The American Kidney Fund provides direct financial assistance to kidney patients in need and education for those with and at risk for kidney disease.

The American Lung Association in California is the leading health organization dedicated to fighting threats to lung health including lung cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), tobacco and air pollution through education, advocacy and research. With the generous support of our donors and volunteers, our vision is to fill every breath you take with hope, because every breath you take matters. We welcome all Californians to get involved with the Lung Association. Our events, programs, advocacy efforts and volunteer opportunities allow everyone to make a difference in the lives of those affected by lung disease.

Animal Services is a Division of County of Placer Health & Human Services. There are Animal Shelters in Auburn and Truckee.

Placer County Animal Services strives to improve the lives of animals in their care through community outreach and education, providing veterinary treatment and preventative care, reuniting lost pets with their families and ensuring positive outcomes through adoption, rescue or foster programs.

SHELTER SERVICES

• Lost pet reunification
• Pet adoption
• Pet licensing
• Vaccine clinics
• Resources for pet owners
• Connection to local animal rescue groups and non-profit organizations
• Shelter tours
• Community education
• Volunteering
• Animal foster programs

FIELD SERVICES

• Stray animal pickup
• Aggressive animal response
• Cruelty/neglect investigations
• Barking complaints
• Public education
• Injured domestic and wildlife pickup
• Disaster response

ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
We provide many services to residents, businesses, and law enforcement agencies within Placer County, including:

• R…

[read more]

Offers visual art education and performing art and cultural education. Programs for students include a Performing Arts program and a Visual Arts Artist in Residence program. Public programs include onSTAGE and The Breakfast Club.

Arts for the Schools serves 23 regional schools in California and Nevada and dozens of communities creating a service area spanning two states and three counties.

Organized to promote the interests of its members and of the legal profession and judiciary in Nevada County, to foster fellowship among the members of the local bar, promote access to the legal community in Nevada County, and to promote public and attorney education.

Offers an attorney fee arbitration service.

Provides a listing of licensed attorney's (some retired) for the Nevada County area.

 

Auburn Father and Family Center (formerly Golden Sierra Life Skills) is a non-profit agency that provides Opportunities through education to reunite families.

Programs consist of:

• Men, Infants, and Children- (MIC) Program
• A Life Skills and Parenting Class for Father/Father Figures (in English and Spanish)
• Co-Parenting Placer County Superior Court Approved Provider for fast track classes
• One-on-one private instruction for high conflict cases

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Conflict Resolution
• How to Stay Child Focused
• Negotiating Agreements
• Anger Management classes in a small group setting or one-on-one private instruction for high conflict cases

Auburn Father and Family Center also provides consulting services, program design and customization and program facilitation training. For further information about programs, and additional services call 530-305-4004.

Families for Early Autism Treatment offers:

• Education, advocacy and support for the Northern California Autism Community
• Information to parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders including Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder(PDD), and Asperger's Syndrome, and to professionals about FEAT, its goals, organization, and how FEAT can help families.
• Information about other available resources
• A quarterly newsletter

Provides a daily backcountry avalanche forecast for the greater Lake Tahoe region, along with avalanche education and safety programs.

 

A 501c3 non-profit charitable organization with a mission to EndLocalHunger through donation of nutritious, delicious, and easy to cook BagOfLife® meals to those facing hunger. Our mission is to provide a variety of nourishing and easy to cook meals individuals and families can enjoy.

Our Goals:

• Fight hunger and malnutrition by donating a line of delicious, nutritious, and easy to cook BagOfLife® meals to food banks, community service organizations, and college/university food pantries.
• Deliver a program of nutrition education, smart food shopping, and healthy cooking skills to the under-served community to help combat obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

Bag Of Life recipients include:

• Forgotten Soldier Program
• Home Start Roseville
• KidsFirst
• Meals On Wheels
• Placer Food Bank
• Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services
• Sacramento Native American Health Center
• Sierra College
• The Gathering Inn
• Twin Lakes Food Bank
• and others...

Our mission is to provide love, care, and support to people diagnosed within the community. We also provide education and support to family members, friends, and mental health students, who are invested in helping people live beyond recovery.

If you need answers, acceptance, or resources for wellness, come join our network of members with practical experience. It's a network of care dedicated to inspiring hope.

Sharing your life story is a key ingredient to wellness, and it encourages wellness in the lives of others by sharing it, you provide hope to someone in need---someone who needed to hear your challenges and victories.

Why members in our network know what it's like to feel alone, afraid, and in desperate need of resources.

We exist because we're passionate about making a difference in the lives of our members, and dedicated to providing education to empower them.

We're advocates, stigma fighters, and most importantly, we're friends when people need it most.

We're inspired to connect w… [read more]