The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides information about health and human services programs and helps callers connect to the services that best meet their needs.

Services are available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and by text and instant message Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5pm. Help is offered in many languages.

Services are accessible to people with disabilities. The 211 Connecting Point website offers guided searches by topic with information on community programs and services.

In the event of disasters such as wildfires and winter storms, 211 Connecting Point provides timely disaster-related information via the 211 call center and website.

Service area: Nevada County, Placer County, Tahoe/Truckee


Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• Quick Links for a guided search by topic - https://cde.211connectingpoint.org/

The ALS Association leads the way in research, care services, public education, and public policy- giving help and hope to those facing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

The Chapter provides local comprehensive care services, from supporting Multidisciplinary Centers of Excellence, providing grants to patients and caregivers, local & national legislative work, to the funding of global research programs. A care services team provides:

• Caregiver Support Services
• Information, referrals
• Support group meetings
• In-home evaluations
• Loaned speech communication devices
• Loaned durable medical equipment to people with ALS and their caregivers
• Patient/caregiver support groups
  
  

Web pages

• Home - http://www.alssac.org/

The American Kidney Fund provides direct financial assistance to kidney patients in need and education for those with and at risk for kidney disease.

Can provide general information and answer questions about assisted living options in Nevada County. There are no established resources for people with low or fixed incomes or who have Medicare or Medi-Cal as their only payment option.

ReportFraud.ftc.gov is the federal government's website where you can report fraud, scams, and bad business practices.

If you're not able to use ReportFraud.ftc.gov to file a report, you can call the FTC's Consumer Response Center complaint hotline at 877-382-4357.

Web pages

• Home - ReportFraud.ftc.gov
• Consumer protection basics - https://consumer.gov/
• Avoid coronavirus scams - https://www.ftc.gov/coronavirus/scams-consumer-advice
  
• Consumer alerts about current scams - https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts

California Braille and Talking Book Library offers free services to anyone who can't read standard print materials because of a physical disability including those who can't hold a book.

California State Library services:

• CA State Library specializes in providing library services to individuals with visual impairments
• CA State Library loans braille, cassette and digital talking books, magazines and playback equipment to Northern Californians unable to read conventional print

Web pages

• Home - https://www.library.ca.gov/btbl/

The BulletPoints Project teaches medical and mental health care providers how to reduce the risk of firearm injury in their patients.

Included on the website are sections on:

• The Basics
  • How to counsel
  • Epidemiology
  • Guns 101 – Overview of types of guns and basic information that can help clinicians have informed conversations with patients and make knowledgeable and appropriate safety recommendations.
  • Firearm law
• Clinical Scenarios
• Interventions
• More resources, including FAQs
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.bulletpointsproject.org/
• FAQs - https://www.bulletpointsproject.org/faqs/

Connecting Point offers free community classes on life skills, work skills, health & wellness, and more.

Classes may include:

• Caregiver Essentials
• Confident Dementia Caregiver
• CPR and First Aid
• Nutrition
• Making Healthcare Decisions-Advance Directives and POLST Forms
• Ready Set Safe-Preparing for Disaster
• Stress Busters
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://connectingpoint.org/
• Community Classes - https://connectingpoint.org/cp-classes/

Futures Without Violence provides programs that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world. They seek to foster ongoing dialogue about gender-based violence and child abuse. Their vision is a future without violence that provides education, safety, justice, and hope.


Web pages

• Home - https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/
• Facts About Domestic Violence – https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/resources-events/get-the-facts/
• Webinars – https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/resources-events/webinars/
• Resource Center – https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/health/national-health-resource-center-on-domestic-violence/
• Outreach and Education Materials – https://store.futureswithoutviolence.org/

Doris Foley Library for Historical Research offers research materials regarding Nevada County history including book, local public records, newspapers, maps, and primary research materials. All materials are for in-Library use only; many of the books are available at other branches.