-Readers: Stacking Rock Blocks
Kids: Digital Camera
Teens: $10 Amazon Gift Card

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 22 – 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 20.

👉 Register now at Redding, Anderson, or Burney Libraries—or online at the link below! Remember, if you sign up online, you need to visit a Shasta Public Library branch to pick up your reading logs.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8GpePiqwDQFq3gdPNlX49himpV1iJbyINYGu3ogoycQtF1Q/viewform

09/22/2025

If you're a clinician or therapist, you play a critical role in the safety conversation.

Right now, we're losing an average of seven autistic children per month in the U.S. following wandering/elopement, mainly due to drowning.

Children with autism are 160 times more likely to die from drowning than their neurotypical peers (Columbia University, 2017). In 2024, 91% of autism-related wandering deaths were caused by drowning (NAA).

You have the power to start early conversations that educate families about the wandering/water risk, even before a diagnosis.

Be sure to encourage a multi-layered safety approach that includes Home Security, Door/window Alarms, Fencing, Locative Devices, as well as Swimming Lessons and Emergency Plans with neighbors, teachers, and relatives.

Extra hyper-vigilant supervision is crucial, especially during transitions, vacations, outdoor activities, and parties.

Encourage them to use Google Maps to identify nearby bodies of water and remind families: If a child with autism goes missing, call 911 and search nearby water first.

Resources for families available via link in bio.

09/22/2025

En este taller, padres y cuidadores aprenderán a usar la práctica como herramienta para ayudar a los jóvenes a resolver problemas, reconocer comportamientos inseguros y usar estrategias para superar la resistencia. Responderemos preguntas, buscaremos soluciones y descubriremos qué habilidades pueden utilizarse para los desafíos específicos que se compartan.

📅 24 de septiembre @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
📍 Zoom
🔗 www.supportforfamilies.org/event/turning-problems-into-practice-spanish/

09/20/2025

Come on out and see us at Mr. Rogers Day of Kindness at Anderson River Park. We are here until 1:00 p.m.