Community Beyond Violence provides crisis response and recovery services for individuals impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, human trafficking, and stalking. 

Services are confidential and available to survivors of all genders.

Services include:

• 24/7 crisis counseling by phone, text, and online chat
• Emergency shelter and safe housing (pet friendly) for up to 90 days
• Support groups
• Food, clothing, and transportation assistance
• Legal advocacy and help with Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs)
• Court and mediation accompaniment
• Referrals to Nevada County Victim Witness and other support systems
• Coordination of Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) exams and medical response following sexual assault
• Referrals to additional services

Web pages

• Home - https://cbv.org/
• Services - https://www.cbv.org/our-services

The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Penn Valley offers an Emergency Food Distribution on Thursdays from 9 - 11:30am at 17645 Penn Valley Drive, Penn Valley, CA 95946.

Emergency Food is a bag of food (2-3 day supply) intended to tide someone over to the next regular food distribution by the Food Bank of Nevada County or Interfaith Food Ministry.

People from anywhere in Nevada County are eligible for emergency food and for the Food Bank of Nevada County regular distributions.

Web pages

• Seventh Day Adventist Church in Penn Valley - https://pennvalleyca.adventistchurch.org/
• Food Bank of Nevada County regular distributions. Every Thursdays - https://foodbankofnc.org/get-food-here

Waste Managment of Nevada County offers Christmas tree disposals. More details will be available on their Facebook site approximately 1 week before Christmas.

2024 Christmas Tree Disposal - stay tuned for info...

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Previous year info below:

2023 Christmas Tree Disposal
Holiday trees can be disposed of in two easy ways:

1. Cut and place in Green Waste Cart: Holiday trees can be cut into small sections and placed in your green waste cart. Please make sure the lid on the cart can close.
2. Take Trees to Designated WM Recycling sites: Waste management will be providing Free Holiday/Christmas Tree Recycling for Nevada County residents. You can take whole trees (free of all tinsel, snow flocking, decorations, and metal stands) to specified locations.

Information will be available on

Free Drop Off Locations
All Nevada County, Grass Valley and Nevada City residents can bring Christmas Trees to the following locations on the dates indicated for free disposal.

Dec 26, 2023 – Feb 4, 2024
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The Sierra Vista Community Center offers community service programs, activities, and classes for all age groups in the Colfax area. Sierra Vista sponsors activities and rents our facility, which includes meeting space, a gymnasium, commercial kitchen, and ball field.

Regular monthly distributions from Feeding The Foothills are available at the Free Farmers Market at Sierra Vista Community Center. Drive-Thru only food distribution. Open to everyone.

• Location: Colfax Sierra Vista Community Center at 55 School St., Colfax, CA 95713
• Hours: 2nd Monday of each month 10am-12pm
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://sierravistacommunitycenter.com/

Sierra First Baptist Church operates a weekly food pantry providing free canned goods to individuals and families in need each Thursday from 10am-12pm.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sfbcalta.org/

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

They serve Meadow Vista, Clipper Gap, Christian Valley, Applegate, and Weimar residents. 

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

Recology Auburn Placer provides residential and commercial yard waste, recycling, and garbage collection to the communities of Auburn, Colfax, Rocklin, the Town of Loomis, and Unincorporated Placer County. The City of Roseville has its own waste services division. The City of Lincoln is served by Waste Management, Inc.

Sharps

All sharps waste must be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container. Home-generated sharps waste includes hypodermic needles, syringes, and lancets that are used for medical purposes. Sharps in approved biohazard containers can be brought to the Recology Auburn Placer Transfer Station for safe disposal.

Visit the Placer-Nevada Rx Drug Safety Coalition for additional free year-round medical drop-off sites.

Sharps Mail-Back Service
Visit CalRecycle regarding sharps waste mail-back services.

Senior discounts are also offered for those who are 65+ and income less than $32,100.  Call Recology for details.  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.…

Auburn Adventist Community Services, at the Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Church offers a variety of services for families and individuals who are in need, out of work or simply find that the month lasts longer than the paychecks every once in a while. Call to confirm the days and times that services are available. 530-823-0345

Services include:

• Clothing closet. Tuesdays, 9am - 12pm
• Food pantry. Tuesdays, 9am - 12pm (or earlier based on food supplies). Recommend to arrive early.
• Showers for unsheltered people are available Monday (9 am - 12 noon. Will have to walk upstairs). For handicapped showers available Monday, call ahead of time for ARC (530-887-8673) located in the back of the parking lot.
• Community Garden
• Computer resource center
• Children’s play area
• Fruit orchard
• Prayer
• Medical services are also available through our sister agency the A.R.C./ Auburn Renewal Center, also located on the church grounds. A.R.C. offers free medical, dental, optical, mental health, and a chirop…