The Food Bank of Nevada County offers food distributions in various locations.  

Grass Valley - Western Nevada County
2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 10am-1pm
Grass Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church
12889 Osborn Hill Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Higgins Corner - Grass Valley - Southern Nevada County
3rd Thursday of each month from 3:30-5:30pm
Sierra United Methodist Church (near Lake of the Pines)
22559 W. Hacienda Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95949

North San Juan
2nd Tuesday of each month from 10am-12pm
Oak Tree School
18847 Oak Tree Rd, North San Juan, CA 95959

Town of Washington
3rd Wednesday of each month at 12pm
Washington Fire Department
15406 Washington Rd, Washington, CA 95986

Truckee
Tuesday from 4pm-5pm
Sierra Community House
12116 Chandelle Way, Suite D2, Truckee, CA 96161
Call to confirm if weather or other factors might affect distributions. 775-545-4083

Income guidelines are posted under the USDA tab here.

Web pages

• Home - https://foodbankofnc.org/get-food-here
• Income Guide…

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The Friendship Club provides a year-round program in Western Nevada County serving girls at risk in grades 6-12. Girls meet after school during the school year, attend field trips and other activities during school breaks, and participate in summer camps and enrichment activities throughout the summer.

The Friendship Club has helped almost 1,000 girls since starting in 1995. The comprehensive, long-term program is open to youth who are female, identifying as female, and gender non-conforming between the ages of 10 and 18, and provides assistance into their 20s as they transition to adulthood. The Friendship Club serves more than 100 youth every year, providing year-round academic, social, and emotional support in individual and group settings – and ensuring basic needs, such as access to health care and healthy meals, are available.

Girls are grouped into cohorts by grade level and stay with their group until they graduate high school. Participation is free, as are all the activities, f… [read more]

California Tahoe Conservancy provides free firewood for residents in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin through a seasonal fuelwood permit program.

Details:

• Offers up to two cords of precut (but unsplit) firewood at no cost
• Requires a valid fuelwood permit from the Conservancy
• Participants must haul the wood themselves
• Permits are available on a first-come, first-served basis

Note: Call 530-542-5580 for current permit availability and pickup details.

Web pages

• Home - https://tahoe.ca.gov/
• Fuelwood info - https://tahoe.ca.gov/fuelwood-permit/

Gender Spectrum offers resources to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.

Girl Scouts prepares girls for a lifetime of leadership, success, and adventure in a safe, no-limits place designed for and by girls.

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is a collection of engaging, challenging, and fun activities that help Girl Scouts prepare for a lifetime of leadership, success, and adventure. Each level of Girl Scouts is unique with a wide variety of activities to try. As a Girl Scout progresses, every level builds upon the last and allows them to explore their interests.

Activities include (but are not limited to):

• Earning badges
• Going on trips
• Selling cookies
• Exploring the outdoors
• Doing community service projects.

Give an Hour provides free mental health services to active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve forces, and veterans who have separated or retired from any branch of military service. Give an Hour also serves family members and loved ones of those who have served in the military.

Search Providers

Placer County residents can use the website search to find providers in their area.

Web pages

• Home - http://giveanhour.org/
• Search Providers - https://giveanhour.org/provider-search/

Sierra Harvest's Gold Country Gleaning Program organizes volunteers to harvest fresh, seasonal produce that would otherwise go to waste and donates it to local food banks. Volunteers are encouraged to take gleaned goodies home too.

Web pages

• Home - https://sierraharvest.org/
• Gold Country Gleaning Program - https://sierraharvest.org/gleaning/
• Request Gleaning - https://sierraharvest.org/gleaning/site_registration.php
• Volunteer to Glean - https://sierraharvest.org/gleaning/volregistration.php

Truckee-Donner Historical Society preserves, protects and continues to expand the historical records, photos and memorabilia from the past of the Town of Truckee and the surrounding region. Their 3 most popular museums are:

• Old Truckee Jail Museum
• Joseph Research Library
• Museum of Truckee History (MoTH)

Web pages

• Home - https://www.truckeehistory.org/

2-1-1 offers information on resources (as they become available) for the 2024 Holiday Season.

• Christmas Eve is Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
• Christmas is Wednesday, December 25th, 2024

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The Salvation Army - Angel Tree Program

• What? The Salvation Army Angel Tree program provides Christmas toys and other gifts for children aged 12 and under. Once a child has been registered and accepted as an Angel, their Christmas wish list is shared with donors in the community who purchase gifts. The gifts are then distributed to the family for them to place under their Christmas tree.

• • If a family is in need of toys, they must apply online at: www.saangeltree.org.

    If family does not have internet access, The Salvation Army will take applications in person on Mon-Thu from 9am-3pm at the Grass Valley office (10725 Alta Street).

    Applicants must have an appointment. Call 530-274-3500 x202 to schedule with Gail.
    

    Upload (or bring if applying in person) the following documents:

    • Identification (Government …

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2-1-1 offers information on resources (as they become available) for the 2024 Holiday Season.

• Christmas Eve is Tuesday, December 24th, 2024

• Christmas is Wednesday, December 25th, 2024

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Santa Claus at the Promenade: Downtown Auburn

• What? A free community Christmas event offering a meet-and-greet with Santa Claus, smores-making, cookie decorating, and crafts. A photographer will be on-site to take free photos for families.
• When?
  • 11am-3pm on the following days:
    • Sunday, December 15th, 2024
    • Saturday, December 21st, 2024
    • Sunday, Decmber 22nd, 2024
• Where?
  • Downtown Auburn:
    • 853 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA, 95603-4815

Contact:

downtownauburnca@gmail.com

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Web pages

• 211 Western Placer County Holiday Resources - https://cde.211connectingpoint.org/resource/70211001/