The California Department of Social Services offers a curated list of public and nonprofit agencies serving Afghan newcomers and their families. 

This includes support for resettlement, immigration legal services, housing assistance, public benefits, and cultural orientation.

Resources are organized by region and include services such as:

• Immigration legal assistance, including asylum and SIV support
• Cultural orientation and Afghan peer navigation
• Housing search and placement support
• Employment services
• Public benefits enrollment
• Mental health and trauma recovery programs
• Services for women, children, and survivors of violence

Web pages

• Home - https://cdss.ca.gov/
• Afghanistan Arrival Resources (PDF) - https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Refugee/Arrivals/Afghanistan-Inquiry-Resources.pd

Town of Truckee Animal Services and the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe have a unique, long-standing partnership. The shared animal shelter facility, located at 10961 Stevens Lane in Truckee, maximizes efficiency and effectiveness by housing the public and private entities under the same roof to promote the compassionate, respectful, and humane treatment of animals and people through partnership, sheltering, services, and education.

Responds to all calls of injured animals, both wild and domestic; please call Truckee Police Dispatch at 530-550-2320.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/
• Dog License - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/dog-licenses/
• Lost and Found Animals - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/animals-at-large-lost-found/
• Pet Emergency Preparedness - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/pet-emergency-preparedness/
• Spray and Neutering pets - https://www.truckeepolice.com/animal-services/spaying-and-neutering-your-pe…

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Below is a list of apartments for people in the Tahoe-Truckee area.

Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by 211, and omission does not indicate disapproval. Feel free to make 211 aware of other complexes that could be listed.

This information can change. Contact apartment complexes for current details.

Truckee - Nevada County:

• Truckee Donner Senior Apartments: 10040 Estates Dr. #50, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-587-1777, https://affordablehousingonline.com/housing-search/California/Truckee/Truckee-Donner-Senior-Apartments/4656
• Truckee Pines: 10100 Estates Dr, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-582-5555, https://affordablehousingonline.com/housing-search/California/Truckee/Truckee-Donner-Senior-Apartments/4656
• Henness Flats Apartments: 11929 Waters Way, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-587-6225, https://pwapt.com/henness/
• Coldstream Commons: 13051 Sawmill Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-536-4032, https://www.mountainhousingcouncil.org/project/coldstream-commons/
• Artist Lofts: 9848 Donner Pass R…

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Apartment listings provides for people of any age and seniors in Western Nevada County. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by 211, and omission does not indicate disapproval. Feel free to make 211 aware of other complexes that could be listed.

PLEASE NOTE: This information can change. Contact apartment complexes for current details.

Apartment listings for people of any age

• Berryhill Apartments: 126 West Berryhill Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-272-5486, https://www.berryhillgv.com/
• Cashin’s Field: 170 Ridge Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959, 530-429-8830, https://www.cashinsfield.com/
• Cedar Park Apartments: 210 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-273-5010, https://www.cedarparkgv.com/
• Courtyards at Penn Valley: 10491 Broken Oak Court, Penn Valley, CA 95946, 530-432-3950, https://www.courtyardsatpennvalley.com/
• Creekside Apartments: 360 Bennett Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-272-1631, https://www.mvalleypm.com/
• Crown Point Apartments: 536 Whiting Street, Grass Valley…

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Apartment listings offers housing info for people of any age in Placer County, including Tahoe Truckee area, are included in this guide.

PLEASE NOTE: This information can change. Contact apartment complexes for current details.

TheAdult System of Care(ASOC) division maintains a list of Housing Resources in Placer County.

The most recent available version of this guide is for 2024.
Last Updated: January 7, 2025

ASOC's Placer County Housing Resource Guide includes:

Western/South Placer

• Homeless Resources
• Domestic Violence Shelter
• Transitional & Bridge Housing Programs and Resources
• Substance Use Transitional Housing
• Permanent Housing Programs
• Children and Family Services
• Other Resources
• Children and Family Services
• Apartments
• Real Estate agencies
• Emergency shelters
• Children and Family Services
• Transitional & Permanent Housing Programs and Resources
• Apartments
• Real Estate agencies
• Veterans Resources

Eastern Placer - Tahoe Area

• Homeless Resources
• Transitional and permanent Housing Resources
• Children and Fa…

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​This program provides an overview of Benefits & Services offered by the California Department of Social Services. Some services are funded and managed by individual counties. Visit web pages for information about things listed below and contact your county as necessary.

• Cash Aid - Cash Programs for low income individuals and families - Including refugees, immigrants, survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes; and disaster victims.
• Food& Nutrition - Programs that enhance your food budget and nutrition.
  
• Child Services - Services to help protect children and assist families.
• Adult Services - Care and assistance programs for adults.
• Foster Parents, Youth and Families - Information for foster parents, foster youth and families involved with child welfare services.
• Adoption Services - Adoption, finding siblings and parents, adoption services.
• Hearings and Appeals - How to file a request for a hearing or appeal a decision.
• More Services - Refugees, immigran…

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The Nevada County Board of Supervisors serves as the legislative and executive body of county government and also serves as the governing body of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 and the Nevada County Housing Authority. In addition, members of the Board represent the County on numerous intergovernmental bodies. In its legislative duties the Board adopts ordinances, resolutions, and rules within the limits prescribed by State law and is responsible for seeing that all Federal and State mandated functions are properly discharged.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/731/Board-of-Supervisors

The Salvation Army's Booth Family Center provides a transitional housing program for families with children in Nevada County.

Services include:

• Providing short-term emergency shelter for families with children
• Offering transitional housing with flexible length of stay
• Conducting intake interviews and maintaining a waitlist
• Offering case management and counseling services
• Supporting residents with education, employment, financial planning, parenting, substance use recovery, and mental health

Applicants must complete an online application form to join the Booth Family Center waitlist.

Web pages

• Home - https://grassvalley.salvationarmy.org/grass_valley/booth-family-center/ 
• Application Link - https://form.jotform.com/241997165848172 

CalAIM offers improved Medi-Cal services for people with complex health needs in California.

It's made up of two parts:

Enhanced Care Management (ECM): Provides a care coordinator to help make a health plan and connect people to needed services. ECM supports:

• Homeless individuals and families
• People with serious mental illness or substance use problems
• Children with complex health issues
• People who frequently visit the ER or hospital
• Those at risk of entering nursing homes
• People leaving nursing homes or jail

Community Supports (CS): Offers additional services, like housing and recovery supports, to address health needs beyond standard medical care.

For more details, contact Partnership Health, the Medi-Cal managed care plan in the 211 Connecting Point service area.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/CalAIM/Pages/CalAIM.aspx
• Managed Care Plan (MCP) Directory - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/individuals/Pages/MMCDHealthPlanDir.aspx
• Partnership Health - https://www.partnershiphp.org/Community/Pa…

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California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) provides temporary financial assistance and employment support for low- or no-income families with children.

CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) helps families facing hardship due to issues such as domestic violence, illness, job loss, housing instability, or legal challenges.

Children may receive financial assistance even if parents choose not to participate in Employment Services.

Services include:

• Temporary cash aid to low- or no-income families with children
• Support for families experiencing job loss, domestic violence, or other crises
• Employment Services participants with job and education goals
• Help with job-related or school-related expenses for those enrolled in Employment Services
• Training, job search support, and career planning

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/888/CalWORKs---Cash-Assistance-for-Families
• Apply Online - https://benefitscal.com/
• BenefitsCal Information- https://…

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