Nevada County Now offers paratransit and senior on-demand dial-a-rides. There is no Sunday service. Service area includes Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Lake Wildwood, and other local areas (see link to map in Web Pages section below). Bus hours: 7am - 6pm  Monday - Friday. 7:30am - 4:30pm Saturday.

See bottom of this listing for info about evacuating with animals in event of disaster.

PARATRANSIT
The County of Nevada Transit Services administers an origin-to-destination/door-to-door paratransit service for persons with disabilities who, due to a mental or physical disability, are unable to use the fixed-route bus system, as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Eligibility for Paratransit Service

• In order to become eligible for paratransit service, a passenger must complete an ADA application form and be certified as eligible. Forms (printer friendly and fillable PDF) are available on the web page and through the Nevada County Transit Office 530-477-010…

[read more]

Red Rover provides support and resources for pet owners in need, including:

Urgent Care Grants Financial assistance for immediate, lifesaving veterinary care

Domestic Violence Safe Escape Grants Helping families and pets to safety by offering survivors of domestic violence support in offsetting the cost of temporary pet boarding while a client is in a domestic violence shelter.

Domestic Violence Safe Housing Grants Helping shelters provide a safe space for pets. Our grants can help to build pet housing at the domestic violence shelter, or help domestic violence shelters work with partners in the community to offer other pet housing options.

Find financial assistance for veterinary care

Red Rover's Resource Directory contains:

• State Programs
• National Programs
• Condition Specific Programs (programs that help with specific conditions, such as cancer and thyroid disease)
• Breed Specific Programs (for dogs)
• Assistance with Basic Pet Care and Other Needs (ex. food, spay/neuter, vaccinations, trans…

[read more]

The Place County Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program is a statewide health program whose goal is to assure that all children and youth of families with limited income in California stay healthy by providing complete health exams, preventive services and immunizations to eligible children.

CHDP provides care coordination to assist families with medical appointment scheduling, transportation and access to prompt diagnostic and treatment services to prevent or greatly reduce the severity of suspected problems.

The CHDP program also provides a "gateway" to ongoing health care for children by linking families to health insurance and a medical home.

To participate in CHDP you must be a Placer County resident, and you must meet one of the two following requirements:

• Age 0 to 19 with low to moderate family income and no health insurance coverage for health exams
• Age 0 to 21 with limited or share-of-cost Medi-Cal

Please contact the CHDP program at 530-886-3620 to check … [read more]

The In-Home Supportive Services program (IHSS) allows limited-income elderly, blind, or disabled people to hire someone to help them with housework, meal preparation, and personal care. With this help, the IHSS recipient may remain safely in their home and will not need to move into a care facility or an institution. The IHSS program is funded by federal, state, and county resources. The IHSS recipient chooses their care provider, supervises the provider's work, defines how tasks will be completed, and can fire the provider if necessary.

The IHSS program pays providers to provide personal care, such as:

• feeding and bathing
• household tasks such as laundry, shopping, meal preparation, and light housecleaning
• transportation
• protective supervision
• certain paramedical services ordered by a physician

IHSS does not pay for the following services:

• general gardening or yard clean-up that does not present a hazard
• feeding, cleaning up after, or exercising a pet
• moving/lifting heavy furniture, box…

[read more]

The Placer County Probation Department promotes the safety of the citizens of Placer County by conducting investigations for the court, enforcing court orders, ensuring victim’s rights, engaging in crime prevention partnerships, and facilitating the re-socialization of offenders through the use of evidence-based supervision and best practices.

Divisions
The Department is made up of multiple Divisions, each with it's own mission, purpose, and goals:

• Adult Court Services
• Adult Supervision
• Alternative Sentencing and Pre-Trial
• Juvenile Detention
• Juvenile Supervision and Court
• Professional Services

Probation Outreach Vehicle
The Department has a Probation Outreach Vehicle (POV) to provide services to people who have barriers to accessing them, such as people with transportation issues and people who are unhoused. The POV serves as a probation office, courtroom, and assessment center.

Web pages

• Divisions of Probation Department - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7420/Divisions
• Probation Department - …

[read more]

Placer County Transit (PCT) provides public bus transportation services in Placer County.

Web pages

• Home - https://placercountytransit.com/
• PCT Routes and Schedules - https://placercountytransit.com/maps-schedules/
• PCT Holiday Schedule - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1388/County-Holidays
• Service Area Map (PDF) - https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1953/Service-Area-Map-PDF

Placer Rides provides information about transportation options and financial assistance for Placer County residents. It is NOT a direct provider of transportation services.

A list of non-emergency transportation service providers and a transportation handbook of services throughout Placer County is available in print or digital formats.

Web pages

• Home - https://seniorsfirst.org/my-rides/
• How Do I Get There if I Don't Drive? - https://www.api-marketing.com/flip/seniorsfirst/transportation-handbook/

PSPS is a Public Safety Power Shutoff event. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) may do a PSPS when danger of wildfires is high. PSPS Care Coordination is a program to help PG&E customers who have health and medical needs that require electricity.

Care Coordination helps to get a plan in place for resources that can be used during a PSPS power outage event. Callers will receive a follow up call from Connecting Point staff so they can create their plan. The care coordination call will typically take 30-45 minutes.

Who qualifies?

Those who have access & functional needs, and/or are electricity dependent during a power outage (examples include medical equipment or medications that rely on power, accessibility equipment that relies on power, etc).

What is Care Coordination?

Care Coordination helps you create a safety plan by providing information about what to do before, during, and after a power outage. The Care Coordinator can help you:

• Build a list of emergency contacts and you…

[read more]

The Nevada County Connects public buses provide fixed route transit services in Western Nevada County.

General Information

See below for info about evacuating with animals in event of disaster.

• Route maps and bus schedules are available on the website.
• Info about fares and passes is on the website. People who have EBT cards may be eligible for bus passes on Nevada County Connects. Contact your worker via the Nevada County Department of Social Services to find out.
• The Transit app provides real-time info for bus locations.
• Google Transit Trip Planner - Information for the western Nevada County public transit system is available in the Google Maps app for trip planning in our community. To access this tool with a mobile device, visit Google Maps and select the public transit option or use it on the Nevada County Connects Trip Planner web page.
• Rider's Guides with a system map, bus schedules, and general information can be picked at local public libraries, Nevada City City Hall, Grass Vall…

[read more]

Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County, Nevada serves the citizens of Reno and Sparks along with unincorporated areas of Washoe County. 

BUS ROUTE PAMPHLETS
Route maps, schedules, and rider information for RTC RIDE, RTC REGIONAL CONNECTOR are published on individual route pamphlets. The route pamphlets are located on each individual route online, at RTC 4TH STREET STATION AND RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA in paper form or on the detailed Service Change page online.

Web pages

• Public transportation - https://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation/
• RTC FlexRide - https://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation/flexride/
• University, faculty, staff, student and senior riders - https://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation/student-and-senior-riders/
• Senior Ride Taxi Bucks Program - https://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation/washoe-senior-ride/
• Vanpool - https://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation/rtc-vanpool/
• RTC Access - https…

[read more]