Wayfinder Family Services provides mental health, kinship, and family support services for children, youth, and caregivers in Placer County.

Programs include:

• Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) – Free support for relatives or close family friends caring for children. Helps maintain family connections and avoid foster care placements. Call Wayfinder directly for referral.
• Home to Stay – Offers short-term in-home counseling and parent education for families at risk of out-of-home placement. Available by self-referral or provider referral. Call 530-722-2233 or email hometostay@wayfinderfamily.org.
• Be WELL Program – Mental health support groups for youth ages 14–17 and transitional-aged youth (18–25). Group or individual options available. Call 530-722-2233 for details.
• Specialty Mental Health Services – For children and youth ages 0–21. Referrals required through Placer County’s mental health access lines:
  • Children (0–17): 916-872-6549 or 866-293-1940
  • Adults (…

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The Taylor House's provides to bridge the transition to adulthood by empowering residents to become well rounded, self sufficient and confident individuals.  The residents will first complete all fundamental criteria for basic living and then continue to maintain the discipline and good habits needed to step out on their own.  Their staff, board members and volunteers continually strive to deliver the best possible experience and direction to make their stay and transition successful.

The Taylor House focus on Five Key areas for prospering in The Real World.

• 1) Employment
• 2) Education
• 3) Transportation
• 4) Health & Wellness
• 5) Budgeting/Banking

Web pages

• Home - www.thetaylorhouse.org

Granite Wellness Centers offers Life Skills & Wellness Services.

Recovery & Wellness Series - The focus of this bi-monthly series is to provide education, information, and life enrichment for our community. These events are free and are open to anyone who is interested.

• Parenting - Techniques to improve parenting skills
  • 10 – 12-week programs, using Parent Project (11-17) & Loving Solutions (5-10) Programs
  • Certificate and workbook upon completion
  • Ongoing Parent Support Groups
  • Sliding fee scale, private pay, some assistance may be available.
  • View Resources for Parents & Families
• Anger Management - for people experiencing anger issues and desiring to learn positive problem resolution
  • 12-week programs for adolescents and adults
  • Certificate upon completion
  • Sliding fee scale
• Batterers Intervention Program - for people who must comply with a court order
  • 52 week (County Approved) program.
  • Multiple sites – bilingual services
  • All services provided by trained an…

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The Western Placer Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (WPCTSA), in partnership with PCTPA, Auburn Transit, Roseville Transit, and Placer County Transit, coordinates South Placer Transit Information, Education, and Training.

The program supports easier public transit use in the South Placer region by connecting people with rider-friendly tools, trip-planning support, and mobility education.

Services include:

• SouthPlacerTransitInfo.com, a website with schedules, maps, trip planning tools, on-demand ride information, and more
• South Placer Transit Information phone line for help with transit questions, trip planning, route navigation, on-demand reservations, and general transit support
• Transit Training (also called Mobility or Travel Training), a free service that helps people learn how to ride buses safely and independently across South Placer
• Information about Placer Rides, a Seniors First program that helps older adults and people with disabil…

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The Cirby Wellness Center offers free wellness activities and support services for Adult System of Care (ASOC) clients and community members.

Services include:

• Hosting group activities such as journaling, choir, gardening, hiking, and health education
• Providing support with job readiness, resume writing, and budgeting
• Offering help accessing housing, food banks, Medi-Cal, and mental health screenings
• Supplying all needed materials; no cost to participate

Additional notes:

Open to both ASOC clients and the general public. Operates within a county outpatient mental health clinic, where additional services may be available.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/6304/Cirby-Wellness-Center

In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority works with the IHSS program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to remain safely in their homes and prevent the need for a higher level of care.

The Public Authority assists Placer County IHSS Recipients who are hiring their home care provider(s), as well as those who need help finding a home care provider.

Through the Public Authority, IHSS Recipients can gain access to the Registry - a home care provider referral service. Recipients are matched with screened IHSS Providers who meet their service needs.

Services Provided

Placer County IHSS Public Authority services include:

• Serve as Employer of Record for IHSS Providers
• Recruitment and screening of IHSS Providers
• Maintain a registry of screened and trained IHSS Providers
• Match IHSS Recipients with qualified IHSS Providers
• Provide education for IHSS Providers
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2380/Public-Authority

The City of Colfax Animal Services works in partnership with Placer County Animal Services to improve the lives of the animals in their care through community outreach and education; veterinary treatment and preventive care; reuniting lost pets with their families; and adoption, rescue, and foster programs.

• Auburn Animal Shelter - 11232 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603, 530-886-5500
• Truckee Animal Shelter - 10961 Stevens Lane, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-546-1990

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1909/Animal-Services

Placer County Animal Services provides animal care, sheltering, and field services for much of Placer County.

Shelter services include:

• Lost pet reunification
• Pet adoption
• Pet licensing (including new senior discount for qualifying residents)
• Vaccine clinics
• Resources for pet owners
• Connections to local rescue groups and nonprofits
• Shelter tours and community education
• Volunteer and animal foster programs

Field services include:

• Stray animal pickup
• Aggressive animal response
• Animal cruelty and neglect investigations
• Barking complaints
• Public education and disaster response
• Pickup of injured domestic animals and wildlife

Additional notes:

As of May 2025, Placer County residents aged 62 and older may receive 50% off licensing fees for up to two spayed or neutered dogs. Available online or in person. Not valid in Auburn, Roseville, or Rocklin, which manage their own programs.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1909/Animal-Services
• Health & Human Services - https://www.pla…

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The Placer County Animal Control provides many services to residents, businesses, and law enforcement agencies within Placer County, including:

• Responding to loose, injured, or dead animals on public and county roads
• Animal abuse and neglect investigations
• Emergency assistance to law enforcement agencies
• County-wide rabies control
• Education on the humane treatment of animals
• Responding to reports of barking dogs and stray animals
• Enforcing state law and county ordinances regulating animal care and welfare
• Inspection of commercial kennels
• Investigating animal bites and rabies exposure
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1919/Animal-Control-Services

Planned Parenthood provides reproductive health care, sex education, and information, and promotes policies that protect and advance access to a full range of sexual and reproductive care and education. Planned Parenthood supports the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage their fertility, regardless of the individual’s income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence.

Services offered:

• Abortion
• Birth Control
• Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)
• Gender-Affirming Care
  
• HIV Services
• Pregnancy Testing & Planning
• Prenatal & Postpartum Services
• STD Testing & Treatment
• Sexual andReproductive Concerns
• Vaccines
• Wellness & Preventive Care

People without insurance may be able to get covered under Covered California. With or without insurance, people can always come to Planned Parenthood for health care.

Web pages

• Home, national site - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
• Planned Parenthood, Roseville - http…

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