News & Events
January 5, 2023/
The Mechoopda Tribal Library is to inspire lifelong learning by providing our members with free access to our collections, technology, music and ideas. Mechoopda Tribal Library is a lending library with over 1,244 titles available for checkout and/or research (non-circulating).
Magazines are available to read while at the Library i.e. National Geographic, Indian Art Magazine, and various children’s magazines.
Computers are available in the Library for job search, homework, research or general use.
In addition to books and magazine the Tribe has available:
Funding for this project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The purpose of the program is to assist families with child care expenses to allow the parents to work or to attend school or training programs. Child care services provide direct payment to eligible child care providers. The Program is designed for low to medium income families, who are working or attending a job training or education program leading to employment, if the child is a member of the Mechoopda Tribe or are verifiably Native American and living in the service area.
The service areas for the Mechoopda Indian Tribe are: Counties of Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Sacramento, Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa and Yuba, in which an enrolled child of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe resides, and Zip codes: 95926, 95928, and 95973, for American Indian/Alaska Native children not being served by their specific Tribe and have not been counted on that Tribe’s child care count declaration.
The Mechoopda Indian Tribe’s Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) provides subsidy payments for childcare services for Native American children 1 week thru 12 years of age, and Native American children with special needs age 13 and above but below age 17.
Native American children must be an enrolled member of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe, or any American Indian/Alaska Native child enrolled in or who is descended from a federally recognized Indian Tribe, who cannot be served by their specific tribe and have not been counted on their Tribe’s child care count declaration. Proof of tribal membership or lineage is required for all participants. The Indian Child must reside within the Tribe’s service area.
All eligible children must reside within a household whose income does not exceed 85% of the Grantee Median Income (GMI) for a household of the same size.
| Family Size | Monthly Income |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2869 |
| 2 | 3751 |
| 3 | 4634 |
| 4 | 5517 |
| 5 | 6400 |
| 6 | 7283 |
| 7 | 7448 |
| 8 | 7614 |
“Funding for this program is provided by thru a grant from the Office of Child Care, an office of the Administration for Children and Families, which is a division of the Department of Health & Human Services.”
It is the policy of the Mechoopda Tribe to encourage all tribal members to seek education and training beyond high school. The Mechoopda Educational Services Department provides financial assistance for higher education grants, vocational training grants, and adult & youth education assistance.
Funding for these programs is provided by the Mechoopda Tribe and contracting with the Bureau of Indian Affairs as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93-638)
Native American youth have multiple risk factors including historical trauma, incarceration of a parent, truancy, involvement in the juvenile justice system, substance abuse, gang involvement, and disruptive behavior at home, school and in the community.
The Tribe has been awarded funding under the Board of State and Community Corrections to provide mentoring services to serve up to one hundred and fifty native youth living in Butte County.
In collaboration with Northern Valley Indian Health, Inc. and Four Winds Office of Education, Inc., The mentoring program will be known as Project B.E.A.R. (Bridging Education Action and Respect). Mentors will be recruited from the local tribal community and students attending California State University Chico. Project B.E.A.R. will expand to local schools, juvenile hall and will include cultural components provided by the Cultural Mentors.