The Ready Nevada County Dashboard provides almost real-time information during disaters on the tab called "Wildfire & Evacuation Incident Dashboard."

Web pages

• Home - http://www.readynevadacounty.com/dashboard
  

The Nevada County Department of Social Services provides drop-in benefits information and application assistance provided by the Navigator team. 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
• Madelyn Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA 95959, 530-265-7050
  • First Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

Web pages

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This resource provides information about the five-member Nevada County Board of Supervisors, who represent each of the county’s districts.

Here, users can:

• Access supervisor contact information and meeting schedules
• View maps of each supervisorial district
• Use an online tool to find your district and representative based on your address

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/731/Board-of-Supervisors
• Supervisor District Maps - https://nevadacountyca.gov/713/Supervisor-District-Maps
• Find Your District and Supervisor - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3459/Find-Your-Supervisorial-District
• Map of California Counties - https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/CDEGIS::california-counties-3/explore?location=36.948239%2C-119.002226%2C5.83

The Emergency Relief Program provides short-term assistance to help non-residents who are stranded in Nevada County return to their place of residence. Assistance is offered as a loan and may include temporary lodging, food support, transportation funding, and travel fare.

Services include:

• Motel vouchers as short-term shelter
• Food vouchers for basic needs
• Gas funds for travel
• Bus fare assistance for transportation

People must apply in person at one of the three Nevada County Department of Social Services locations:

• Brighton Greens, 988 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949, 530-265-1340 (same phone as for Rood Center)
• Eric Rood Government Center, 950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City, CA 95959, 530-265-1340 (same phone as for Brighton Greens)
• Nevada County Joseph Center, 10075 Levon Ave, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-582-7803

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/879/Social-Services

Nevada County's Employment Services provide employment opportunities for the County of Nevada. Lists current job openings for the County of Nevada, applications for each position, information on benefits for current and future employees, compensation and benefits information for each bargaining unit, personnel code information and job descriptions for every County position.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/471/Human-Resources
  
  

This is one of many possible First 5 Nevada County Ready to Grow (R2G) program resources.

The Environmental Health Department manages programs focused on environmental protection and some aspects of public health in Nevada County.

These programs regulate food preparation in restaurants, installation of wells and septic systems, handling hazardous materials and other topics related to consumer protection.

Web pages

• ​Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1470/Environmental-Health
• Environmental Health Services (including how to report an Environmental Health issue) - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1572/Services
• West Nile Virus & Mosquito Prevention, including info about mosquito fish give away events - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2291/West-Nile-Virus-Mosquito-Prevention

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office provides free “EVACUATED” tags for residents to place in a highly visible place such as a door, reflective address sign, mailbox, fence, or gate as they evacuate their residence during an emergency.

These tags will help first responders swiftly identify which homes have been evacuated so they can focus their attention on those who still need help and decrease overall evacuation times.

These tags are free and may usually be found at the following locations throughout Nevada County:

• Nevada County Sheriff’s Office 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959
• Nevada County Sheriff’s Office – Truckee Substation, 10879 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee, CA 96161
• Higgins Fire District Station 21, 10106 Combie Rd., Auburn, CA 95602
• Station 23, 20604 McCourtney Rd., Grass Valley, CA 95949
• Nevada County Consolidated Fire District, Station 84 640 Coyote Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
• Station 89, 11833 Tammy Way, Grass Valley, CA 95949
• Peardale Chicago Park Fire Protectio…

Vouchers for reduced fees for California ID cards are available for people receiving Nevada County welfare assistance programs (veterans, eligibility & employment, Adult Services or Child Welfare assistance programs).

Go to one of the three Nevada County Department of Social Services offices and ask for a voucher. A county worker must sign the voucher. People who are homeless and on public assistance are eligible to receive a free ID card. This does not replace drivers licenses, only identification cards.

• Eric Rood Administration Center
  950 Maidu Avenue Suite 120
  Nevada City, CA 95959
• Brighton Greens Resource Center
  988 McCourtney Road
  Grass Valley, CA 95949
• Nevada County Joseph Center
  10075 Levon Ave
  Truckee, CA 96161
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/879/Social-Services

The Nevada County Department of Social Services offers a supplemental assistance program for adults who do not qualify for federal or state programs such as CalWORKs or SSI/SSP. 

The program is designed to meet basic needs when no other resources are available and serves as a last-resort safety net. General Assistance is a repayable grant, not an entitlement.

Services include:

• Emergency cash assistance for housing, food, and basic needs
• Temporary employment services for individuals deemed employable

Program eligibility is determined through a needs assessment and requires repayment under certain conditions.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1626/Cash-Assistance-for-Individuals

Nevada County's Geographic Information Services provide a range of mapping and database information about Nevada County.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/560/Geographic-Information-Systems