The Connecting Point Volunteer Hub is an online database for connecting Nevada County residents to volunteer opportunities in local nonprofits and public agencies.


Web pages

• Home - https://volunteerhub.connectingpoint.org/

Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release (WR&R) Works with highly trained rehabilitators to save injured and orphaned wildlife.

Dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of injured and orphaned wild mammals, songbirds, and raptors with the goal of successfully releasing them into the wild.

Websites:

• Main page - https://www.cawildlife911.org/

Open March - September.  

Lifetime Adoption Foundation offers adoption assistance for pregnant women, children up to 14 years, and families seeking to adopt. All adoption opportunities for birth mothers and adoptive families are funded through tax deductible donations from individuals, estates, and corporations.

Sammie's Friends provides medical care and adoption assistance to animals brought to the Nevada County Animal Shelter and other disadvantaged animals in the community.

Websites:

• Main website - https://www.sammiesfriends.org/

2023 VOLUNTEER & DONATION INFO

To volunteer:

• Connecting Point Volunteer Hub - 530-274-5601
  • https://volunteerhub.connectingpoint.org/
• Interfaith Food Ministry - 530-273-8132
  • https://www.interfaithfoodministry.org/volunteer.html
• Food Bank of Nevada County - 530-272-3796
  • Family Friendly Volunteer opportunities, https://foodbankofnc.org/volunteer
    Gleaning for the Food Bank: Times and locations vary
    Higgins Distribution: 3rd Thursday of the month from 3:00-5:30
    Home Delivery Drivers: Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday and Wednesday of the Month, time is flexible
    Grass Valley Distribution: 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 9:00 - 12:30pm
    Packing in the Warehouse: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 9:00-11:00am
    Bridge of Giving: Sunday, 11/5   
    Holiday Distributions: 11/16 and 12/24. 9:00-12:30pm
    Concessions for Scrooge at the Nevada Theatre: 11/24 - 12/24, evening shows & matinees
    Toy Run: Saturday, 12/9
    Toys for Tots: Saturday, 12/16
    Summe…

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The League of Women Voters encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The LWV encourages people to join its efforts to educate and empower voters, and defend democracy and welcomes the participation of people of all genders and gender identities.

The League of Women Voters Education Fund is a nonpartisan public policy educational organization which:

• Builds citizen participation in the democratic process.
• Studies key community issues at all government levels in an unbiased manner.
• Enables people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through education and conflict management.

LWV works at the local, state and national level to protect voting rights, promote voter responsibility, and to raise understanding of major policy issues. The League does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. However, they do …

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Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:

• Absentee ballot information
• Ballot measure information (where applicable)
• Early voting options (where applicable)
• Election dates
• Factual data on candidates in various federal, state and local races
• General information on such topics as how to watch debates with a critical eye
• ID requirements
• Polling place locations
• Registration deadlines
• Voter qualifications
• Voter registration forms
• Voting machines

An important component of VOTE411.org is the polling place locator, which enables users to type in their address and retrieve the poll location for the voting precinct in which that address is located. The League has found that this is among the most sought after information in the immediate days leading up to,…

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Meals on Wheels provides qualified home-bound seniors over the age of 60 with nutritious lunches. Must be enrolled in the Meals on Wheels program. Delivery is on Tuesdays & Thursdays (no deliveries on weekends, major holidays or when roads are unsafe to travel). Gold Country Senior Services oversees the Meals on Wheels program in Western Nevada County (Alta Sierra, Grass Valley, Lake of the Pines, Lake Wildwood, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, etc).*

Enrollment info - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/meals-on-wheels/
530-273-4961

Meals on Wheels clients can apply to the Pet Food Pantry Program through their case worker. The purpose of the Pet Food Pantry Program is to keep seniors and their pets together by reducing pet expenses. 

* For North San Juan / San Juan Ridge call Sue Bauer at 530-292-9525. See database program: MEALS ON WHEELS-NORTH SAN JUAN - GCSS

AnimalSave offers a thrift store and book nook whose proceeds benefit AnimalSave.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.animalsave.org/