July 2022 update on SB1383 & AB1826
Food waste collection service for businesses and residences in Nevada County, Grass Valley and Nevada City is on the way. Until announced, keep putting your food waste in your trash, and keep it out of the green waste cart!

California State Laws SB1383 & AB1826 require collection of organic materials such as food scraps, and food-spoiled paper in addition to landscape trimmings. Nevada County currently does not have the infrastructure to support these laws at the scale needed until the transfer station update project is completed. Food diversion updates will be provided by WM of Nevada County and your local government.

If you would like to practice food diversion now, donate unopened edible food to community food banks and start composting in your yard or find a farmer to give your scraps to.
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Waste Management provides a full range of residential and commercial solid waste collection s… [read more]

Does Aegis Treatment Centers offer…

• Free naloxone/Narcan? YES
• Free fentanyl test strips? YES
• Free xylazine test strips? YES

How can people get it/them?

• Phone: 916-413-1810
• Can people TEXT to that number? YES
• Email: caroline.koberle@pinnacletreatment.com
• Web page: pinnacletreatment.com
• Address/es where items can be picked up:

• • Auburn (Placer County) - 13630 Bowman Road
  • Grass Valley (Nevada County) - 109 Margaret Lane
  • Marysville (Yuba County) - 201 D Street, Suite G
  • Placerville (El Dorado County) - 6390 Runnymeade Drive, Suite B
  • Roseville (Placer County) - 1133 Coloma Avenue

• Anything someone needs to bring or do in order to pick up: All harm reduction supplies are free for community members and community partner organizations

• Contact person: Caroline Koberle, Patient Navigator

Web pages

• Aegis Locations
  
• All of California - https://pinnacletreatment.com/locations/state/california/
• Auburn - https://pinnacletreatment.com/location/california/auburn/aegis-trea…

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The SAFE (Stability, Access, Foundation, Empowerment) program is committed to finding and helping youth ages 12 -26 who are experiencing homelessness.

Many youth experiencing homelessness do not have access to local or state funding or simply don’t know what services are available. And few nonprofit organizations in the region can help. SAFE fills the gap by connecting youth who have alternative, unpredictable, or inconsistent housing access with community resources and well-trained professionals.

SAFE helps mitigate homelessness in Nevada County by providing:

• Basic needs, such as food, clothing, housing, hygiene supplies, showers
• Education and training, including transitioning to college and/or trade school
• Physical health and mental wellness counseling
• Training to develop the necessary skills to live independently

Web pages

• Home - https://bffyouth.org/safe/

Shekinah Care, In-Home Care for Seniors provides fee-based long- and short-term in-home care for seniors.

Services include:

• Personal care including bathing, grooming, dressing, mobility assistance
• Palliative care
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• Healthy food prep

Provides a thorough assessment of home and living conditions to point out possible health and safety issues and determine what type of assistance is needed. The choice to make any changes in the home environment and care should involve the client and all available family members and health care professionals. Fingerprinted for safe and reliable help.

Call for appointment and then an in-home assessment will be done to ascertain the level of services that are required. Services for in-home care are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Shifts can be any length of time with minimum shift of 4 hours.

Web pages

• Home - https://shekinahcare.org/
• Services - https://shekinahcare.org/services

Call FREED at 530-477-3333 for a screening to learn if you are eligible for food home delivery due to inability to leave your home to get your own groceries. For seniors and people with disabilities who have absolutely no way to get to a food distribution anywhere.
 

The Salvation Army offers a small emergency food pantry to help until individuals/families are able to make it to a normal distribution through Food Bank of Nevada County or Interfaith Food Ministries.

The Salvation Army in Grass Valley offers a range of social support services including emergency food pantry, clothes closet, and assistance applying for help with PG&E bills through the REACH program.

Ministry programs include a women's group and a youth program which includes summer youth camps.

Websites:

• Main website - https://grassvalley.salvationarmy.org/

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

Meals on Wheels provides qualified home-bound seniors over the age of 60 with nutritious lunches. Must be enrolled in the Meals on Wheels program. Delivery is on Tuesdays & Thursdays (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 (Alta Sierra, Grass Valley, Lake of the Pines, Lake Wildwood, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, etc).*

Enrollment info - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/meals-on-wheels/
530-273-4961

Meals on Wheels clients can apply to the Pet Food Pantry Program through their case worker. The purpose of the Pet Food Pantry Program is to keep seniors and their pets together by reducing pet expenses. 

* For North San Juan / San Juan Ridge call Sue Bauer at 530-292-9525. See database program: MEALS ON WHEELS-NORTH SAN JUAN - GCSS

2023 VOLUNTEER & DONATION INFO

To volunteer:

• Connecting Point Volunteer Hub - 530-274-5601
  • https://volunteerhub.connectingpoint.org/
• Interfaith Food Ministry - 530-273-8132
  • https://www.interfaithfoodministry.org/volunteer.html
• Food Bank of Nevada County - 530-272-3796
  • Family Friendly Volunteer opportunities, https://foodbankofnc.org/volunteer
    Gleaning for the Food Bank: Times and locations vary
    Higgins Distribution: 3rd Thursday of the month from 3:00-5:30
    Home Delivery Drivers: Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday and Wednesday of the Month, time is flexible
    Grass Valley Distribution: 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 9:00 - 12:30pm
    Packing in the Warehouse: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 9:00-11:00am
    Bridge of Giving: Sunday, 11/5   
    Holiday Distributions: 11/16 and 12/24. 9:00-12:30pm
    Concessions for Scrooge at the Nevada Theatre: 11/24 - 12/24, evening shows & matinees
    Toy Run: Saturday, 12/9
    Toys for Tots: Saturday, 12/16
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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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