North Auburn Apartments offers one, two and three bedroom apartment homes and three bedroom townhouses. The community features 78 modern, affordable homes conveniently located near shopping, restaurants, grovery stores and medical facilities.  20 homes are set aside for No Place Like Home recipients.

Each Mercy Housing community has its own leasing office and its own application process. Please call each community directly if you or your family would like to rent a low-income apartment home at one of Mercy Housing’s communities. When you call, the community staff can answer questions regarding apartment availability, rent, income requirements or restrictions and how to obtain an application for housing.

Web pages

• Mercy Housing home - https://www.mercyhousing.org/
• North Auburn Apartments application and other information - web page will say if accepting applications, if waitlist is open or closed, etc. - https://www.mercyhousing.org/california/north-auburn-a…

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Riverview Homes serves seniors and people with special needs who lack the economic resources to access quality, safe housing opportunities. Accepts Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8); 3 to 4 bedroom units available.

Each Mercy Housing community has its own leasing office and its own application process. Please call each community directly if you or your family would like to rent a low-income apartment home at one of Mercy Housing’s communities. When you call, the community staff can answer questions regarding apartment availability, rent, income requirements or restrictions and how to obtain an application for housing.

Waitlist is available even when there are no openings. Contact property manager for application details.

Web pages

• Mercy Housing home - https://www.mercyhousing.org/
• Riverview Homes information -  - https://www.mercyhousing.org/california/riverview-homes/

211 offers COVID-19 information resources organized by level of government: County, State, and Federal. Below is information from the County of Nevada and the Nevada County Public Health Department (NCPHD).

General Guidance

• Nevada County Public Health COVID-19 info - https://nevadacountyca.gov/2924/COVID-19
• Business Resources - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3143/Business-Resources
• COVID-19 compliance complaints - https://nevadacountyca.portal.iworq.net/
• Mental health - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2965/Lets-Talk-Nevada-County
• COVID-19 Rental, Mortgage, and Utility Assistance - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3634/Rental-Mortgage-and-Utility-Assistance. This program is now closed. Keeping in this listing in case people ask about it.
• As of 3/1/23 - People can call the Nevada County Public Health COVID-19 Nurse Line at 530-265-7258 for guidance about resources, testing, isolation, and treatment for COVID-19. NCPH may be able to provide groceries a…

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Sierra Community House can provide rental assistance to qualifying individuals and households who live in Tahoe and Truckee.

Screening and Applications
Sierra Community House will screen households to assist each community member who may qualify. If households qualify, Sierra Community House will go through the application process with them so that the household may receive assistance with rent or utility payments.

Locations
The rental assistance scope includes anyone in Placer or Nevada counties who specifically resides in Tahoe and Truckee areas.

Income limits information.  

Websites:

• Main website - https://sierracommunityhouse.org/
• Income limits - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il2023/select_Geography.odn?STATES=6.0&statelist=6.0&stname=&wherefrom=$wherefrom$&statefp=00&year=&ne_flag=0&selection_type=&incpath=$incpath$&data=2023

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211 offers COVID-19 information resources organized by level of government: County, State, and Federal. Below is information from the State of California.

State of California - key agency websites

• California Department of Public Health
  • https://www.cdph.ca.gov/
• COVID19.ca.gov
  • https://covid19.ca.gov/
• Department of Industrial Relations (includes Cal/OSHA)
  • https://www.dir.ca.gov/
• MyTurn.ca.gov - COVID-19 vaccine scheduling website
  • https://myturn.ca.gov/

General Guidance

• Business
  • COVID-19+ sick leave and other financial help - https://covid19.ca.gov/get-financial-help
  • Interactive tool to help COVID-19+ people assess what work leave options are available - https://saferatwork.covid19.ca.gov/covid19-worker-benefits-and-leave-navigator
• California Arrearage Payment Program (CAPP) - https://www.csd.ca.gov/Pages/2022-CAPP.aspx - Energy utility customers do not need to apply to receive assistance under the CAPP program. If a residential c…

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Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada 

The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), is funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program provides supportive services to very low-income Veteran families living in or transitioning to permanent housing. The program offers eligible Veterans and their families:

• Case management                   
• Transportation services            
• Benefits claims          
• Child care services 
• Rental assistance
• Resource & Referral

For more information on monthly income guidelines and making an appointment view their veteran's services brochure.


