*Complete our General Intake Form to Determine S.H.I.F.T. Programs Eligibility*
Empowering communities
Building A Legacy & Dedicated to Our Future 7 Generations
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*Complete our General Intake Form to Determine S.H.I.F.T. Programs Eligibility*
Building A Legacy & Dedicated to Our Future 7 Generations
Our Bear Root Resource Center strives to offer an inclusive safe space to gather locally and offer ways to connect to our expanding global network to collaborate with others. We apply Indigenous Epidemiology as a lens to teach traditional knowledge and support the well-being of our community members as a whole person (Mind, Body, Soul), and use this data to empower our community. We developed programs to enrich lives of individuals from all backgrounds to be able to fulfill their full potential. We offer resources for allies and community partners to learn how to be in right relations with BIPOC communities and implement multi-racial equitable agreements to maintain long-term commitments.
We apply Ujima to build and maintain community together through cultural revitalization, restorative justice, regenerative resources for BIPOC multi-racial and Two Spirit LGBTQIA+ communities to thrive. Collaborating with community leaders and creating coalitions to advocate, protect and impact policy to enrich lives of our diverse community. We are guardians for our youth, to nurture stability for our future 7 generations, and we are dedicated to collectively protect all that is sacred in perpetuity, as a legacy to honor the wisdom of our elders, and to those who came before us and made it possible from their efforts.
Our team strives for greatness as we shift towards a brighter future together. Our resource center provides assistance to actualize self-determination and promote self-sufficiency through a variety of innovative programs, initiatives and solutions. With the help of our dedicated staff and volunteers, as well as our generous donors, we are able to make a positive impact in the lives of many. Our goal is to meet you where you are now, embrace each stage of life with grace and practice compassion for others, as we join you in your journey, witness as you achieve goals to help fulfill your life purpose and ultimately so you can thrive!
Let us know if you are interested in our innovative S.H.I.F.T. programs or may need Emergency Assistance. We are here to support you with your immediate needs and develop a long term connection with you.
We listen and respond to our community needs to attain self-determination, promote self-sufficiency, resiliency and advocate for social justice. We have programs focused on Spirituality, Human Rights, Personal Finances, Housing, Language Justice, Immigration, and more! (Community Care)
We combine culturally relevant medicine and components of Western medicine into our holistic wellness programs. We offer Nutrition, Wellness, Fitness, Self-care, Mental Health, Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Dance, Self-Defense & Martial Arts and Cultural Tradition Workshops, Classes and more!. (Health)
We will guide you to reconnect with your roots and connect with the land. We will share both historical and present-day cultural contributions from our local and global regions. We promote safe and inclusive spaces and have a zero tolerance for any discrimination.
We offer resources based on K-12 curriculum, College level courses, TEK and innovative Technology, Art, Food Sovereignty, Permaculture, Life Skills, Cultural Traditions, as well as Talking Circles and more!. (Education & Art)
We celebrate our unique cultures and invest to protect our BIPOC community individual and collective futures. We advocate to impact policy and advance social change to restore everything that is rooted in the land. Our programs include Cultural and Ecological preservation, Stewardship, Culturally relevant tourism, and more!
(Regeneration & Transformative)
We will work with you to create a personal road map to become your best self while pursuing your bright path. We have designed innovative resources, workshops, with programs to help you thrive in business, entrepreneurship, technology, and open doors through our vast network to match you with our multicultural exchange, reconnect to your roots, artist residency and more! (Thrive)
Your donation can help us make a difference in the lives of those in need. Every little bit counts! Your donation to Bear Root Resource Center will be directed toward where it is needed the most unless you specify what program you would like us to apply it to. We thank you in advance for your generous support.
Contact us with any additional questions you may have at Info@BearRootResourceCenter.com
Our Collective Bright Future
Empowering Our Community With Prayerful Intentions. Bear Root Resource Center aims to S.H.I.F.T. the narrative to Support, Heal, Inspire, Fulfill, and Transform individual lives and communities in all 4 directions.
Our Priorities
We are uniting people to overcome and thrive in response to the local and global impacts of climate change and broken systems that perpetuate harm in our most vulnerable communities. We teach people to be in relationship with the land and connect to their roots.
Welcome
Let's get started and get familiar with what to expect. We will be asking in-depth questions that have a human centered approach, and look at all ways to offer support in all areas of your life. We will look at the whole picture from a mind, body, soul, culture, as well as socioeconomic and environment approach. You may pause and complete questions at your own pace. If you would like help to complete the form, please e-mail info@BearRootResourceCenter.com or call us at 1-707-235-4963 to schedule an appointment to complete the process together. We look forward to connecting with you soon. Our Form follows HIPAA compliance standards and is highly secure. Your responses will be strictly confidential and we will be following up with you directly. Please allow for up to at least 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete.
You can donate to support directly by clicking on the bold text to donate to our S.H.I.F.T. Programs and there are additional ways to Donate and Get Involved. Your donation can help us make a difference in the lives of those in need. Every little bit counts! Your donation to Bear Root Resource Center will be directed toward where it is needed the most, unless you specify what program you would like us to apply it to. We thank you in advance for your generous support.
Yes, S.H.I.F.T. Programs is offered through Bear Root Resource Center, a fiscally sponsored organization of Fiscal Sponsorship Allies EIN: 85-0839183, so your donation is tax deductible.
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BEAR ROOT RESOURCE CENTER, a fiscally sponsored organization of Fiscal Sponsorship Allies EIN: 85-0839183
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