Capitol Pro Bono provides free legal advice and assistance to eligible, low-income people in Northern California through the use of volunteers donating pro bono assistance, and by educating clients about the law to increase their knowledge and self-sufficiency.

Services include:

• Debt Collection Defense & Bankruptcy
• Employment Law & Misdemeanor Expungement
• Guardianship & Conservatorship
• Family Law
• Employment Law & Misdemeanor Expungement

Coverage in Northern California:

• Sacramento, Yolo and Placer county provides all services.
• Other counties aside from Sacramento, Yolo and Placer provides limited services (expungement, debt and employment services).

Web pages

• Home - https://capitalprobono.org/
• Services - https://capitalprobono.org/our-services/

The International Rescue Committee provides services for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants.

Areas of immigration legal assistance include:

• Adjustment of status
• Consular processing
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Employment authorization
• Family-based petitions
• Naturalization/citizenship

Types of immigration legal services provided:

• Help completing forms
• Assistance in filing with USCIS

Non-legal services provided include:

• Employment services
• ESL
• Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims
• Referrals to other services

Web pages

• Home - https://www.rescue.org/
• Human-trafficking Outreach, Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) Program - https://www.rescue.org/announcement/hope-program-sacramento

CalWORKS provides temporary cash assistance and employment services to eligible low-income families with children. CalWORKs helps participants meet basic needs while supporting a path to self-sufficiency through job training, employment services, and supportive services such as childcare and transportation.

Services provided:

• Monthly cash assistance
• Welfare-to-Work employment services
• Job training and job search assistance
• Childcare assistance
• Transportation support (as related to employment)
• Case management

Web pages

• Home - https://www.yuba.gov/departments/health_and_human_services/
• BenefitsCal - https://benefitscal.com/

Yuba County Health and Human Services Department (HHS) provides a wide array of services. There are several Divisions within the Department including: Adult Services; Child Welfare Services; Public Assistance; Employment Services; Housing and Integrated Services; Public Health; Veterans Services; and Finance and Administration.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.yuba.org/departments/health_and_human_services/index.php

Northern California Construction Training offers free, hands-on pre-apprenticeship training for people experiencing barriers to employment. 

Training includes job-site experience, classroom instruction, and life-skills development to support transition into union apprenticeships or the construction workforce.

Program details include:

• Training in over 22 construction trades
• Classroom instruction in math, blueprint reading, and construction safety
• Assistance with GED preparation
• Life skills instruction
• Placement into union apprenticeships or construction careers
• Partnerships with schools, probation departments, and county education offices
• Community-based construction projects as part of student training

Web pages

• Home - https://ncct.ws/

Goodwill Industries Thrift stores provide special-needs employment and low-cost goods. 

Donation Centers & Thrift Store Locations:

• Grass Valley - 1145 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-798-2920
• Auburn - 2460 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn, CA 95603, 530-885-5849 
• Fairway Creek - 9400 Fairway Drive, Roseville, CA 95678, 916-771-3170
• North Sunrise - 312 North Sunrise Avenue, Roseville, CA 95661, 916-462-3546

Web pages from above with visible url links

• Home - https://www.goodwill.org/

The Veterans Service Center provides a high speed internet café where veterans can build resumes, apply for jobs, and video chat with friends and family. PG&E championed the project recruiting many local and national companies to add additional support.

Services offered include:

• Computer Lab
• Employment workshops & training
• Community Resources & referrals
• Resume or application assistance & follow-up services
• Job fairs & job placement assistance
• Assistance with benefits & claims
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.voa-ncnn.org/veterans-service-center

US Citizenship and Immigration Services provides:

• Information and forms regarding citizenship and family citizenship
• green cards
• petition for relative
• affidavit of support
• employment eligibility
• information on temporary workers
• permanent workers
• student visas.

On the USCIS office website, you can check your status, locate your nearest field or international office, and also schedule a free appointment to get answers on your case.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.uscis.gov/

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) administers these benefits, which are available to workers, business owners, and self-employed individuals who lost their jobs or businesses or had their work hours reduced due to the ongoing wildfires or other disasters.

Web pages

• Home - https://edd.ca.gov/en
• Disaster Benifits - https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Disaster_Unemployment_Assistance.htm
• About - https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/disaster_related_services.htm

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Returning Veterans: Enlisting Their Skills for CAL FIRE Service (R.V.E.T.S.) program assists VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, and their families with integration and transition into service with the Department.

Services include:

• Employment resources
• Educational opportunities
• Links to informational webpages
• Access to a Veterans Crisis Line
• CAL Fire Recruitment 

Web pages

• Home - http://www.fire.ca.gov/
• R.V.E.T.S. - https://www.fire.ca.gov/about/programs/rvets
• CAL Fire Recruitment - https://www.joincalfire.com/rvets