The Eastern Regional Landfill Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and Transfer Station provides landfill services.

There is no senior discount for use of the transfer station.

For questions about senior discount eligibility for residential service, call 530-583-7800. Eligibility requirements include being a full time resident at the service address and being enrolled in the CARE utility payment assistance plan through the electric utility provider.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.waste101.com/hours-location/

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has a variety of programs designed to increase fire safety in wildfire country.

• Access & Functional Needs (AFN) - Low-income senior residents or those with medical disabilities may qualify for assistance with defensible space clearing.
• Defensible Space Advisory Visit (DSAV) - This program provides a one-on-one consultation at your home for comprehensive education on compliance with defensible space requirements around structures.
• Chipping Program - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County offers low-cost ($75/hr) chipping of brush cleared for defensible space of any permanent structure, and/or 30 feet from any roadside or driveway used for evacuation purposes.
• Address Signs - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County creates Reflective Safety Address Signs so Public Safety personnel can find you in an emergency.
• Firewise USA® - The Firewise USA® Program provides resources to help homeowners learn how to adapt to living with wildfire while teaching…

FREED offers programs and resources for seniors and people with disabilities.

Services include:

• Assisting people with making decisions about their short- or long-term care needs
• Assistance with tools and devices to support daily living including an Equipment Reuse Program, a Device Lending Library, and a Vendor Services Directory
• Making minor home repairs and modifications that support seniors and people with disabilities through the Fix It Program
• Benefits Counseling and planning to help sharpen Independent Living Skills and Youth Services
• Access to computers and the internet, a Friendly Visitors Program, advocacy, information and referral to help answer questions about disability related needs and issues
• Senior Transportation vouchers that can be used for trips on Dial-A-Ride

FREED is a Independent Living Center and a lead agency for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC).

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Web pages

• Home - https://freed.org/

AARP Foundation provides a Tax-Aide volunteers provide free tax preparation services and electronic filing of both Federal and California tax returns.

Appointments for 2025 tax returns can be scheduled as follows:

Tax appointments on MONDAYS can be scheduled online at https://taxappointment.aarp.org/s/registration?locationId=a1r3l00000bRNbV and are conducted at:

First Baptist Church Grass Valley

1866 Ridge Rd

Grass Valley CA 95945

Tax appointments on Select SATURDAYS can be scheduled online at https://taxappointment.aarp.org/s/registration?locationId=a1rUv000007sJkn and are

conducted at:

Gold Country Senior Center

231 Colfax Ave

Grass Valley CA 95945

Located next to Prosperity Lanes Bowling. Parking lot in front of the Senior Center entrance.

Additional notes:

This service is provided to Nevada County residents; people do not need to be AARP members to use it.

Although there are no upper or lower income or age limits for Tax-Aide assistance, the program has a focus on taxpayers who are 60 and …

Pawnie's Home Care provides home care services for seniors and people with disabilities. They put together a plan to fit each client and their specific needs. Most of their care services are listed below but there may be some that aren’t listed that could be implemented depending on the needs of their clients. Their goal is to provide regular in home services as well as ones that are outside of the box and not normally provided through other in home care providers. 

Service categories include:

• Care Coordination
• Companionship
• Respite Care
• Meal Planning and Preparation
• Transportation, Outings and Appointments
• Personal Care and Bathing
• Exercise and Rehab Regimen
• Pet Care Assistance
• Light Housekeeping
• Medication Reminders
• Dementia Care
• Hospice Care
• "Extra Mile Service" for things not covered elsewhere

Web pages

• Home - https://pawnies.com/

Golden Sierra Job Training Agency offers free resources to job seekers (18+ to seniors) and businesses in Placer, El Dorado and Alpine counties. These resources keep youth in school and improve their skills, assist job seekers with career transition and training and reduce costs for small businesses.

Job seekers - Each job center offers a wide variety of free employment-related resources. Whether you are looking for a job or preparing for a career change, staff will help you develop a customized success plan.

• Find a job
• Get Job Training
• Job Search Resources
• Workshops

Employers - NEXT is Golden Sierra’s suite of services and resources for business owners in Alpine, El Dorado, and Placer Counties.

• Post Job Openings
• Offer On-the-Job Training
• Host a Youth Intern
  

Web pages

• Home - https://goldensierra.com/
• Job seekers - https://goldensierra.com/job-seekers
• Senior job seekers - Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) - https://ser-national.org/scsep-2/
• Employers - https://goldensie…

Loomis Senior Life Center provides numerous programs and meets at the 1st United Methodist Church in Loomis. The center's goal is to expand the mind, the body, and the spirits of seniors to enable them to stay in their homes for as long as possible.

Programs include:

• Craft
• Zumba Gold
• Stretchersize 
• Yoga 
• Tai Chi 
• Bingo
• Art class 
• Sewing and quilting 
• Special programs (provided once in a while)
  • Choirs
  • Instrumentalists
  • Speakers on topics of interest to seniors
  • Card games
  • Board games
  • Conversation

All services are provided for $4.00 per person per day.

Loomis Senior Life Center provides a continental breakfast and a full nutritious hot lunch each day. There is a pianist that plays at lunch time. Come and share your joys and concerns in a warm, friendly atmosphere.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.loomisseniorlifecenter.com/

Seniors First offers Meals on Wheels and Senior Cafes.

Meals on Wheels

A service designed to help Older Adults Age in Place by targeting people who are home alone during the day and who have difficulty preparing simple meals. For clients who need the service temporarily.

Eligibility

At the time services are provided, clients shall be:

• 62 years of age or older, sufficiently functionally impaired and homebound; or,
• The spouse, of any age, of an eligible client; or,
• A person with a disability (of any age) who lives with an eligible client.

Senior Cafés

The Senior Cafés program provides a hot, healthy lunch five days a week to seniors age 60 at over eight Senior Café locations throughout Placer County including Auburn, Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville. The Senior Cafés are lively gathering places that help maintain clients' sense of community and connectedness.

Cost

Meals are provided for a small optional contribution. No one is ever turned away for lack of financial resources.

There is a suggested d…

Sierra Senior Services provides meal delivery (Tue-Fri) and daily wellness checks in Placer, Nevada and Washoe counties. Allows seniors to remain independent and at home for as long as possible by providing community safety net for the most frail and vulnerable segment of the population. Call to see if you qualify: 530-550-7600

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sierraseniors.org
• Monthly Menu Calendar - https://www.sierraseniors.org/meal-delivery

Meals on Wheels provides qualified home-bound seniors in Nevada county with nutritious lunches.

Services include:

• Meals delivered directly to the homes of clients
• Monthly menus and varied dishes
• Pet food deliveries (if the client is enrolled in the Pet Food Pantry program)

Additional notes:

Delivery takes place on Tuesdays & Thursdays, with 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.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/meals-on-wheels/
• Gold Country Senior Services - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/