The Salt Mine is a public charity, offering emergency services to the city of Lincoln and surrounding communities. Their main charitable activity is the food closet, presently offering emergency food to over one thousand needy families in the area each month.

In addition, they help with emergency clothing, household items, and transportation. Other emergency needs are met on an ’as available basis’ or by referral such as bathing and laundry facilities to name a few.

The food closet is funded by the generous donations of friends of The Salt Mine and through the proceeds from the sales at their two thrift stores in Lincoln (The Salt Seller, 454 F Street and The Salt Mine Thrift Shop, 103 Flocchini Circle).

All items sold in these thrift shops are donated by local supporters.

The Salt Mine is sponsored by Vine Life Ministries, Inc., and has been in operation for over twenty-five years.

The Salt Mine is fully qualified with the IRS and the State of California for maximum tax deductions (501 (c… [read more]

CalWORKs & Employment Services are a part of Human Services, one of six Divisions of the County of Placer Health & Human Services.

If you are an adult with dependent children, you may be eligible for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, or CalWORKs. CalWORKs provides:

• Child care, work expense assistance, transportation, and counseling
• Education, employment, and training programs through Employment Services
• Families with children financial assistance to meet their basic needs
• Support for families moving toward self-sufficiency

If you are eligible for CalWORKs you will automatically qualify for Medi-Cal and may also qualify for CalFresh. Unless you are exempt, you will be referred to the Employment Services program for assistance in gaining employment. Placer County Employment Services (formerly Welfare to Work) can assist you in finding work through the Business Advantage Network. You can receive daily job leads and information on job fairs and r… [read more]

The Placer County Probation Department promotes the safety of the citizens of Placer County by conducting investigations for the court, enforcing court orders, ensuring victim’s rights, engaging in crime prevention partnerships, and facilitating the re-socialization of offenders through the use of evidence-based supervision and best practices.

Divisions
The Department is made up of multiple Divisions, each with it's own mission, purpose, and goals:  

• Adult Court Services
• Adult Supervision
• Alternative Sentencing and Pre-Trial
• Juvenile Detention
• Juvenile Supervision and Court
• Professional Services

Probation Outreach Vehicle
The Department has a Probation Outreach Vehicle (POV) to provide services to people who have barriers to accessing them, such as people with transportation issues and people who are unhoused. The POV serves as a probation office, courtroom, and assessment center.

Web pages

• Divisions of Probation Department - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7420/Divisions
• Probatio…

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Ride Free with Your Sierra College ID
Take advantage of free bus transportation by simply showing your Sierra College ID when you board any Roseville Transit, Placer County Transit, Auburn Transit, Nevada County Connects and/or Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit (TART) bus.

For more information, visit www.sierracollege.edu/visit-sierra-college/bus-services

Info includes:

• Transit Operators serving Sierra College
• How to ride the bus
• Routes serving Sierra College and/or real-time transit bus trackers
• Contacts for each transit service (phone, email)
• Map of campus bus stop locations (can be downloaded to a PDF document)

Seniors and/or Special Needs
Mobility training (virtual or in-person) is available for Auburn Transit, Placer County Transit, and Roseville Transit for assisting and supporting seniors and people with special needs. More info. at www.roseville.ca.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=7964922&pageId=8967405

Stand Up Placer offers Recovery services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and their families. For more information on all the services listed here, please call our Helpline at 800-575-5352 or our service office at 916-773-7273.

Crisis counseling
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can obtain crisis counseling at any time, day or night, either by calling the Stand Up Placer 24-hour Helpline at 1-800-575-5352, using our chat feature, or by coming into one of our service offices during business hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A trained advocate will assess the survivors’ situations, help them with a safety plan, and go over various options with them.

Shelter and safe housing
Stand Up Placer provides emergency confidential shelter where necessary for survivors and their children who are in immediate danger. A shelter stay provides an opportunity for survivors to be safe, to a… [read more]

The City of Roseville offers a Free Mobility Training is available to help seniors or people with special needs learn how to safely and independently use Roseville Transit and other public transportation services throughout the South Placer area.

Virtual training now available!

