Lighthouse Counseling & Family Resource Center, with locations in Lincoln, Roseville, Rocklin, and Auburn, provides low-cost and no-cost counseling and family support services to Placer County residents.

Services are available in English and Spanish, and are open to all ages. 

Services include:

Counseling and Mental Health Services:

• Individual, couples, and family counseling
• Group therapy and peer support options
• Counseling available in English and Spanish
• Services for children, youth, and adults
• Eligibility limited to Placer County residents
• Insurance accepted includes Medi-Cal and Medi-Cal Managed Care (Partnership HealthPlan of California via Carelon)

Family Resource Center (FRC) Services:

• Case management and wellness planning for families in crisis
• Referrals from social workers, probation officers, or community organizations
• Educational workshops on financial literacy and employment readiness
• Basic needs support, including:
  • CalFresh and Medi-Cal enrollment
  • Diaper distribution and em…

The Roseville Police Activities League provides safe and supervised environments for recreational, athletic, social, educational programs.

Programs offered appeal to the different interests of children and young adults helping to build meaningful relationships between Roseville youth and Police Officers.

RPAL also partners with KidsFirst to provide homework help to kids twice a week. All RPAL programs and events are low cost. Some athletic activities include Boxing, Taekwondo, Basketball, Dance, art, cooking, and Yoga.

This program is only available for Roseville residents.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.rosevillepal.com/

Stanford Sierra Youth and Families provides foster care, adoption, and family advocacy services for youth and families in Placer County.

Services include:

• Family Advocacy and Support – Helps families navigate behavioral health, child welfare, and educational systems through mentoring, coaching, and support.
• Pathways to Permanency – Offers foster care and adoption services with the goal of helping children find safe, stable, and permanent homes.

Web pages

• Home -  https://www.ssyaf.org/
• Family Advocacy and Support - https://www.ssyaf.org/family-advocacy-support
• Pathways to Permanency (Foster Care & Adoption) - https://www.ssyaf.org/pathways-permanency-1
• Pathways to Permanency Fact Sheet - https://www.ssyaf.org/sites/main/files/different_pathways_to_permanency_factsheet.pdf

The Firefighters Burn Institute Youth Firesetter Program provides staff for pre-academy interviews with children involved in fire-setting. A fire safety academy completed in two sessions is also provided. As part of the academy, children learn:

• Fire safety education
• Fire hazard recognition
• Home escape planning

Placement for families who need counseling services is also part of the program.

Web pages

• Home - https://ffburn.org/

California Alliance of Caregivers…

• serves foster, kinship, guardian, and adoptive families
• provides one one-on-one assistance to families who need to connect to resources and benefits that are specifically for children and youth currently in or from foster care
• provides free parent training and resources for all parents, but they are directed toward parents caring for children with mental health needs
• hosts weekly, virtual, facilitated support groups
• has a leadership coalition around the state that supports families at the local level

Trainings are free for all parents and caregivers. Training and support are primarily targeted to parents and caregivers of children in or from foster care; and children with mental health needs.

Web pages

• Home - https://cacaregivers.org/

​This program provides an overview of Benefits & Services offered by the California Department of Social Services. Some services are funded and managed by individual counties. Visit web pages for information about things listed below and contact your county as necessary.

• Cash Aid - Cash Programs for low income individuals and families - Including refugees, immigrants, survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes; and disaster victims.
• Food& Nutrition - Programs that enhance your food budget and nutrition.
  
• Child Services - Services to help protect children and assist families.
• Adult Services - Care and assistance programs for adults.
• Foster Parents, Youth and Families - Information for foster parents, foster youth and families involved with child welfare services.
• Adoption Services - Adoption, finding siblings and parents, adoption services.
• Hearings and Appeals - How to file a request for a hearing or appeal a decision.
• More Services - Refugees, immigran…

Futures Without Violence offers programs, policy development, and public action campaigns designed to prevent and end violence against women and children around the world in areas such as (but not limited to):

• Children - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/children/
• Domestic & Sexual Violence - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/domestic-sexual-violence/
• Economic Opportunity - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/economic-opportunity/
• Gun Violence Prevention - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/gun-violence-prevention/
• Health - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/healthcare/
• Men & Boys - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/global-issues/
• Older Adults - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/older-adults/
• Youth - https://futureswithoutviolence.org/priority/youth/

In an effort to transform social norms, they train professionals such as doctors, nurses, judges, and athletic coaches on improving responses to violence and abuse…

The HOPE National Resource Center is based out of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. We are creating a paradigm shift in systems of care, communities, and policies to value and actively bolster positive childhood experiences (PCEs). HOPE offers research, resources, trainings and technical assistance to help bring the power of the positive into the lives of children and their families.

Positive experiences can ease toxic stress and help children and youth grow into more resilient, healthier adults. Positive experiences can help counteract the affects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) identifies ways that our communities and systems of care can better ensure that all children have more positive experiences and that all families have support to nurture and celebrate their strengths.

The Four Building Blocks of HOPE are composed of key positive childhood experiences (PCEs). The sources of those experiences and opportunitie…