Compassion Planet serves aged-out foster and at risk youth by addressing needs such as housing, life skills, coping skills, nutrition and employment through over 1,200 hours in our year-long intensive Mentor Program.

Trainees are employed by Compassion Planet at Deer Creek Farm and Compassion Thrift Store where a variety of skills training, work experience and an individualized growth plan for each trainee is developed and tracked. Social workers, trauma informed staff and trained volunteers work alongside our trainees in an occupational environment, which provides a controlled setting to discover how everyday life choices can impact future employment, goals and dreams. This hands-on approach gives Compassion Planet the opportunity to address whole-life principles such as finances, decision-making, health, hygiene, communication, nutrition, manners, healthy relationships, character, ethics, and leadership in addition to providing the needed coaching in career development.

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The Roseville/Rocklin/Placer-Nevada Counties Continuum of care promotes community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provides recommendations for funding to local non-profit providers to quickly re-house homeless individuals and families to minimize trauma and dislocation; promotes access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream resources, and optimizes self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness through coordination and collaboration.

The Continuum is a broad-based coalition of homeless housing and shelter providers, consumers, advocates and government representatives, working together to shape planning and decision-making.

The Roseville/Rocklin/Placer-Nevada Counties Continuum of Care system consists of six core components including:

• Advocacy on behalf of those who are homeless or are at-risk of homelessness
• A system of outreach, assessment and prevention for determining the needs and conditions of an individual or family who is h…

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The Coordinated Entry system provides a telephone hotline that serves as a centralized gateway for people who are homeless and in need of services in Nevada and Placer counties.

People who are homeless may call 1-833-3PLACER (1-833-375-2237) in Placer County, and 2-1-1 in Nevada County (or 877-847-0499 from outside Nevada County). Callers will be asked several questions to determine their eligibility for various housing programs. Their needs are shared with participating Homeless Resource Council of the Sierras' homeless service providers.

The Homeless Resource Helplines help homeless service agencies throughout Placer and Nevada Counties better coordinate services and prioritize needs. Homeless individuals have their needs assessed in a consistent manner, and the confidential data is placed into a centralized database, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The helpline is also available in Spanish.

The Homeless Resource Council of the Sierras launched the Coordinated Entry … [read more]

Crisis Intervention and Family Support 
For suicide prevention and support or Crisis Advocacy please call our 24-hour Crisis Line at 800-736-1060.

You may also call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. For more resources please visit the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition at www.tahoelifeline.org.

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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. All of our services are designed to empower victims in reclaiming their rights and to provide the tools individuals and fam… [read more]

The Mobile home Ombudsman receives and processes complaints from the public and from public officials related to living in manufactured homes and mobile homes.

877-4AID-VET (877-424-3838): Your 24/7 Hotline. The National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline offers Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness 24/7 access to trained counselors. The hotline offers information and assistance to Veterans and their families; VA Medical Centers; federal, state, and local partners; and community-based agencies, service providers, and others who work with or simply want to support our nation's Veterans.

VA's specialized homeless veterans treatment programs have grown and developed since they were first authorized in 1987. The programs strive to offer a continuum of services that include: aggressive outreach to those veterans living on streets and in shelters who otherwise would not seek assistance; clinical assessment and referral to needed medical treatment for physical and psychiatric disorders, including substance abuse; long-term sheltered transitional assistance, case management, and rehabilitation; employment assistance and linkage… [read more]

DEWITT WELLNESS CENTER

Due to COVID-19, the Dewitt Wellness Center remains closed to clients and community guests however, the Service Center is open Monday-Friday 1:00-5:00 pm. They are providing services and resources for those seeking housing options.

The Dewitt Wellness Center is a Peer-run program where guests, consumers, and community members find a fun, supportive, and informative environment. Guests of the Wellness Center find assistance with housing resources and get help getting connected to mental health, substance use, and other services offered in the Adult System of Care and in the community.

The Wellness Center offers a wide variety of support groups, classes, and activities ranging from Men's Support Group, Ready to Rent classes, Smoking Cessation, to Walking Groups and art classes. Groups and classes are designed and facilitated by Peer Advocates and County staff to meet the needs of the Wellness Center guests.

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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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]

Helps find stable housing for clients who are experiencing, or have experienced, domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, teen dating violence.

This is one of many possible First 5 Nevada County Ready to Grow (R2G) program resources.