Our Partners
Discover the incredible organizations that drive our mission and enhance our community’s impact.
About Us
The Big Creek Mountain Communities Alliance was born from a shared desire to uplift our region through collaboration, opportunity, and connection. In 2024, Hill Country Community Clinic identified a grant opportunity aimed at helping rural communities work together to create good jobs and address climate change. Hill Country Community Clinic secured the grant funding to support local organizations that serve the people and places we call home.
With support from this grant, six anchor organizations — Mountain Union Elementary School District, Mountain Community Center, Big Bend Community Center, Big Bend Community Land Trust, KKRN 88.5 FM Community Radio, and California Heritage YouthBuild Academy (CHYBA) — joined forces to build capacity, strengthen their missions, and develop tools to better connect our communities.
The Alliance has grown into a dynamic network focused on shared priorities, including expanding opportunities for youth, improving communication across the region, and avoiding those classic double-booked community events. Our name reflects our values: honoring each small mountain community while working as one.
We believe in the power of rural creativity, collaboration, and shared purpose. We’re here to connect, support, and grow—together.
Community Focused
We prioritize the unique needs of our rural communities, ensuring everyone has a voice in our mission, while supporting local community events.
Collaborative Efforts
Partnering with local organizations to create impactful initiatives that drive economic growth, education resources, and environmental sustainability.
Resilient Future
We are committed to addressing climate change and promoting resilience for both our land and the people of our communities.
Our Partners
Hill Country Community Clinic
With kindness, Hill Country Community Clinic works in partnership with our patients and community, providing to everyone the health care services, education and support needed to live whole, healthy and satisfying lives.
We opened our doors in Round Mountain on March 5, 1985, forty years ago. Started by a small group of friends, one of them a doctor, Hill Country provides medical, dental, mental health and substance use services to the intermountain area and beyond.
The clinic operates community programs like Circle of Friends to support people and families facing mental health and other issues as well as the Teen Program that supports teens and young adults with educational and supportive activities.
Hill Country is excited to be a part of the Big Creek Mountain Communities Alliance, working with our neighboring community organizations to make life better in our beautiful region.
California Heritage YouthBuild Academy
California Heritage YouthBuild Academy (CHYBA) is a California public charter school that provides academic and career training for young people ages 16–24 in need of a high school diploma. In addition to core academics, students participate in life skills, career development, leadership training, and community service. CHYBA also offers an Adult Education Diploma program for individuals 25 and older, along with GED/HiSET test preparation. For students who already have a diploma or high school equivalency, CHYBA provides job readiness support, workforce re-entry assistance, pre-apprenticeship programs, and CTE certifications through our Workforce Recovery Training Program.
Mountain Union Elementary School District
Our District serves a diverse population of preschool through 8th grade students with a focus on outdoor exploration, cultural connection, and hands-on learning. With personalized instruction, social-emotional support, and access to modern technology, the district fosters resilience, independence, and creativity. We are dedicated to helping students thrive academically and personally in a safe and supportive environment.
Mountain Community Center
The Mountain Community Center brings energy, dedication, and a deep love for our community. While we balance full-time work and family life, we remain committed to making meaningful things happen. We believe a strong, connected community is built through shared effort, local leadership, and inclusive spaces where people can gather, create, and grow together.
We’re focused on building long-term capacity by identifying and supporting new volunteers and community leaders who can help carry our work forward. Our current needs include administrative support, facility upkeep, event planning, donation coordination, and expanding our ability to apply for grants that sustain and strengthen our programs.
At the heart of our mission is a commitment to nurturing a vibrant, welcoming space that supports community resilience, collaboration, and well-being.
Big Bend Community Center
The Big Bend Community Center is a hub for connection, learning, and celebration in the town of Big Bend. Rooted in a mission to uplift and revitalize our community, we provide a welcoming space for social gatherings, educational events, workshops, and public discussions that support the well-being and growth of our local and surrounding residents.
Our nonprofit is dedicated to maintaining and improving the Community Center building and its grounds, ensuring it remains a safe and vibrant place for all. Through health and wellness programs, cultural events, and opportunities for connection, we aim to bring people together, foster a sense of belonging, and strengthen the heart of Big Bend.
Big Bend Community Land Trust
The Big Bend Community Land Trust (BBCLT), located in Madesi territory, BBCLT is a non-profit permaculture rooted organization dedicated to helping the community by providing nutritional, educational, economic, social, and environmental opportunities for the residents in the valley and neighboring hills.
Our projects and offerings underway include an amazing community garden, a donation based community exchange post, community library, fire & forest planning and education, community days, and much more.
We seek to develop a model of rural community revitalization which can be replicated in other communities. We are always accepting donations, volunteers, and leads for grants to help us continue serving and growing in a good way with and by our community.
KKRN 88.5 FM Community Radio
KKRN 88.5 FM is licensed in Bella Vista, CA, as a non-commercial educational radio station, commonly known as local community radio. It is run by and for the people. The station is supported by individuals, businesses, and organizations in the community.
You can be a part of KKRN Community Radio. By volunteering your time and energy, you help keep your community radio station on the air. Your support allows us to grow as a vibrant, creative, constructive, and viable voice for the foothills and intermountain communities of eastern Shasta County and the surrounding listening area. We have access to programs from grassroots and independent media as well as some programs that are locally produced.
There are many ways to get involved: you can serve as a committee member, programmer, board member, fundraiser, pledge drive or office worker, or as an active listener and supporter. No matter your role, you matter to KKRN. Everyone is important, and our very existence depends on all of us.
Our station is organized to be an effective and inclusive community entity. There are many spokes in our wheel! Teamwork, trust, and cooperation are highly valued in our approach to community radio. In 2025, KKRN will complete fourteen years of broadcasting information and entertainment—24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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