The Placer County Superior Court Family Law Facilitator provides assistance and resources for individuals involved in family law cases, including divorce, child custody, and domestic violence matters.

Services include:

• Handling of cases related to divorce, paternity, domestic violence, child custody, support, and visitation
• Mediation services to help parents resolve custody and visitation disputes
• Legal assistance for selecting and completing family law forms through the Court’s Legal Help Center

Web pages

• Home - https://placer.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family

Pacific Health Group's Enhanced Care Management (ECM) program provides eligible Medi-Cal recipients with a care coordinator to help make a health plan receive services they need.

Services include:

• Case management
• Counseling
• Financial, food, and legal assistance
• Housing support
• Medical transportation
• Emotional, practical, social, and behavioral support
• Care coordination and treatment planning
• Regular communication, follow-ups, and engagement

ECM may support:

• Homeless individuals and families
• People with serious mental illness or substance use problems
• Children with complex health issues
• People who frequently visit the ER or hospital
• Those at risk of entering nursing homes
• People leaving nursing homes or jail

Web pages

• Home - https://mypacifichealth.com/
• Enhanced Care Management - https://mypacifichealth.com/enhanced-care-management/

Stand Up Placer offers Recovery services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and their families. For more information on all the services listed here, please call our Helpline at 800-575-5352 or our service office at 916-773-7273.

Crisis counseling
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can obtain crisis counseling at any time, day or night, either by calling the Stand Up Placer 24-hour Helpline at 1-800-575-5352, using our chat feature, or by coming into one of our service offices during business hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A trained advocate will assess the survivors’ situations, help them with a safety plan, and go over various options with them.

Shelter and safe housing
Stand Up Placer provides emergency confidential shelter where necessary for survivors and their children who are in immediate danger. A shelter stay provides an opportunity for survivors to be safe, to access the resources they and t…

Adult Protective Services (APS) provides intervention services to safeguard the well-being of elders and dependent adults who are experiencing or at risk of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or financial exploitation.

Home Safe is a homelessness prevention program available to eligible APS clients who are either at imminent risk of homelessness or have recently become homeless due to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or financial exploitation. 

Home Safe housing-related support may include:

• Rental assistance, including back rent or security deposits
• Utility assistance
• Conflict mediation with landlords
• Public systems navigation
• Legal services and eviction protection
• Heavy cleaning

To access Home Safe services:

Make an Adult Protective Services report at: 1-888-886-5401 or 916-787-8860.

Additional notes:

The program is operational through June 30, 2026, or until funds are exhausted.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.placer.ca.gov/aps

CapCity Legal offers legal and mediation services with a focus on supporting people navigating complex family law and immigration matters. 

The practice also facilitates alternative dispute resolution for environmental, workplace, and family conflicts.

Services include:

• Legal representation in divorce and family law matters
• Immigration legal services, including applications and defense
• Mediation for family, employment, and environmental disputes

Web pages

• Home - https://capcitylegal.org/

Sierra Community House offers Mediation and Legal Assistance which provides free and reduced cost legal services in a clinic setting for civil legal matters. All services are available in multiple languages and available on a sliding scale.

Services
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Sierra Community House provides limited scope representation, including information, support, and conflict resolution to resolve many legal issues community members face. They do not provide legal representation in court. They may be able to provide assistance in the following areas:

• Family Law
• Immigration Law
• Landlord/tenant Law
• Employment Law
• Small Claims/Contract Matters
• Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
• Name Changes
• Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Know Your Rights and Be Prepared Education
• Understanding the worker’s compensation process

Locations
These services may be available to those who reside in Tahoe and Truckee areas.

If they cannot provide the assistance you need, they will do their best to refer you to an agency …

Sierra Community House provides Crisis Intervention services.  

24-hour Help Line at 800-736-1060.

You may also call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. For more resources please visit the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition at www.tahoelifeline.org.

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Formerly known as Tahoe SAFE Alliance, Sierra Community House’s Crisis Intervention is dedicated to serving victims of intimate partner / domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. All services are free and available in multiple languages. Sierra Community House will not discriminate against anyone based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. All of our services are designed to empower victims in reclaiming their rights and to provide the tools individuals and families need on the road to safety and recovery.

GET HELP NOW: IF SOMEONE IS HURTING YOU…

The Town of Truckee provides law enforcement and public safety services within the Town of Truckee.

Services include:

• Patrol, traffic enforcement, marine operations, investigations, and volunteer support (VIPS)
• Animal services, property and evidence, records management, and downtown parking enforcement
• Disaster preparedness information and emergency readiness tools
• Safe disposal of unwanted or expired prescription medications (restrictions apply)

Prescription Medication Disposal Guidelines:

• Accepted: Legal, non-expired or expired medications in original containers
  • Container size must not exceed 5 inches high or 3 inches in diameter
  • All personal information must be removed from the label, except for the medication name
• Not accepted: Illegal drugs

Web pages

• Home - https://www.townoftruckee.gov/
• Truckee Police - https://www.truckeepolice.com
• Disaster Preparedness - https://www.truckeepolice.com/disaster-preparedness
• Truckee Police Services - https://www.truckeepolice.com/police-service…

World Relief offers legal support to help immigrants through the immigration process.

Services include:

Immigration Legal Services

• Adjustment of Status
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Family-based petitions

Web pages

• Home - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/
• Immigration Legal Services - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/our-work/ils/
• Education - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/our-work/education/
• Refugee Resettlement - https://worldrelief.org/sacramento/our-work/refugee-resettlement/

The Mexican Consulate, Sacramento Region focuses on providing services to its country’s citizens in the host country, such as issuing passports, providing help during emergencies, and helping with legal and administrative matters. Consulates may also promote trade and economic relations between the two countries.

Web pages

• Spanish Home Page - https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sacramento/ - Select English from pop-up at top right of web page when it first loads (or reload page to see it again)
• FAQs - https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sacramento/index.php/preguntas-frecuentes-documentacion
• Mexican Consulates in California - https://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/documents/ea_MXConsulCal.pdf