The Meadow Vista Friendly Neighbors provides emergency food to people in need throughout the year, with Christmas Baskets provided in December.

Residents of the following communities are eligible to receive food:

• Meadow Vista
• Clipper Gap
• Christian Valley
• Applegate
• Weimar

Web pages

• Home - https://meadowvistafriendlyneighbors.com/

Sierra Reach Ministries provides a Food and Clothing Closet every Thursday from 9am-11:30 am.  

is a faith based organization offering a food, clothing, and housewares closet as well as referral services. Also offers "Pathfinders" a spiritual men’s only 12 step recovery program.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sierrareachministries.org/food-clothing-closet

Auburn Interfaith Food Closet offers a Home Delivery Program that provides participants with enough food each month to make 12 meals for everyone in the household.

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.

To register for this program, people can call AIFC at 530-885-1921 during opening hours.

Web pages

• Auburn Interfaith Food Closet - https://auburnfoodcloset.org
• Home Delivery Program PDF - https://auburnfoodcloset.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Home-delivery.pdf

Seniors First offers Meals on Wheels and Senior Cafes.

Meals on Wheels

A service designed to help Older Adults Age in Place by targeting people who are home alone during the day and who have difficulty preparing simple meals. For clients who need the service temporarily.

Eligibility

At the time services are provided, clients shall be:

• 62 years of age or older, sufficiently functionally impaired and homebound; or,
• The spouse, of any age, of an eligible client; or,
• A person with a disability (of any age) who lives with an eligible client.

Senior Cafés

The Senior Cafés program provides a hot, healthy lunch five days a week to seniors age 60 at over eight Senior Café locations throughout Placer County including Auburn, Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville. The Senior Cafés are lively gathering places that help maintain clients' sense of community and connectedness.

Cost

Meals are provided for a small optional contribution. No one is ever turned away for lack of financial resources.

There is a suggested d…

The Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Church provides free food, clothing, and supportive services to people in need in the Auburn area.

Services include:

• Clothing closet, food pantry, hygiene kits, and showers
• Community garden, fruit orchard, and fresh produce during harvest season
• Computer resource center and children’s play area
• Referrals to other local organizations and churches
• Medical, dental, vision, mental health, and chiropractic services through the Auburn Renewal Center (located on church grounds)

Service schedule:

• Monday (Unsheltered individuals): Clothing, shoes, bedding, hygiene kits, hot showers, toiletries, sack and hot lunches
• Tuesday (Sheltered individuals & families): Clothing, diapers, baby wipes, kitchen items, linens, groceries (including USDA food and produce from the garden/orchard), and access to a computer for family or job connection needs

Web pages

• Home - https://www.aubsda.org/
• Community Services - https://www.aubsda.org/communityserv…

WWJD? (What Would Jesus Do?) Inc. is a nonprofit, non-denominational organization in Western Placer County serving people who are homeless, transitionally homeless, and working poor. From a mobile van in each community at conveniently located sites, they serve their clients a warm breakfast and provide a bag full of food for their dinner. WWJD? can also provide clothing, blankets, tarps, sleeping bags, toiletries, laundry soap, pet food, and other sundries.

WWJD? is an all-volunteer agency providing a mobile food service in the Roseville, Auburn, & Colfax areas of Western Placer County, along with medical care and transportation, referral services for adults and children who are homeless.

See service times and locations on the WWJD? website - https://www.wwjdinc.org/service-locations.html

Web pages

• Home - https://www.wwjdinc.org/

Lighthouse Counseling & Family Resource Center, with locations in Lincoln, Roseville, Rocklin, and Auburn, provides low-cost and no-cost counseling and family support services to Placer County residents.

Services are available in English and Spanish, and are open to all ages.

Services include:

Counseling and Mental Health Services:

• Individual, couples, and family counseling
• Group therapy and peer support options
• Counseling available in English and Spanish
• Services for children, youth, and adults
• Eligibility limited to Placer County residents
• Insurance accepted includes Medi-Cal and Medi-Cal Managed Care (Partnership HealthPlan of California via Carelon)

Family Resource Center (FRC) Services:

• Case management and wellness planning for families in crisis
• Referrals from social workers, probation officers, or community organizations
• Educational workshops on financial literacy and employment readiness
• Basic needs support, including:
  • CalFresh and Medi-Cal enrollment
  • Diaper distribution and emergency f…

The Placer County Department of Human Services provides information on how to replace food that was lost or damaged in a qualifying emergency using CalFresh.

A form must be submitted within 10 days of the end of an event, such as a power outage. Sometimes counties extend the deadline beyond 10 days.

To Apply for Replacement Benefits

Complete and submit Replacement or Disaster Supplement Affidavit (CF 303) to apply for CalFresh replacement benefits after disaster.

• In Person | People can visit an in-person office for service.
• Online | BenefitsCal.com

Forms

Fax the completed form to 530-265-9860.

• English CF 303 form
• Spanish CF 303 form

Locations

• Auburn | Human Services Office
  • 11434 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603
  • 888-385-5160
• Rocklin | Human Services Office
  • 1000 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 220, Rocklin, CA 95765
  • 888-385-5160
• North Lake Tahoe | Human Services Office
  • 5225 N Lake Boulevard, Carnelian Bay, CA 96140
  • 888-385-5160

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2096/Human-Services
• Benefits Replacement Forms -
  • Engl…

Placer County Public Health provides the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which helps eligible families eat well, stay healthy, and access essential support during pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood.

Services include:

• Monthly WIC benefits card to buy healthy foods like milk, juice, eggs, cheese, cereal, beans, fruits, vegetables, and peanut butter
• Nutrition and health education
• Breastfeeding support, supplies, and education
• Referrals to healthcare and other community services

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2863/Public-Health 
• Placer County - WIC Information - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2918/Women-Infants-Children-WIC
• Placer County - WIC: Apply for Services - https://www.placer.ca.gov/FormCenter/Health-Human-Services-Public-Health-24/County-of-Placer-Health-and-Human-Servic-181

Auburn Interfaith Food Closet provides once-monthly grocery assistance to people living in 17 ZIP codes throughout Placer County. 

Each household receives enough food to prepare approximately 12 meals (about four days of groceries) per person. A separate home delivery service is available for qualifying homebound residents.

Services include:

• Monthly grocery distributions for eligible households
• Home delivery for low-income, homebound individuals
• Alternative pickup option using signed authorization forms

Additional notes:

• Guests may visit once every 30 days; weekly distributions are not offered
• A signed "Alternative Pickup Request" form is required each time someone else picks up food

Web pages

• Home - https://auburnfoodcloset.org/