The Home Free program reunites youth with their family or legal guardian or helps them get to an alternative living arrangement (ALA), such as a community-based transitional living program, through a free bus ticket. Home Free works in collaboration with youth, parents and guardians, law enforcement, anti-trafficking organizations, social service, health care providers, and others to ensure youth who are victims of labor and sex trafficking benefit from reuniting with caring adults or getting an alternative living program.

Eligibility & Restrictions

Youth must be between the ages of 12 and 21 and self-identify as homeless, a runaway, or a victim of human trafficking. Youths must agree to complete the necessary steps to obtain a ticket through the Home Free program.

• Youth under age 18 can only return to a parent or legal guardian, which may include a non-custodial parent, sibling age 21 or older, or an extended family member, such as an aunt or uncle.
• For youth ages 18 to 21, options…

The Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) provides free services for people stuck on freeways.

It's a joint program provided by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the local transportation agency. The FSP program is a free service of privately owned tow trucks that patrol designated routes on congested urban California freeways.

If you get stuck on the freeway because your automobile stops running, FSP can help. For example, FSP will:

• Offer you a gallon of gas, if you run out.
• "Jump start" your car if the battery is dead.
• Refill your radiator and tape hoses.
• Even change a flat tire.

Note: The FSP program...

• Cannot tow your vehicle to a private repair service or residence.
• Does not recommend tow service companies, repair, or body shops.
• Does not tow motorcycles.
• Does not assist vehicles that have been involved in accidents, unless directed by CHP.
• Does report any accident to the CHP.

If FSP cannot get your car going, it will be t…

A guide to 3-digit N11 phone numbers is located here.

• 211 - Community information and referral services. 211 service is provided by local community-based or government organizations that are authorized by the CPUC to use the 211 code to provide information and referrals to health and human services.
• 311 - Non-emergency governmental services. 311 service is administered by municipal governments.
• 411 - Local Directory Assistance. 411 directory assistance is provided by individual telecommunications service providers or independent providers.
• 511 - Traffic and Transportation information. The California Highway Patrol, California Department of Transportation, and local transportation agencies oversee 511 operations.
• 611 - General Customer Service. 611 service is provided by individual telecommunications service providers.
• 711 - Telecommunications Relay Service for the speech and hearing impaired. In California, 711 Relay service is provided through Hamilton Relay.
• 811 - Call-before-you-dig phone…

Auburn Interfaith Food Closet (AIFC) provides a Homebound Delivery Program (HBSD) - Since 2020, AIFC has a new program to deliver groceries once a month to low-income homebound persons (within their service area). AIFC will provide HBSD participants with enough food each month to make 12 nutritious meals.

The home delivery service is not on-demand, but occurs monthly on a pre-established schedule. Each guest's order is customized monthly, to best serve their needs.

Amount of food
Each month, HBSD participants receive four days' worth of age-appropriate food for each member of their household.

Contact
To learn more about this program, you can contact Auburn Interfaith Food Closet at (530) 885-1921, or via email at aifc@auburnfoodcloset.org.

How to Register? To be eligible, you must:

• Be unable to leave your home without difficulty, due to your age, illness, disability, or lack of transportation.
• Not live in a facility where meals are provided.
• Not have someone— housemate, family member, care…

Hospitality House offers a year-round, temporary, overnight emergency shelter for homeless residents of Western Nevada County who have lived in the county for 45 days or more. ID not required.

Services available to those who are staying at the shelter include:

• Emergency shelter
• Food
• Clothing
• Showers
• Laundry
• Job training
• Customized case management
• Mental health counseling
• Enrichment classes
• Transportation
• Housing assistance

Intakes

• 7 days a week (based on availability)

Animals

• Hospitality House accepts approved pets. Contact Hospitality House or ask a 211 call agent for details of the pet policy.
  
  

Web pages

• Home - www.hhshelter.org

NOTE: 211 gets inquiries about the apartments behind Safeway. Brunswick Commons is the apartment complex on Old Tunnel Rd behind the Safeway, etc in Grass Valley. Members of the general public cannot apply for units because the complex is entirely devoted to people who are clients of Hospitality House, Turning Point, or Nevada County Behavioral Health. Peopl…

• Personal Care
• Respite Care
• Special Needs Care
• Companion Care
• Meal Prep
• Transportation
• Errands
• Light Housekeeping
• Laundry
• Toileting 
• Peri-Care
• Bathing
• Dressing
• Bed-bound Care
• Dementia Care 
• and more 

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyhc.com/

Placer Independent Resource Services (PIRS) serves Placer, El Dorado, and Alpine counties. Any person in the service area with a disability is eligible for free services.

PLEASE NOTE
~ PIRS does not provide any kind of financial assistance.
~ PIRS does not provide direct housing placement. PIRS can provide general information about housing resources and can assist with applications; advises about search strategies and tenant/landlord rights and responsibilities. No referral or placement services provided.

Services include

• Assistive Technology (AT) Resource Coordination
• Peer Support
• Personal Assistant Referral
• Benefits Counseling
• Transportation and Housing Resource Information and Advocacy
• Independent Living Skills Training
• Information and Referral
• Individual and Systems Advocacy
• Minor Home Modification
• Transition to Community-based Living
• Diversion from Institutionalization
• Transition to Adulthood for Post-secondary School Youth withDisabilities
• Technical Assistance on Disability Access
• Community Educ…

Pawnie's Home Care provides home care services for seniors and people with disabilities. They put together a plan to fit each client and their specific needs. Most of their care services are listed below but there may be some that aren’t listed that could be implemented depending on the needs of their clients. Their goal is to provide regular in home services as well as ones that are outside of the box and not normally provided through other in home care providers. 

Service categories include:

• Care Coordination
• Companionship
• Respite Care
• Meal Planning and Preparation
• Transportation, Outings and Appointments
• Personal Care and Bathing
• Exercise and Rehab Regimen
• Pet Care Assistance
• Light Housekeeping
• Medication Reminders
• Dementia Care
• Hospice Care
• "Extra Mile Service" for things not covered elsewhere

Web pages

• Home - https://pawnies.com/

Latino Leadership Council is dedicated to advancing the wellness and leadership capacity of Latino populations of Greater Sacramento region.

Provides the following to Latino communities and public and private partners:

• Education
• Advocacy
• Cultural proficiency
• Capacity building

Consists of individuals who provide a multitude of services to the underserved Spanish-speaking populations through agencies, non-profits, faith-based organizations, businesses, and grass roots initiatives.

Connects families with Promotores, who are trained bilingual, bicultural individuals who:

• Help families navigate the system and access resources
• Provide advocacy and support
• Connect to transportation if needed
• Assist health care and service providers to deliver care in a culturally meaningful manner
• Offer support groups and classes for women, mothers, and youth

To make a promotor/a referral, please make the referral online at https://www.latinoleadershipcouncil.org/referral

Web pages

• LLC - http://latinoleadershipco…

The Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program provides pregnant parents and families with young children free home visits that are tailored to the families' specific needs.

Nurses can meet families in the comfort of their own home or by phone to provide:

• Information about health, caring for your baby, breast/chest feeding, development, parenting, safety, family planning and more
• Links to local services for healthcare, housing, food, transportation, day care, etc.
• See web page for programs and details
  • Moving Beyond Depression - One-on-one Perinatal Depression Treatment for families in a home visiting program
  • Becoming Us - Four session class for to-be parents on
    building a strong relationship before baby arrives
  • Parent Meetup
  • Infant / Baby Feeding Support Group - Lactation support, baby weights and feeding questions
  • Nurse Home Visiting - Resource navigation, breastfeeding support, health assessments, parenting information

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/…