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Your monthly gift helps ensure the Red Cross can rush relief and comfort to families in need — wherever and whenever disaster strikes.

Severe Blood & Platelet Shortage

Severe Blood & Platelet Shortage

Donors are urgently needed now. Come to
give blood by Feb. 28 and receive a $20
e-gift card to a merchant of your choice.*

Donors are urgently needed now. Come to give blood by Feb. 28 and receive a $20 e-gift card to a merchant of your choice.*

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California Gold Country Region

The California Gold Country Region serves more than 3.7 million people across 26 counties, encompassing Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino, Lake, Sierra, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Sutter, El Dorado, Yolo, Sacramento, Amador, Alpine, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.

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California Gold Country Region Locations

Sacramento Headquarters

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1565 Exposition Blvd, Suite 100

Sacramento, CA 95815

Phone: 916-993-7070

Office hours: M-F 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Sonora

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83 S Stewart Street, Suite 211

Sonora, CA 95370

Phone: 916-993-7070

*By Appointment Only

Yuba City

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2125 East Onstott Road

Yuba City, CA 95991

Phone: 530-673-1460

Office hours: M W TH 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Auburn

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102 El Dorado Street, Suite 5S

Auburn, CA 95603

Phone: tel:916-993-7070

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Chico

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1250 East Avenue Suite 21 and 25

Chico, CA 95926

Phone: 530-446-4912

Mail: PO Box 3568, Chico, CA 95927

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McKinleyville

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3101 Concorde Drive, Suite H

McKinleyville, CA 95519

Phone: 707-832-5480

*By Appointment Only

Redding

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3609 Bechelli Lane, Suite C

Redding, CA 96002

Phone: 530-244-8000

*By Appointment Only

Lakeport

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140 9th St

Lakeport, CA 95453

Phone: 707-262-7116

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January 23, 2026

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January 20, 2026

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January 05, 2026

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Giving Tuesday: Owners of Chinese Camp Store Become Valuable Partners to Community and Red Cross

On this Giving Tuesday, we are looking back at a wonderful partnership we formed in September with the owners of the Chinese Camp Store & Tavern. Richard and his wife, Add, went above and beyond to provide much-needed items, care and comfort to their neighbors who lost their homes in the TCU Wildfire Complex disaster. … Continue reading Giving Tuesday: Owners of Chinese Camp Store Become Valuable Partners to Community and Red Cross
Smoke alarm saves lives of Anderson resident and his cats – allowing him to keep a promise made to his late partner

By Angie Irmer, Volunteer George Grove lives in a single-wide mobile home in Anderson, CA. In the early morning hours of May 29, 2025, he, like many people, lay asleep in bed. As usual, Grove’s Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine was on while he slept. Suddenly, above the whirring sound of the CPAP, he … Continue reading Smoke alarm saves lives of Anderson resident and his cats – allowing him to keep a promise made to his late partner
CA Gold Country Region Red Cross Continues to Operate Shelter in Sonora; Mobile Feeding Begins in Chinese Camp

NOTE: This post will be updated regularly as our sheltering situation evolves. Volunteers with the California Gold Country Region continue to run an evacuation shelter in Sonora in response to this week’s wildfires. 2-7 Wildfire (Calaveras County): Shelter: Sonora Senior Center, 540 Greenley Rd., Sonora, CA 95370 A livestock shelter is open at the Calaveras … Continue reading CA Gold Country Region Red Cross Continues to Operate Shelter in Sonora; Mobile Feeding Begins in Chinese Camp