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Humboldt Sports has covered our recent trip to the Golden State Warriors game, and the exhibition game that our youth played there. Read more at the Humboldt Sports website.

North Coast Journal has written an inspirational article on the work we do at Two Feathers! Read more at the North Coast Journal website

(From the North Coast Journal) Two Feathers Native American Health Services will be hosting seven free virtual forums (open to the public with registration) on the subject: Is Technology Damaging our Native Youth? The forums will feature national and international experts and are expected to last approximately one to two hours each. In a press release, Dr. Virgil Moorehead Jr., Executive Director with Two

Virtual roundtable focuses on need for better education outcomes for Native youth (From the North Coast Journal) Speaking at a virtual roundtable called to discuss the systemic failures of local school districts to help Native students succeed, as detailed in a recent report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, Humboldt State University Native American Studies Chair Cutcha

(From Redheaded Blackbelt) Two Feathers Native American Family Services (NAFS) in partnership with Stanford Medicine Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing, is hosting a four day virtual conference focused on Native Youth Mental Health and Wellness. The conference will begin on September 15 from noon to 1:30pm PST and continue September 16-18 from 3:30pm to 7pm PST each day.

(From the North Coast Journal) Two Feathers Native American Family Services is hosting a virtual conference geared toward native youth that will focus on substance abuse prevention and early intervention. “The goal of the conference is to bring awareness to ways of healing and thriving in Native communities. This often means preventing substance abuse in our communities,” Virgil Moorehead Jr.

From KRCR News HUMBOLDT, Calif. — Two Feathers Native American Family Services became Humboldt County’s first Native American organizational provider of specialty mental health services. The services agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25. Two Feathers will provide mental health, therapeutic behavioral and intensive home-based services to Medi-Cal eligible

From the Times-Standard Two Feathers Native American Family Services recently received a personal visit, letter and plaque from the California Assembly, Select Committee on Native American Affairs, for its work in promoting the stability and security of Native families in Northern California, as well as protecting the best interest of Indian children. Read the full article here: https://www.times-standard.com/2020/03/15/history-of-success/

“Around 60 people gathered last night at the Two Feathers Native American Family Services center to celebrate a $3.7 million grant they received to combat teen suicide. “The grant money comes from the Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Grant and will be used to fund a five-year school-based prevention program called Chekws: Hope for Tomorrow.”

In June 2018, the Big Lagoon Rancheria opened The Club, a full-service, family focused fitness club in McKinleyville. Virgil Moorehead, a clinical psychologist at Two Feathers Native American Family Services and Jennifer Enos, the head strength and conditioning coach at The Club, talk about their philosophy of a holistic approach to physical and mental health. Hear the full interview at