Community Vitality

(October 13, 2020) The first vertical building at the former California Street parking structure is under construction. Modern Building Company is the contractor for the 6-story, 398 space [...]

Tonight, Shasta Living Streets & The McConnell Foundation teamed up to conduct a focus group with future potential residents of Market Center apartments (open for tenants starting in November [...]

In November of 2018, The McConnell Foundation finalized the purchase of the IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows) Hall in downtown Redding. The Italianate building, built in 1888, is the […]

The marquee of the Cascade Theatre has proven a bright spot for many over these challenging months of Corona Virus, with its changing messages encouraging the passerby to take heart, […]

Viva Downtown, a grantee of The McConnell Foundation’s Community Vitality program, collaborates with Enjoy Magazine for a “Downtown Details” feature. This month, it included an update on the [...]

In a time when downtown business owners are struggling with Corona Virus constraints, McConnell Foundation grantee, Shasta Living Streets and community partners are bringing a new parklet to [...]

Today Program Officer for Community Vitality, Rachel Hatch shared project updates with the Downtown Collaborative. The purpose of the Downtown Collaborative is to better coordinate and amplify [...]

Today, Program Officer for Community Vitality, Rachel Hatch shared project updates with the Shasta College Health Sciences Division, which is located at the corner of Market & Tehama Streets [...]

The McConnell Foundation board approved an $80,000 grant in support of the pilot year of the DASH (Downtown Area Shuttle) as part of the Community Vitality program. This all-electric vehicle […]