24-Hour Crisis Line - 530-265-5811

Services
The Behavioral Health Department provides a wide variety of Adult Mental Health Services to the public, particularly for Medi-Cal recipients and those with severe mental illness. These include Mental Health Services and Alcohol and Other Drug Services. County employees provide some services, while contracted individuals and organizations provide other services, with County monitoring.

Service Range
This continuum of care ranges from acute inpatient to routine outpatient services, and includes medication services, psychotherapy, residential services, wellness and recovery, care management, long term institutional care and vocational services. Adult Services monitors the delivery of services to ensure that State standards are met for quality, timeliness and authorization.

Clinics
There are two county clinics. The Western County Crown Point Facility in Grass Valley, and a Truckee clinic at the Joseph Government Center. Visit the Locations and Hours p… [read more]

Apartment listings for people of any age and seniors in Western Nevada County. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by 211, and omission does not indicate disapproval. Feel free to make 211 aware of other complexes that could be listed.

PLEASE NOTE: This information can change. Contact apartment complexes for current details.

Apartment listings for people of any age

• Berryhill Apartments: 126 West Berryhill Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-272-5486, https://www.berryhillgv.com/
• Cashin’s Field: 170 Ridge Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959, 530-429-8830, https://www.cashinsfield.com/
• Cedar Park Apartments: 210 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-273-5010, https://www.cedarparkgv.com/
• Courtyards at Penn Valley: 10491 Broken Oak Court, Penn Valley, CA 95946, 530-432-3950, https://www.courtyardsatpennvalley.com/
• Creekside Apartments: 360 Bennett Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-272-1631, https://www.mvalleypm.com/
• Crown Point Apartments: 536 Whiting Street, Grass Valley, CA 9594…

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The City of Grass Vallely Building Department ensures compliance with City building codes for construction within the City limits. Processes building permit applications, assists with the review of housing rehabilitation projects associated with City loan/grant program, issues building permits, performs building inspections, and responds to public inquiries.

Web pages

• Building - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/building

24-Hour Crisis Line - 530-265-5811

Children's Behavioral Health
Nevada County Behavioral Health Children's Mental Health serves children and youth who have Nevada County Medi-Cal and meet moderate to severe criteria for Behavioral Health Treatment: recent psychiatric hospitalization, Probation or Child Welfare involvement, significant challenges at school, homelessness, or a complex combination of concerns that may involve trauma, depression or anxiety symptoms, and housing instability.

Services

• Therapy
• Individual and Group Counseling
• Psychiatry
• Support through service coordinators
• Home based wrap around support for children and families who need more intensive care

Treatment location is based on need and can take place at the Nevada County Behavioral Health Office, schools, Family Resource Centers, or other locations convenient for the family. Therapists are trained in a variety of techniques and work with youth of all ages. Therapy is provided in both English and Spanish.

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The City of Grass Valley Building Department attends to code compliance issues and complaints. Residents with complaints can submit a Code Compliance Investigation Request Form. Issues include:

• Unsanitary / Unsafe Property
• Trash, Junk, Debris
• Overgrown and/or piles of Vegetation
• Abandoned / Inoperative Vehicle(s)
• Environmental (sewage, chemicals, etc.)
• Building Code Violation(s) (work without permit, etc.)
• Substandard Housing Conditions
• Deteriorated, Dangerous, Unsafe Building(s)
• Improper or unapproved use or occupancy
• Encroachment in public right of way
• Hazardous Obstruction
• Zoning Violation
• Fencing
• Polluted Water

Web pages

• Code Compliance Investigation Request Form - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/webform/code-compliance-investigation-request-form
• Contact - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/contact

The Homeless Outreach and Medical Engagement (HOME) Team is a partnership between Nevada County, Hospitality House, Turning Point Community Programs and AMI Housing.

Call the HOME Team if you see or know someone who is experiencing homelessness. The HOME Team helps connect homeless individuals to services, including mental health services, medical care, public assistance services, and housing assistance services. 

The team can be reached by calling 530-470-2686 or emailing home@nevadacountyca.gov.
 
The HOME team consists of eight members: four outreach workers, housing navigators a peer supporter (someone with lived experience with homelessness), and a registered nurse. The goal of the team is to identify, engage, provide case management and housing support to highly vulnerable homeless residents of Nevada County.
 
The team coordinates and communicates regularly with Law Enforcement Agencies, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, substance use treatment providers, the Crisi… [read more]

First Time Homebuyer Program
The City of Grass Valley First Time Homebuyer program can help low income households purchase their first home. Funding can help people qualify for a loan and assist with down payment and closing costs. This City of Grass Valley program is managed by Michael Baker Interntional.

Web pages

• Brochure in English and Spanish with basic program requirements, maximum income limits, and info about how to apply - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/sites/main/files/file-attachments/fthb_brochure.pdf

The Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program provides pregnant parents and families with young children free home visits that are tailored to the families' specific needs.

Nurses can meet families in the comfort of their own home or by phone to provide:

• Information about health, caring for your baby, breast/chest feeding, development, parenting, safety, family planning and more
• Links to local services for healthcare, housing, food, transportation, day care, etc.
• See web page for programs and details
  • Moving Beyond Depression - One-on-one Perinatal  Depression Treatment for families in a home visiting program
  • Becoming Us - Four session class for to-be parents on
    building a strong relationship before baby arrives
  • Parent Meetup
  • Infant / Baby Feeding Support Group - Lactation support, baby weights and feeding questions
  • Nurse Home Visiting - Resource navigation, breastfeeding support, health assessments, parenting information

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Nevada County expectant and/or parenting youth, age 19 and younger, both male and female, are eligible to receive free case management services regardless of school attendance or school enrollment. Must be Nevada County residents.

Comprehensive case management services are designed to provide support in a variety of areas including but not limited to the following: education, health, childcare, transportation, housing, parenting skills, child development, and resources referral.

The program is run through the high school district, however school attendance and enrollment are not criteria for enrollment. The program is NOT site specific. The Young Parents Program is a district program and is offered to all sites listed in the High School District.

Alliance for Workforce Development offers services through the Nevada County Business and Career Network offices

Employment resources include:

• Resource center with access to computers, a printer machine, job listings, staff assistance, and referral forms to specific programs
• Youth employment and on-the-job training
• Career guidance
• Unemployment assistance (computer help with EDD claims and contacts for EDD)
• Workshops for:
  • Resumes
  • Basic computer skills
  • Job search
• Training assistance and assessment
• Special funding to assist workers impacted by COVID-19 (email covid19customer@ncen.org)
• May be able to assist with:
  • Child care
  • Housing
  • Utility assistance
  • Transportation assistance
  • Tools
  • Telework equipment
  • and more

Opportunities for Business Services include:

• Job listings
• Human Resources assistance and information
• Hiring assistance
• Referrals

Web pages

• AFWD - afwd.org
• Virtual workshops - https://afwd.org/workshops/

If you are outside AFWD's service area of Nevada County (an… [read more]