Project HEART provides CalAIM services for eligible Medi-Cal members through Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS). This program is designed to meet people where they are; especially those facing complex challenges such as housing instability, medical needs, behavioral health barriers, or difficulty navigating support systems. Project Heart's goal is to reduce crisis cycles and improve stability through coordinated, person centered care.

Through ECM, participants receive individualized case management and care coordination that connects health, housing, and social supports into one plan. Project HEART helps clients access the services they need, communicate with providers, stay connected to appointments, and overcome barriers that often prevent progress. Project Heart focus on consistent support, relationship based guidance, and practical next steps that help clients regain momentum and confidence.

Community Supports provide real help with housing related needs such…

Project Heart provides a Project New Start program which offers a supportive pathway for individuals transitioning from incarceration back into the community. Project HEART’s goal is to help people rebuild their lives, reduce the risk of reoffending, and create a strong foundation for long-term stability. Project Heart walks alongside those who have faced life destabilizing challenges, providing guidance, encouragement, and practical support every step of the way.

Purpose is to break the cycle of incarceration by providing hope, structure, and community to those at high risk of reoffending; especially individuals whose past behaviors were driven by addiction, trauma, or lack of support.

Project Heart believes that everyone deserves a second chance, and that with accountability, real friendship, and access to resources, long-term change is possible.

Pre-Release Services – Project Heart meets with participants while they are still in custody too prepare them for a successful transition and…

FREED's Landlord Liaison Program (LLP) helps people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access and maintain stable housing.

Services include:

• Assistance with first month’s rent and security deposits
• Temporary rental subsidies
• Credit-building support and limited debt repayment
• Home accessibility modifications (smoke detectors, mobility aids, appliances)
• Landlord incentives to increase housing opportunities for people on the HMIS By-Name List

No income limits apply. Program participation begins after enrollment in the coordinated entry system.

Web pages

• Home - https://freed.org/
• Contact - https://freed.org/contact/

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

Women of Worth operates a Safe House which provides emergency shelter and transitional housing services to women and families in crisis, as well as victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

Services include:

• Support services
  • Case management
  • Crisis counseling
  • Mentoring
  • Recovery coaching
  • Healthy Relationship and Parenting classes
  • Court ordered supervised visitation
  • Family reunification/parenting support
  • Legal and Medi-Cal assistance
  • Court advocacy
• Educational and career assistance
• Art therapy for children aged 5-12

Web pages

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

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center can refer people to other 211 call centers in California and around the USA.

Find contact centers around the United States here.

You can also call 866-FIND-211 (866-346-3211) to find your county's 211 in California. Your call can be transferred to your local 2-1-1.

(Note: If you work at a 2-1-1 in California and would like your county to route appropriately through the 866-find-211 phone line, please contact Eve Hamilton at ehamilton@icfs.org.)

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides a coordinated entry system for people currently experiencing homelessness.

Coordinated Entry callers will speak to a 211 Consumer Service Representative (CSR), who will walk them through a series of questions. The caller’s answers are entered by the 211 CSR 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.

Coordinated Entry intakes can be completed by calling 211's Homeless Resource Helpline at 833-3PLACER (833-375-2237).

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/

The SAFE (Stability, Access, Foundation, Empowerment) program is committed to finding and helping youth ages 12 -25 who are experiencing homelessness.

Many youth experiencing homelessness do not have access to local or state funding or simply don’t know what services are available. And few nonprofit organizations in the region can help.

SAFE fills the gap by connecting youth who have alternative, unpredictable, or inconsistent housing access with community resources and well-trained professionals.

SAFE helps mitigate homelessness in Nevada County by providing:

• Basic needs, such as food, clothing, housing, hygiene supplies, showers
• Education and training, including transitioning to college and/or trade school
• Physical health and mental wellness counseling
• Training to develop the necessary skills to live independently

Web pages

• Home - https://bffyouth.org/safe/

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+)
• Foster Youth Resources Padlet -  https://padlet.com/NevadaCountyFYS/nevada-county-foster-youth-services-ztzw2j64intmwywc

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 

FREED provides assistance in finding accessible and affordable housing.

Services include:

• Help in developing housing search strategies
• Information about Section 8 and other subsidized and low income housing
• Information and referrals to other community housing resources
• Help in filling out apartment application forms
• Assistance in understanding your housing rights as a person with a disability

FREED also offers a weekly Housing Club that provides information, resources and assistance for seniors and people with disabilities (any age) seeking support finding housing.

The Housing Club meets every Monday from 2-4pm and every Wednesday from 10am-12noon.. No appointment is needed.

Web pages

• Home - https://freed.org/
• Housing Information - https://freed.org/services/independent-living/housing/
• Housing Club - https://freed.org/services/independent-living/housing-club/
• Contact - https://freed.org/contact/

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.