If you are,or know someone who is a homeless veteran, please call (916) 228-3153 or visit 10636 Schirra Ave, Mather CA 95655

The Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative makes Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance available to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in partnership with Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs).

Placer County youth who may be eligible must get a referral from the Children's System of Care. Youth with a CSOC case worker should work through them. Youth without a CSOC case worker can call CSOC directly at 530-889-6700. Timeline for receiving a voucher may be lengthy.

As required by statute, an FYI voucher issued to an eligible youth may only be used to provide housing assistance for the youth for a maximum of 36 months. In addition to providing up to 36 months of rental assistance, youth must be provided supportive services to assist the young person on their path to self-sufficiency. For more information see the FYI homepage which includes a Frequently Asked Questions document. Send unanswered questions to: FYI@hud.gov.

Youth Eligibility
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The Tenant Power Toolkit (TPT) is a multi-organization collaborative effort designed to keep people in their homes, fight evictions, fight rent debt, and build the collective power of tenants. Learn how to use the Tenant Power Toolkit - Attend one of the free online Toolkit Trainings. The trainings are aimed at helping California tenant organizers, counselors, lawyers and tenants themselves on how to use the Toolkit to keep renters in their homes. 

This is how it works: You answer some questions about your eviction and debt situation. TPT helps you fight your eviction and your rent debt, links you with legal resources and tenants’ rights groups, and their housing justice work including collective action campaigns. 

• Tenant Resources & Know Your Rights
• FAQs

Websites:

• Main page - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/
• Tenant Resources & Know Your Rights - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/know-your-rights.html
• FAQs - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/faqs…

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The Salvation Army is a charitable, faith-based organization that offers support services.

Cities, zip codes served by The Salvation Army Auburn Corps
Auburn Corps serves roughly Alta to Newcastle. Specifically, these zip codes (some towns have multiple zips and some zips cover multiple towns):

Alta	95701
Applegate	95703
Auburn	95602
Auburn	95603
Auburn	95604
Colfax +	95713
Dutch Flat	95714
Foresthill +	95631
Gold Run	95717
Meadow Vista	95722
Newcastle	95658
Weimar	95736

Services include

• Church and Spiritual care
• Food pantry
• Housing and utility assistance
• Emergency Disaster services
• Youth programs and Summer camps
• Women’s and Men’s programs
• Senior services
• Intermittent Adult and Family Case Management
• Rehabilitation Services Referrals 

Auburn Social Service Office Hours

• Monday - Friday: 10am-2pm Food Pantry
• Monday-Friday: 10am-2pm. Homeless ready-made lunch bags ready all week
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The Salvation Army is a charitable, faith-based organization that offers support services. Some services may not be available at all times due to funding issues, so call to check on current status.

Roseville Corps service area is cities of Rocklin and Roseville ONLY. (No longer serves Granite Bay, Lincoln, Loomis, Penryn, Sheridan. No other Corps is currently serving those areas.)

Cities, zip codes served by The Salvation Army Roseville Corps

Rocklin	95677
Rocklin	95765
Roseville	95661
Roseville	95678
Roseville	95747

Services include

• Food pantry
• Community meals
• Rent and deposit assistance (in City of Roseville & Rocklin) - As funding allows.
• Emergency utility assistance (City of Roseville utilities only - nothing for PG&E) - As funding allows. Limited appointment times during Oct, Nov, Dec.
• Aid to correctional service families
• Holiday programs
• Disaster services
• Spiritual guidance and counseling
• Youth development and recreational…

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