The San Juan Ridge Family Resource Center (FRC) provides families in the San Juan Ridge area with information and referrals to local resources, services, and facilities on a drop-in basis for visitors of all ages.

NOTE: The FRC does NOT have any housing resources and does NOT have any gift cards, gas cards, etc.

Services the FRC does offer include: computer, phone, fax, printer, children's play space, clothes closet, food pantry, diapers, lending and reference libraries, information, referrals, parenting support, weekly children's playgroup, summer camps, adult yoga, children's dance classes, and periodic events. Call for more information.

The San Juan Ridge Family Resource Center has laundry vouchers and bus passes free to clientsupon request. Bus passes are issued as 2 one-way trips with transfers that can be used on all routes to make a roundtrip from the San Juan Ridge. Depending on the needs of the client additional passes can be issued. Laundry vouchers come with one detergent po… [read more]

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

Drop-in benefits information and application assistance is provided by the Navigator team from the Nevada County Department of Social Services at three libraries each month. Stop by if you need help enrolling in, or renewing your participation in, benefits programs such as

• Cash Assistance - CalWORKs & more
• Food Assistance - CalFresh
• Healthcare - Medi-Cal
• Housing
• In-Home Supportive Services
• Veterans Services

While these resources are always available to the public, having them all together during the Services Drop-In allows you to learn, at the same meeting, such things as what kind of support is available for seniors, how you can proceed with child support, and which doctors take your insurance. These are drop-in services and no appointment is necessary.

Social Services Drop-In days and locations

• Grass Valley Library, 207 Mill St, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-273-4117
  • First Tuesdays, 10:30am-12:30pm
  • First Saturdays, 10am-2pm
• Madelyn Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA 95959,…

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The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools (NCSOS) offers many educational services including programs on web pages listed below.

Web pages

• Home - https://nevco.org/
• Educational Services - https://nevco.org/programs/
• Homeless Children and Youth Services - https://nevco.org/homeless-youth-services/ (McKinney-Vento definition of homeless: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-definitions-3-12-18_508_0.pdf)
• Family Resource Centers - https://nevco.org/family-resource-centers/
• BasicPlus CPR, AED & First Aid Training - https://nevco.org/cpr-aed-training/
• Foster Youth Services - https://nevco.org/foster-youth-services/ including info about:
  • Foster Kinship Care Education (FKCE)
  • Nevada County Foster Youth Independent Living Program (ILP)
  • Indian Education (IE)
  • Transitional Housing Program Plus (THP+)

Scooter's Pals offers numerous programs for dogs.

Rescue & Adoption Program — Scooter's Pals rescues dogs scheduled to die in high-kill shelters. They spay/neuter, fully vaccinate, and give any vet care needed. They also provide foster care or interim boarding, including all food and vet care, till a good-fit, adoptive family is found.
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As soon as a dog is deemed ready to be adopted, they add the dog's write--up, photo(s), and foster contact info to our Adoptable listings on Petfinder.com.

Their dedicated adoption team carefully reviews the adoption applications received for each dog (applications are required). They also conduct interviews and do a home check in an effort to find the best, good-fit match for each dog and each family, too.

Training & Rehabilitation Program — Most of the dogs Scooter Pals rescue need some socializing. They come to us from a shelter experience that is frightening and sometimes traumatic.  Because Scooter's Pals is foster hone based, t… [read more]

Coordinated Entry callers will speak to a 211 call specialist who will walk them through a series of questions. The caller’s answers are entered by the 211 call specialist into HUD’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), which can be accessed only by designated organizations that provide housing services. Callers have access to emergency shelter as well as long term/permanent housing by going through the Coordinated Entry process.
 

Apartment listings 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, CA 9594…

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The City of Grass Vallely Building Department ensures compliance with City building codes for construction within the City limits. Processes building permit applications, assists with the review of housing rehabilitation projects associated with City loan/grant program, issues building permits, performs building inspections, and responds to public inquiries.

Web page

• Building - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/building

Examples of code compliance complaints and issues

• Unsanitary / Unsafe Property
• Trash, Junk, Debris
• Overgrown and/or piles of Vegetation
• Abandoned / Inoperative Vehicle(s)
• Environmental (sewage, chemicals, etc.)
• Building Code Violation(s) (work without permit, etc.)
• Substandard Housing Conditions
• Deteriorated, Dangerous, Unsafe Building(s)
• Improper or unapproved use or occupancy
• Encroachment in public right of way
• Hazardous Obstruction
• Zoning Violation
• Fencing
• Polluted Water

Web pages

• Code Compliance Investigation Request Form - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/webform/code-compliance-investigation-request-form
• Contact - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/contact

The Homeless Outreach and Medical Engagement (HOME) Team is a partnership between Nevada County, Hospitality House, Turning Point Community Programs and AMI Housing.

Call the HOME Team if you see or know someone who is experiencing homelessness. The HOME Team helps connect homeless individuals to services, including mental health services, medical care, public assistance services, and housing assistance services. 

The team can be reached by calling 530-470-2686 or emailing home@nevadacountyca.gov.
 
The HOME team consists of eight members: four outreach workers, housing navigators a peer supporter (someone with lived experience with homelessness), and a registered nurse. The goal of the team is to identify, engage, provide case management and housing support to highly vulnerable homeless residents of Nevada County.
 
The team coordinates and communicates regularly with Law Enforcement Agencies, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, substance use treatment providers, the Crisi… [read more]