Tuolumne County has received new grant funding of more than $8.2 million from the state to focus on permanently housing 30 of the estimated hundreds of homeless individuals camping and
Following the resignation of Michael Wilson late last year, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors will vote on Tuesday to hire a new Behavioral Health
Sonora, CA–Since 1949, May has been designated Mental Health Awareness Month, observed in a variety of ways that can hopefully help educate and inform about the myriad of issues orbiting mental health.
A Motherlode views episode covering mental health issues and how COVID-19 has made an impact can be found here.
This week through Thursday starting at 3 p.m is Mind Out Loud, which is a free of charge online forum that will be discussing mental health. It is geared towards middle and high school students over the age of 13. Viewers can submit questions to speakers during live Q&A sessions. Find out more information here
Bob White and Mel Kirk
Sonora, CA The YES Partnership received a significant donation to educate Tuolumne county youth about the harmful effects of cannabis and other substance abuse. The donation will launch the “Be Smart, Stay Smart, Just Say No To Marijuana” campaign.
The YES Partnership states the donation was from Mel Kirk, brother of Tuolumne County District 3 Supervisor Anaiah Kirk. He donated the $10,000 in response to the City of Sonora’s passage of the recreational marijuana sales ordinance stating he felt it was the most effective way he could help mitigate the potential negative impacts of the ordinance on children. Kirk states, “[Marijuana] is permanently damaging their brains and their ability to think. Brain development continues until age 25 and