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…

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Below is a list of apartments for people in the Tahoe-Truckee area.

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.

This information can change. Contact apartment complexes for current details.

Truckee - Nevada County:

• Truckee Donner Senior Apartments: 10040 Estates Dr. #50, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-587-1777, https://affordablehousingonline.com/housing-search/California/Truckee/Truckee-Donner-Senior-Apartments/4656
• Truckee Pines: 10100 Estates Dr, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-582-5555, https://affordablehousingonline.com/housing-search/California/Truckee/Truckee-Donner-Senior-Apartments/4656
• Henness Flats Apartments: 11929 Waters Way, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-587-6225, https://pwapt.com/henness/
• Coldstream Commons: 13051 Sawmill Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-536-4032, https://www.mountainhousingcouncil.org/project/coldstream-commons/
• Artist Lofts: 9848 Donner Pass R…

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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.

Children's Beha…

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The Nevada County Department of Social Services offers a supplemental assistance program for adults who do not qualify for federal or state programs such as CalWORKs or SSI/SSP. 

The program is designed to meet basic needs when no other resources are available and serves as a last-resort safety net. General Assistance is a repayable grant, not an entitlement.

Services include:

• Emergency cash assistance for housing, food, and basic needs
• Temporary employment services for individuals deemed employable

Program eligibility is determined through a needs assessment and requires repayment under certain conditions.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1626/Cash-Assistance-for-Individuals

The Adult System of Care (ASOC) division maintains a list of Housing Resources in Placer County.

The most recent available version of this guide is for 2025.

Last Updated: April 28, 2025

ASOC's Placer County Housing Resource Guide includes:

Western/South Placer

• Homeless Resources
• Domestic Violence Shelter
• Transitional & Bridge Housing Programs and Resources
• Substance Use Transitional Housing
• Permanent Housing Programs
• Children and Family Services
• Other Resources
• Children and Family Services
• Apartments
• Real Estate agencies
• Emergency shelters
• Children and Family Services
• Transitional & Permanent Housing Programs and Resources
• Apartments
• Real Estate agencies
• Veterans Resources

Eastern Placer - Tahoe Area

• Homeless Resources
• Transitional and permanent Housing Resources
• Children and Family Services
• Veterans Services
• Other Resources
• Apartments
  
  

Web pages

• Housing Resources in Placer County - https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7210/Housing-Resource-Guide-PDF
• ASOC home -https://www.placer.ca.go…

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Washoe County, Nevada, has housing and homeless services in Reno that may be available to people who inquire from the Tahoe Truckee area.

Washoe County's Cares Campus is a low barrier emergency shelter that provides adult individuals challenged with homelessness some of the following basic services: congregate housing, sleeping accommodations, restrooms, showers, meals, and mail service.

The Nevada Cares Campus (NCC) Emergency Shelter admits men, women, and couples. Pets allowed.
Location: 100 Cares Dr., Reno, NV, 89512
Contact Phone Number: 775-329-4141
Criteria for emergency bed:

(a) NCC participants must be currently experiencing homelessnessand want to end their homelessness as quickly as possible; (b) NCC participantsmust be at least 18 years of age; (c) NCC participants must meet activities ofdaily living (ADLs); (d) NCC participants do not need to be US citizens, nordo they have to have any documented immigration status.

The Nevada Cares Campus Safe Camp serves as a space where st…

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The San Juan Ridge PARTNERS Family Resource Center (FRC) provides families in the San Juan Ridge area with information and referrals to local resources, services, and facilities on a drop-in basis for visitors of all ages.

It also assists families with child development, parenting support, counseling, education, and employment tools. It also offers playgroups for families with children ages 0-5, and weekly activities for older children.

Note:

• The FRC does not have any housing resources and does NOT have any gift cards, gas cards, etc.
• The FRC does offer a computer, phone, fax, printer, children's play space, clothes closet, food pantry (12pm-3pm Tue & Thurs + by emergencies), diapers, lending and reference libraries, information, referrals, parenting support, weekly children's playgroup, summer camps, adult yoga (Mon 6pm-7:15pm & Wed 9am-10:30am), ASQ's, children's dance classes, and periodic events.

The San Juan Ridge Family Resource Center has laundry vouchers and bus passes fre…

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Nevada County Housing and Community Services operates the Manufactured Housing Opportunity and Revitalization Effort (MORE) program, which provides funding to repair, replace, or rehabilitate mobile and manufactured homes in Nevada County. 

The program supports low-income homeowners and residents in maintaining safe, functional, and affordable housing.

Services include:

• Funding assistance for repair or replacement of manufactured homes
• Rehabilitation of substandard mobile homes
• Support for homeowners with health, safety, and accessibility concerns
• Guidance for navigating state and federal funding resources

Web pages

• Home - https://nevadacountyca.gov/539/Housing-Community-Services 
• MORE - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/4092/Manufactured-Housing-Opportunity-and-Rev

Nevada County Adult Protective Services (APS) supports older adults and dependent adults who may be experiencing neglect, physical abuse, financial exploitation, or self-neglect. 

APS investigates reports of abuse and provides safety planning, referrals, and case management to protect vulnerable adults who are unable to care for themselves.

Services include:

• Investigating reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older and dependent adults
• Providing referrals to medical, legal, housing, and supportive services
• Developing safety plans and offering crisis intervention
• Coordinating case management to support ongoing needs
• Collaborating with law enforcement and service providers when appropriate

For immediate assistance or to report suspected abuse, call 530-265-1639.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1269/Adult-Services

The Nevada County Board of Supervisors serves as the legislative and executive body of county government and also serves as the governing body of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 and the Nevada County Housing Authority. In addition, members of the Board represent the County on numerous intergovernmental bodies. In its legislative duties the Board adopts ordinances, resolutions, and rules within the limits prescribed by State law and is responsible for seeing that all Federal and State mandated functions are properly discharged.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/731/Board-of-Supervisors