The Arc of Butte County

11/11/2025

THANK YOU to the amazing generosity and support from our Chico Grocery Outlet ❤️

11/06/2025

Hi friends and community partners,

We are reaching out with urgency today. Many of our Arc clients & families are directly affected by the government shutdown, resulting in a sudden reduction of essential food benefits. Some are struggling to keep basic staples in their kitchens.

To respond quickly and directly, we have launched an Emergency Food Drive — and we need your help.

✅ How You Can Support Right Now

1️⃣ Donate online

A gift of any amount will make a meaningful impact

👉 https://givebutter.com/arcfooddrive

2️⃣ Donate non-perishable food at either of our drop-off locations:

• The Arc Store – 2020 Park Ave, Chico

• The Arc Admin Office Lobby – 2030 Park Ave, Chico

~Shop from our “Shopping Card” list of essential items

Quick and easy: https://givebutter.com/arcfooddrive

We will begin shopping and assembling bags immediately as donations come in so we can get food to households as soon as possible.

If you are in a position to give — thank you! Your kindness will be felt right away. 🩵

11/06/2025

To address local food insecurity amplified by recent changes and delays in CalFresh benefit distribution, The Arc of Butte County will be collecting non-perishable food and essential items. Our goal is to assemble boxes of staple food items that will directly support clients and families experiencing limited access to basic needs.

Recent cuts to food assistance programs have hit many of our clients hard, but your kindness brings comfort, stability, and dignity during a challenging time. Thank you for helping us stand together as a community!

Donate directly at givebutter.com/arcfooddrive

11/01/2025

Happy Halloween from your friends at The Arc 🎃

10/29/2025

Katrina and Brooke volunteering at KZFR!!! 💕

Mighty Zephyr KZFR ~ The Sound of Community
KZFR 90.1 FM Serving the Sacramento Valley, the foothills, and beyond since 1990

KZFR 90.1FM is a noncommercial, nonprofit, public service organization dedicated to playing music and disseminating news and information. Our purpose is to entertain, educate, and to contribute to cultural appreciation and enlightenment. KZFR's programming reflects the needs of the Northern Sacramento Valley Communities. Most Programming is produced by members of our community and is community oriented. Programming produced outside our community provides information on issues affecting the Northern Sacramento Valley.

KZFR operates with the support of community volunteers who provide a wide variety of music programming as well as local public affairs and information programs, and who assist a small paid management staff with fundraising, outreach and events for the northern Sacramento Valley and beyond. Agreement with the principles and goals of KZFR is the sole criteria for participation. We are guided by the spirit of the First Amendment. KZFR Community Radio is open to everyone. We are united in our diversity.

10/29/2025

Special thank you to for the amazing balloon columns at our First Responders event! They truly bought so much joy to this event! 🩵

10/20/2025

How and Why to Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month

1. Learn About the Value of Disability Inclusion
Here’s some of the evidence showing how inclusive workplaces thrive.

2. Share Employment Stories
Nothing shifts attitudes faster than real stories. We’ve seen how a single story about an employee thriving in their role can change the way a whole company thinks about disability. That’s why sharing matters. If you know someone with a disability who works, invite them to share their experience. If you’re an employer, highlight the contributions of employees with disabilities in your newsletter or on social media using . Encourage your local media to feature these stories to broaden public understanding.

3. Review Your Company’s Hiring Practices
Inclusive workplaces don’t happen by accident. They are built with intention.

4. Invest in Long-Term Change
Real inclusion requires more than awareness—it requires resources.

Full blog post:
https://thearc.org/blog/how-and-why-to-celebrate-national-disability-employment-awareness-month-october/?utm_source=mc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=empower

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

10/01/2025

🌟 October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! 🌟

Every October, we celebrate the incredible contributions of people with disabilities to the American economy and workforce. ✨

Did you know? NDEAM has been observed for over 75 years, originally established in 1945 as the National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. It was later expanded to include all disabilities and renamed NDEAM in 1988 to highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion in employment.

This month is dedicated to raising awareness about disability employment issues, fostering understanding, and promoting supportive employment practices. Let's work together to create more inclusive workplaces where everyone has the opportunity to thrive! 💼