Roseville Transit, Placer County Transit & Auburn Transit

Experience
Gain the independence you desire and travel on the bus where you want, when you want.

A professional mobility trainer will teach you how to:

• Plan trips using the easiest and fastest routes
• Read and understand maps, schedules, and bus readerboards
• Openly communicate with drivers
• Safely get on and off the bus
• Transfer between buses
• Pay fare and purchase passes
• Identify landmarks and bus stops

Amount of time
Trainers will travel with you until you are comfortable and confident making trips on your own. Training programs may take 10 to 30 hours, depending on your schedule, or the individual or group's needs.

Low travel cost
Using local bus… [read more]

MediCab provides non-emergency medical transportation in Placer County and parts of Northern Sacramento County. Call for fares and scheduling.

MediCab provides:

• Wheelchair Transport
• Ambulatory With Assistive Devices Such as a Walker, Cane and Oxygen
• Ambulatory Services Without Assistive Devices

Types of appointments covered:

• Dialysis
• Physical Therapy
• Doctor Appointments
• Dental Appointments
• Labs/Imaging
• Outpatient Procedures
• School/Therapy for Special Needs Children (Arranged Through the School Districts)
• Social Trips: Family Events, Lunch, Special Occasion Outings (Not Covered by Insurance)

Coverage area includes:

• Auburn
• Granite Bay
• Lincoln
• Loomis
• Newcastle
• Penryn
• Rocklin
• Roseville

Payment options:

• Medi-Cal
• Private Pay

Adult Protective Services is part of the Adult System of Care, one of six divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services. Home Safe is a program available for qualifying APS clients.

If your life is in danger or you need to report an emergency situation, call 911.

APS
The Adult Protective Services program is intended to provide intervention activities directed toward safeguarding the well-being of elders and dependent adults suffering from or at risk of abuse or neglect, including self-neglect. A special 24-hour, 7-day a week, response program is available by calling Adult Protective Services at 916-787-8860 or toll free at 888-886-5401.

APS Eligibility:
Elder (60 years and older) and dependent adults (18-59 years old) who experience abuse, neglect, self-neglect or financial exploitation and otherwise meet the eligibility criteria for Adult Protective Services (APS).

Note: As defined in W&IC section 15610.23: “(a) ‘Dependent adult’ means any person residing in this state, bet… [read more]

KidsFirst is the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Placer County, operating two Counseling and Family Resource Centers centrally located & near public transportation in Roseville and Auburn.

Programs and Services include:

• Active Parenting Now (for teens)
• Co-Operative Parenting Class
• Dinosaur School
• Early Childhood Education & Support for New Parents
• Incredible Years (for kids ages 2-12)
• Individual Counseling
• Parent - Child Interactive Therapy
• Parent and Child Coaching
• Parent and Teen Communications
• Postpartum Depression
• Professional Therapeutic Counseling & Wellness
  • Trauma-Focused Behavioral therapy
• Support for Post Baby Blues
• Support for Fathers
  • Forever Fathers
• Trainings throughout Placer County
  • Child Abuse Signs Training
  • Mandated Reporter Training
  • Mandated Reporter “Refresher”
  • Forever Fathers Support Class by Dads/for Dads
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Training
• Information about CSEC - Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

In addition, Kids… [read more]

Roseville Transit provides public Local fixed-route bus service in Roseville with connections to Placer County Transit and Sacramento Regional Transit. Express Commuter routes to and from downtown Sacramento operate during peak commute hours. Dial-A-Ride provides a reservation-based shared ride bus service anywhere in Roseville for the general public. ADA Paratransit service is available throughout Roseville.

Free mobility training is available for seniors and people with special needs. Our trainers meet with you, explain the bus system and schedules, and ride with you to teach you how to travel independently. Contact Roseville Transit for eligibility information.

Bus Tracker
Your source for real-time arrival information (via a Live Bus Map and/or Arrival Times) can be found on the City of Roseville's Bus Tracker webpage. As always, please arrive early at your bus stop.

Call (916) or (530) 745-7560 or email sptransitinfo@roseville.ca.us for transit assistance.

Alerts and News
In the ev… [read more]