Echo Ridge Christian School is a private school serving Grades K-8. All K-8 students are welcome, regardless of religious affiliation (or lack thereof).

Small class sizes and multi-grade classrooms enable students to integrate well with others of varying ages, develop lasting friendships, and learn by helping others. Teamwork and leadership skills are encouraged through various group activities, extended field trips, and hands-on activities.

Web pages from above with visible url links

• Echo Ridge Christian School - https://www.echoridgeschool.com/

The Friendship Club provides a year-round program in Western Nevada County serving girls at risk in grades 6-12. Girls meet after school during the school year, attend field trips and other activities during school breaks, and participate in summer camps and enrichment activities throughout the summer.

The Friendship Club has helped almost 1,000 girls since starting in 1995. The comprehensive, long-term program is open to youth who are female, identifying as female, and gender non-conforming between the ages of 10 and 18, and provides assistance into their 20s as they transition to adulthood. The Friendship Club serves more than 100 youth every year, providing year-round academic, social, and emotional support in individual and group settings – and ensuring basic needs, such as access to health care and healthy meals, are available.

Girls are grouped into cohorts by grade level and stay with their group until they graduate high school. Participation is free, as are all the activities, f… [read more]

FromIFM: Beginning April 1, 2024 please note that cars will not be allowed to startlining up until 9:30am. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we workto ensure a smooth process for all. Kindly consider arriving later for shorterwait times. While wait times are typically over 60 minutes at opening, theydrop to around 30 minutes later in the day (after 11:30am/noon).
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InterfaithFood Ministry provides supplemental groceries, including baby formula and babyfood when available, to low-income individuals and families. Diapers are alsoavailable at regular food distributions, and they will also hand out diapersonly (no food) on Tuesday or Thursday from 7am-11am.

Peopleneeding free supplemental groceries are allowed to come to IFM once every otherweek.*

WHAT:Food distribution

WHEN:Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am-1pm. ALSO every Saturday from10am-12pm in collaboration with United Way of Nevada County.

WHERE:440 Henderson Street, Grass Val…

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Cancer Aid Thrift Shop is a thrift store whose proceeds benefit their Cancer Aid services.

During the coronavirus outbreak, the Center for the Arts is posting decisions about whether or not they are going ahead with events here: https://thecenterforthearts.org/coronavirus-covid-19-updates/

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Provides multiple performance and visual arts experiences, youth arts education programs; offers spaces for rent for concerts, meetings, film screenings, book signings and private parties. 

Habitat for Humanity builds affordable homes in partnership with local low-income families.

Offers the Habitat Home Ownership Program that provides an opportunity for local, low-income families to purchase a simple, decent, affordable home in Nevada County. 

Families are chosen based on three basic eligibility criteria:
1. Need - family income is between 30% to 80% of the median income in Nevada County.
2.  Ability To Pay - verify that the family does have a steady income in order to successfully pay the monthly mortgage payments.
3. Willingness To Partner with Habitat - The family agrees to do 500 "sweat equity" hours helping build their home or providing another service to the organization.  

The NC Habitat Homeowner selection committee carefully reviews applications, conducts interviews, and makes home visits to ensure that the families selected have the greatest need and likelihood of success as homeowners.

Web pages

• Home - https://nchabitat.org/

Offers a service organization that emphasizes local community service.
 

Bear Yuba Land Trust has several programs.
 

• Preserves - https://www.bylt.org/
• Conservation Easements - https://www.bylt.org/
• Trails - https://www.bylt.org/build-trails/
• Youth Programs - https://www.bylt.org/youth-programs/
• Volunteer Opportunities - https://www.bylt.org/support/volunteer/

Nevada County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) provides backup communications in the event of a local or area-wide emergency such as fire, flood, earthquake or other disasters. Assists local emergency resources.

Offers training in emergency preparedness.

Web pages

• Home - ​https://nevadacountyares.org/

Meals on Wheels is a service that provides meals for qualified home-bound seniors over the age of 60 in North San Juan / San Juan Ridge with nutritious lunches. Call Sue Bauer at 530-292-9525 for pick-up times and information.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/meals-on-wheels/