Sierra Community House can provide rental assistance to qualifying individuals and households who live in Tahoe and Truckee.

Screening and Applications
Sierra Community House will screen households to assist each community member who may qualify. If households qualify, Sierra Community House will go through the application process with them so that the household may receive assistance with rent or utility (water/garbage/gas/electricity) payments.

Additional services include:

• Professional advocacy and case management
• Government benefit application assistance (medical, CalFresh, LiHeap, CalWorks)
• Healthcare enrollment assistance (MediCal, MediCare & Covered California)
• Healthcare navigation (referrals)
• Housing search & retention services
• Emergency hunger relief
• Financial coaching

Locations
The rental assistance may be available to those who reside in Tahoe and Truckee areas.

Income limits information.
Web pages

• Main website - https://sierracommunityhouse.org/
• Income limits - https://www.hud…

211 offers COVID-19 information resources organized by level of government: County, State, and Federal. Below is information from the State of California.

State of California - key agency websites

• California Department of Public Health
  • https://www.cdph.ca.gov/
• COVID19.ca.gov
  • https://covid19.ca.gov/
• Department of Industrial Relations (includes Cal/OSHA)
  • https://www.dir.ca.gov/
• MyTurn.ca.gov - COVID-19 vaccine scheduling website
  • https://myturn.ca.gov/

General Guidance

• Business
  • Interactive tool to help COVID-19+ people assess what work leave options are available - https://saferatwork.covid19.ca.gov/covid19-worker-benefits-and-leave-navigator
• COVID-19 Hotline - official statewide hotline for COVID-19 information 833-544-2374
• Data & Tools
  • https://calcat.covid19.ca.gov/cacovidmodels/
  • https://covid19.ca.gov/data-and-tools/
  • https://covid19.ca.gov/state-dashboard/
• Masks & PPE
  • ​https://covid19.ca.gov/masks-and-ppe/
  • N95 mask fit test info - https://www.dir.ca.go…

The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) provides supportive services to very low-income Veteran families living in or transitioning to permanent housing.

The program offers eligible Veterans and their families:

• Case management
• Transportation services
• Benefits claims
• Child care services
• Rental assistance
• Resource & Referral

For more information on monthly income guidelines and making an appointment, view their veteran's services brochure.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.voa-ncnn.org/supportive-services-veteran-families
• Veteran's Services Brochure - https://voa-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/pdf_file/file/4380/2021.06.18-VET_SVCS_BROCHURE-small.pdf
  
  

The Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative makes Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance available to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in partnership with Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs).

Placer County youth who may be eligible must get a referral from the Children's System of Care. Youth with a CSOC case worker should work through them. Youth without a CSOC case worker can call CSOC directly at 530-889-6700. Timeline for receiving a voucher may be lengthy.

As required by statute, an FYI voucher issued to an eligible youth may only be used to provide housing assistance for the youth for a maximum of 36 months. In addition to providing up to 36 months of rental assistance, youth must be provided supportive services to assist the young person on their path to self-sufficiency.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/fyi

The Tenant Power Toolkit (TPT) is a multi-organization collaborative effort designed to keep people in their homes, fight evictions, fight rent debt, and build the collective power of tenants. Learn how to use the Tenant Power Toolkit - Attend one of the free online Toolkit Trainings. The trainings are aimed at helping California tenant organizers, counselors, lawyers and tenants themselves on how to use the Toolkit to keep renters in their homes.

This is how it works: You answer some questions about your eviction and debt situation. TPT helps you fight your eviction and your rent debt, links you with legal resources and tenants’ rights groups, and their housing justice work including collective action campaigns.

• Tenant Resources & Know Your Rights
• FAQs

Web pages

• Home - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/
• Tenant Resources & Know Your Rights - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/know-your-rights.html
• FAQs - https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/faqs.html

The Salvation Army in Auburn provides Social Services.  

Cities, zip codes served by The Salvation Army Auburn Corps
Auburn Corps serves roughly Alta to Newcastle. Specifically, these zip codes (some towns have multiple zips and some zips cover multiple towns):

Services include

• Church and Spiritual care
• Food pantry (once a month, M, W, Fri)
• Housing and utility assistance
• Emergency Disaster services
• Youth programs and Summer camps
• Women’s and Men’s programs
• Senior services
• Intermittent Adult and Family Case Management
• Rehabilitation Services Referrals

Auburn Social Service Office Hours

• Monday - Friday: 10am-2pm Food Pantry
• Monday-Friday: 10am-2pm. Homeless ready-made lunch bags ready all week
• Tuesdays an…

The Salvation Army provides emergency assistance and community support for Rocklin and Roseville residents. Services include:

• Rental Assistance – Limited funds for Rocklin; none for Roseville until August 2025.
• Utility Assistance – Roseville utilities only; unavailable until August 2025.
• Food Assistance – Emergency pantry and community meals.
• Other Services – Disaster response, showers, holiday programs, childcare, job search support, and spiritual counseling.

Web pages

• Home - https://roseville.salvationarmy.org/roseville/social-services/

The Taylor House offers reasonable and safe housing to young women who have emancipated out of the Foster Care System.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.thetaylorhouse.org/
  

USDA Rural Development provides:

• Helping rural residents buy or rent safe, affordable housing and making health and safety repairs to their homes.
• Loans, grants, and loan guarantees to help create jobs and support economic development and essential services such as housing; health care; first responder services and equipment; and water, electric, and communications infrastructure.
• Technical assistance and information to help agricultural producers and cooperatives get started and improve the effectiveness of their operations.

See a comprehensive list of of programs in the document called USDA Rural Development Summary of Programs.
The document has program information for:

• single family housing
• multifamily house
• community programs
• energy and electric programs
• telecommunications programs
• water and environmental programs
• business and cooperative programs

Web pages

• Home - https://www.rd.usda.gov/ca
• USDA Rural Development Summary of Programs - https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/…

Victory Village Veteran's Center provides support services for veterans, service members, and their families to ease the transition from military to civilian life. Services include assistance with housing, employment, benefits, and wellness programs.

Auburn & Nevada County services:

• Help with VA
• Goal setting
• Employment
• Benefits
• Veteran Support Groups
• Family Support
• Financial Assistance
• Housing Search
• Landlord Liaison
• Emergency housing assistance
• Utility assistance
• Rental assistance
• Unemployment workshop
• Move-in assistance (furniture)
• Deposit for apartments

Web pages

• Main page - www.vvvets.org/