DISASTER CALFRESH / EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Are you are an individual who has been impacted by a recent disaster and needs food assistance or additional information on Disaster CalFresh or general CalFresh emergency response efforts?

Contact Placer County Human Services:

• Toll free: 1-888-385-5160
• Business Line: 1-916-784-6000

Current CalFresh Recipient/s
If you are affected by a disaster you may be eligible to receive replacement benefits for food bought with CalFresh that was lost as a result of that disaster. Replacement must be requested within 10 DAYS of the disaster.

New to CalFresh?
If you are not a CalFresh recipient and were affected by a disaster, you may apply to see if you meet the household eligibility requirements for CalFresh.


Apply for CalFresh disaster replacement benefits:

1. CALL: 888-385-5160. Call center is open 8 am-5 pm.
2. ONLINE: www.benefitscal.com or www.getcalfresh.org/replace
3. FAX # 916-784-6100. Include your case # on every page. Case …

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The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program’s (DAIP) mission is to provide disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners. Our goal is to improve survivor access to disaster information and make applying for disaster assistance easier. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acts as the managing partner.

DAIP launched a website called DisasterAssistance.gov. The site allows you to:

• Find disaster assistance that meets your personal needs.
• Learn about more than 70 forms of assistance from 17 federal agencies.
• Apply for disaster assistance online.
• Check the status of your application.
• Find a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) near you.
• Get help with housing.
• Find programs to help with food and nutrition needs.
• Change the address for your Social Security, VA,…

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Nevada County Pets In Need operates the Nevada County Pets In Need Thrift Store. We offer clothing, shoes, accessories, books and all manner of household goods. Most items cost $1 however we have an over dollar area where items are priced individually.

Proceeds from the Thrift Store go to supporting local Pets in need of food, veterinary care, licensing, assist with spay and neuter, flea and tick products and collars and leashes.

We are a non profit organization supporting spayed and neutered pets of the homeless, low income, seniors and military veterans.

Thrift store is located at 434 Colfax Ave, Grass Valley, CA.

The Domestic Violence Resource Center has served more than 80,000 victims of domestic violence in Washoe County since the organization was founded in 1977. The Domestic Violence Resource Center provides confidential bi-lingual trained advocacy through face-to-face meetings and through the 24-hour crisis hotline, support groups, clothing assistance, Temporary Protection Order advocacy and assistance and community-wide referrals. In addition to the supports listed above, our short and long term shelter and housing programs offer additional supports such as client activities/outings, life-skills classes, child assessment and parenting classes through the Children’s Program, health and education services, transportation and food assistance, financial literacy/coaching, counseling services and access to the pet boarding facility through a partnership with Noah’s Animal House. Comprehensive services are listed below:

24-Hour Crisis Hotline 775.329.4150 —The Domestic Violence Resource Center… [read more]

St. Vincent de Paul provides qualifying individuals and families groceries through the Food Locker Program. Also hygiene packets as available. SVDP also offers families with infants and small toddlers:

• Baby formula
• Baby food
• Diapers
• Feminine hygiene (pads, liners, tampons)

FOOD LOCKER
Eligibility
To be eligible for participation in the Food Locker Program all clients may complete an application if they are a resident of South Placer County, show proof of current residency, and provide a valid form of photo identification.
 
Applications
Applications can be obtained and processed during business hours at St. Vincent De Paul's office located at:
503 Giuseppe Court, Suite 8
Roseville, California 95678
Monday – Wednesday –  Friday
9-11am

Food Distributions
Monday – Wednesday – Friday
9 am-11 am
Closed on Saturday and Sunday and all major holidays.
Location: 503 Guiseppi Court, Suite #8, Roseville
Contact: 916-781-3303

Sierra Harvest promotes nutrition education, food security, and community involvement in growing, harvesting, eating and celebrating fresh food at the Food Love Project educational farm. Hosts experiential field trips, service projects, U-pick vegetables, workdays for community organizations, and summer camps.

Engages students in cultivating and tending plants. Serves as an outdoor classroom to teach science, math, literacy, and social skills through gardening and culinary activities. Builds on each student's knowledge base from year to year, culminating in a generation fully equipped to envision and create an equitable, local, sustainable food system from seed to plate. 

Emergency food and clothing closet serving residents of the Foresthill Divide. This outreach is supported by the Christian churches, service organizations and individuals.

Emergency food
Open for food pick-ups and delivery on Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Fridays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and the third Thursday of the month from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.

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 Emergency Relief Program exists to help non-residents stranded in Nevada County get back home. It can provide, as a loan, homeless motel vouchers, food vouchers, gas money, and bus fare.

Program info

• Must be non-residents passing through the area
• One time use only
• Must sign up with name and a copy of a photo ID is taken
• Records are kept on this program and the person that is using the program is supposed to reimburse the program when able

People must apply in person at one of the three Nevada County Department of Social Services locations (call to confirm hours):

• Brighton Greens, 988 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949, 530-265-1340 (same phone as for Rood Center)
• Eric Rood Government Center, 950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City, CA 95959, 530-265-1340 (same phone as for Brighton Greens)
• Nevada County Joseph Center, 10075 Levon Ave, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-582-7803

Enhanced Care Management is a program of Adult System of Care, one of six Divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

Enhanced Care Management (ECM) offers extra services at no cost to Medi-Cal members who have complex needs and challenges that make it difficult to improve their health. This could include health conditions or challenges such as not having a place to live. To get ECM services, someone must be enrolled in a Medi-Cal managed care health plan and meet certain eligibility requirements. The ECM provider will assign a lead care manager who works with the client to help them get the health care and social services needed. The lead care manager helps the client:

• Stay engaged in their health care
• Make a plan to meet their health goals
• Connect and update doctors about the clients' needs and wishes
• Learn how to better support their health issues
• Move safely from one care setting to another
• Work with support people to help the client
• Connect …

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