24-HOUR CRISIS LINE - 530-272-3467
Text - 530-290-6555
Chat - rc.chat/cbv
Business line - 530-272-2046

Community Beyond Violence offers a 24 hour crisis line which is available 365 days a year to victims in crisis from domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or dating violence, and for their friends or family members. Advocate/Counselors are available 24 hours a day for counseling and response to the hospital or law enforcement. Depending on circumstances, possible emergency transportation, food, and shelter may be available to those in crisis. All services are free, confidential and non-discriminatory.

Web pages

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

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This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.

Community Beyond Violence provides many services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and dating violence.

24-HOUR CRISIS LINE - 530-272-3467
Text - 530-290-6555 
Chat - rc.chat/cbv
Business line - 530-272-2046

Services include

• 24/7 crisis counseling
• Shelter and safe housing (pet friendly) for up to 90 days
• Support groups
• Food, clothing, and transportation
• Accompaniment and advocacy
• Legal services - CBV assists with preparation of Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) and accompanies clients to court and mediation appointments. Accompanies victims through the court process and connects them with support systems such as the Nevada County Victim Witness.
• Referrals to additional services
• SART (exam following sexual assault, rape kit, etc) - ​SART stands for Sexual Assault Response Team

Web pages from above with visible url links

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

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

Emergency Food is a bag of dried, non-perishable 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 from above with visible url links

• 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.  

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 is located in downtown Colfax, California and serves the foothills of Placer and Nevada Counties.

Sierra Vista Center, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that is home to 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.

We are home to:

• Licensed commercial kitchen
• Weekly classes in art, dance, meditation, yoga, and more
• Monthly Flea Market & community food bank
• Community meetings
• Seasonal Farmers’ Markets
• Special events

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FOR EVERYONE:
Regular monthly distributions from Placer Food Bank will continue as usual for 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 …

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• Canned Food Closet.
• Limited Emergency food services.
• Does not carry food other than canned.
• Food Pantry opens each Thursday from 10am-12pm

The Meadow Vista Friendly Neighbors organization serves Meadow Vista, Clipper Gap, Christian Valley, Applegate, and Weimar residents. Throughout the year Meadow Vista Friendly Neighbors may be able to provide emergency food to people in need, and in December they provide Christmas Baskets.

Sierra Reach Ministries 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.

The church has weekly worship hours. Please call or visit the church if your want to be involved in the church’s community outreach programs or need assistance.

The Food and Clothing Ministry occurs every Thursday from 9am-11:30 am

Auburn Interfaith Food Closet (AIFC) provides a Homebound Delivery Program (HBSD) - Since 2020, AIFC has a new program to deliver groceries once a month to low-income homebound persons (within their service area). AIFC will provide HBSD participants with enough food each month to make 12 nutritious meals. 

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.

Amount of food
Each month, HBSD participants receive four days' worth of age-appropriate food for each member of their household.

Contact
To learn more about this program, you can contact Auburn Interfaith Food Closet at (530) 885-1921, or via email at aifc@auburnfoodcloset.org.

How to Register? To be eligible, you must:

• Be unable to leave your home without difficulty, due to your age, illness, disability, or lack of transportation.
• Not live in a facility where meals are provided.
• Not have someone— housemate, family member,…

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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 for a list of companies that are authorized to provide sharps waste mail-back services in California.

Web pages

• Main website - https://www.recology.com/recology-auburn-placer/
• Locations & Contact inf…

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