WHS Parent Support Resources

• Weekday breakfast & lunch pick up is available for Willits High School students at the WHS Cafeteria. Arrangements can be made for weekends & holidays too. Contact Christy Wisdom for more information. 
• Find a food bank using the California Association of Food Banks
• Are you or your high school student currently enrolled in a Mendocino College class? Enrolled students have FREE access to the MC Food Pantry!
• Willits Community Services 229 E. San Francisco Ave. Willits, CA 95490 (707) 459-3333
• Willits Daily Bread 58 Bush St. Willits, CA 95490 (707) 459-3947
• Ukiah Food Bank 888 N. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482  (707) 463-2409
• Plowshares Community Dining Room Free lunch daily. 1346 State St Ukiah, CA 95482 (707) 462-8582

• North Coast Opportunities (NCO)
• County of Mendocino Employment & Family Assistance Services

• Healthy Mendocino Resource Library
• 24/7 HELP for Mendocino & Lake County Residents
• Mendocino County Health & Human Services Agency Pandemic Resources 
• Mendonoma Health Alliance Resources
• Need more? Try calling 211!

Click here to visit the WHS Mental Health Resources web-page. You'll find:

• Crisis hotlines & hotline directories

• Local mental health agencies

• Tools to find individual providers/therapists

• Online mental health providers

• Information on treatment facilities

• Apps that parents and students can download

Family Resource Centers are a home like environment where support and hope are offered to families. Whether you just need some tips on how to handle your child’s tantrums or you are interested in free parenting classes

• Family Resource Center Network (FRNC) of Mendocino County

• Mendocino County employment & family assistance information

Most important ways to support your student:

1. COMMUNICATION!

• Provide the school with correct, updated contact information

• If you have not set up your voicemail box, please do so.

  • If your voicemail box is full, please clear it out so school personnel can leave you messages. 

• A ParentSquare account is automatically created for each parent or guardian using the contact information in Aeries. We encourage you to activate your account, download the free mobile app, set your language preferences, and choose how and when you’d like to receive messages. PAccess ParentSquare here: https://www.parentsquare.com/signin

  • What you can do with ParentSquare:

    • Receive updates from your school via email, app, voice, or text notification

    • Choose to get posts as they’re shared or bundled in a daily digest

    • View posts, photos, calendars, and important announcements

    • Communicate in your preferred language with automatic translation

    • Send direct messages to teachers and staff

    • & much more!

2. Monitor student attendance/grades in the Aeries Parent Portal & Canvas

• Click here to log in or create an Aeries Parent Portal account
• Click here to log in or create a Canvas Parent Observer account

3. Regularly communicate with your student's teachers

• You can communicate with teachers directly using ParentSquare. Click here to log in to your ParentSquare account

4. Get your student additional help

• FREE tutoring is available. Click here to access tutoring information

5. Tried everything above, but nothing is working?

• Contact your student's counselor!