​Environmental Health is a Division of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

Environmental Health specialists regularly monitor and inspect the below for health and safety standards:

• Restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores, convenience stores, caterers and food vendors at community events
• Public swimming pools, spas and body art facilities
• Landfills, transfer stations, and facilities storing waste tires
• Gas stations, vehicle repair shops and other commercial facilities that store and dispose of hazardous materials like oil, gasoline and diesel
• Water well installations
• Septic system installations
• Contaminated site clean ups
• Small public water suppliers

Environmental Health also responds to and investigates incidents and complaints regarding:

• Chemical spills
• Food poisoning
• Garbage
• Public pools or spas
• Restaurants and other food facilities
• Sewage on the ground
• Sub-standard housing
• Tattoo or body art shops

For food poisoning complaints please call Environmental Health dire… [read more]

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District has eleven schools, including two comprehensive high schools, one continuation high school, two middle schools, five elementary schools, charter school, and a grade 6 through 12 alternative school. The current school directory is below.

2020-21 SCHOOLS DIRECTORY – TTUSD
 
Tahoe Truckee Unified School District
11603 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA 96161
Phone: 530-582-2500
info@ttusd.org
https://www.ttusd.org/

• Carmen Ghysels, Superintendent Chief Learning Officer, Phone: 530-582-2550, Internal Extension: 20405, cghysels@ttusd.org
• Lupita Vázquez, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Chief Learning Officer, Phone: 530-582-2550 Fax: 530-582-7606, Internal Extension: 20405, lvazquezgomez@ttusd.org. HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL
• Kelli Twomey, Coordinator of Parent & Community Relations, Phone: 530-582-2585 Internal Extension: 20575, ktwomey@ttusd.org

TTUSD Food & Nutrition Services (when and where food is available)
https://www.ttusd.org/food
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Tahoe Truckee Unified School District provides free meals for students through its Food & Nutrition Services.  Go to www.ttusd.org/food to see when and where food is available.

Free meals
Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) is providing free "Grab and Go" meals for all children and young adults with disabilities (age 24 and younger). Each Wednesday or Thursday, seven days of meals will be offered including 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, fresh fruits, vegetables, and milk. (All items will be provided as vendor's supplies are available, weather and emergencies permit.) See locations and schedule online at www.ttusd.org/food.

Meals will be distributed until June 30, 2022.

Free meals are for

1. Any child, aged 18 and younger
2. Any young adult with developmental disabilities aged 24 and younger

Participants do not need to be enrolled in a TTUSD school site. Parents or students may pick up meals from any location.


SCHOOL CONTACTS

Alder Creek Middle School
10931 Alde… [read more]

Provides food pantry and financial assistance to people in need.  

Offers dogs and cats for adoption.

Offers a Pet Pantry program for dogs and cats needing additional food resources due to limited income. Donations accepted and food can be picked up at the shelter located at 10961 Stevens Lane in Truckee.

Offers low-cost and free spay/neutering programs to qualified limited-income, full-time residents of Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County cats and dogs with participating local veterinarians. Visit website or call for more information.

Offers a Pet Assisted Therapy program where volunteers and their companion animals visit Tahoe Forest Hospital, local schools and Tahoe Safe Alliance. Call (530) 582-2472 to get more information on volunteering.

 

CalFresh is available through Placer County Human Services.

CALFRESH (FOOD STAMPS)

CalFresh, formerly known as Food Stamps and known federally as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), can help families and individuals put healthy and nutritious food on the table. CalFresh provides extra funds to help those who are in need each month to buy groceries. With a CalFresh electronic “debit” card (known as EBT) you can buy most foods at many food stores and farmers markets.

The application for CalFresh includes completing eligibility questions that will include forms and an interview with a specialist. Benefits cannot begin until all conditions of eligibility have been verified. The County has up to 30 days to approve or deny the claimant’s application. If certain criteria are met families and individuals may be eligible for expedited service and receive benefits within three days of applying.

More information is available on Placer County's web page https://www.placer… [read more]

CalWORKs is a public assistance program that provides cash aid and services to eligible families that have a child(ren) in the home. The program serves all 58 counties in the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments.

The County of Placer has four CalWORKs offices: Rocklin, Carnelian Bay (Tahoe), and two in Auburn. Services available at each location differ. See detail below.

If a family has little or no cash and needs housing, food, utilities, clothing or medical care, they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help. Families that apply and qualify for ongoing assistance receive money each month to help pay for housing, food and other necessary expenses.

The amount of a family‘s monthly assistance payment depends on a number of factors, including the number of people who are eligible and the special needs of any of those family members. The income of the family is considered in calculating the amount of cash aid the family receives.

Generally, servic… [read more]

For winter storm 12/27/21
CALFRESH BENEFITS – NEVADA COUNTY
CalFresh Reimbursement. The State of California will issue automatic CalFresh food benefit replacements for residents who lost food due to power outages resulting from the December 27th storm. Replacement benefits will apply to households with physical addresses in the following zip codes:

95986
95945
95959
95949

Benefit replacements will be issued as credit to Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards on January 27, 2022. The replacement amount will be 25% of regular December benefits issued December 1st through 10th and Emergency Allotments issued on December 4th.

For information or assistance, please contact the Department of Social Services by email or by phone at 530-265-1340.Ways to apply for CalFresh Replacement Benefits or CalFresh Disaster Benefits (Replacement benefits are for people already enrolled in CalFresh, Disaster benefits are for those who are not currently enrolled):

ONLINE: Go to getcalfresh.org and scroll down to:… [read more]

Salvation Army Extension unit with small food closet. Can help with emergency assistance for Rent (with landlord's approval), utilities, groceries or emergency shelter.

Crisis Intervention and Family Support 
For suicide prevention and support please call our 24-hour Crisis Line at 800-736-1060 or the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.  For more resources please visit the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition at www.tahoelifeline.org.

For folks needing Crisis Advocacy please call our Crisis Line at 800-736 -1060. 
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Formerly known as Tahoe SAFE Alliance, Sierra Community House’s Crisis Intervention and Family Support Program is dedicated to serving victims of intimate partner / domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.

All services are free and available in multiple languages. Sierra Community House will not discriminate against anyone based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, or disability.

GET HELP NOW: IF SOMEONE IS HURTING YOU, PLEASE CALL OUR CRISIS LINE AT 800-736-1060 OR EMAIL&nb… [read more]