Offers weekly meals and assistance to people who are homeless.

During winter months (starting in November for 2022), lunch served on Thursdays at 11:30am at the First Community Church at 300 Main Street, Nevada City. 

During summer months, Thursday lunches are served at 11:30am at Pioneer Park, 421 Nimrod Street in Nevada City in the picnic area near the horseshoe pits.

NOTE: Sierra Roots does not provide motel vouchers or gas cards.

AbleCarts is a grocery shopping and grocery delivery service that provides employment for people with disabilities by creating partnerships with grocery stores for whom they provide these services. They currently partner with SPD Market-Nevada City.

Customers can place orders and get pricing and other information by calling 530-277-5964.

Currently delivery is available to:

• Grass Valley
• Nevada City
• Cedar Ridge
• Penn Valley
• Lake Wildwood
• Alta Sierra
• Lake of the Pines

AbleCarts is a program of tkMomentum, a nonprofit 501(c)(3).

CalFresh is a food supplement program, formerly known as Food Stamps or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), that helps qualified individuals obtain nutritious food.

ELIGIBILITY 
Many CalFresh customers work and are considered low income. Others may be unable to work due to lack of work or inability to work; individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI and SSD), and Social Security are eligible for CalFresh. Individuals receiving or authorized to receive SSI/SSP (Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payment) are eligible for CalFresh, provided all other eligibility criteria are met. 

Visit GetCalFresh.org to apply or call 877-847-3663 (FOOD) to be connected to your local county social service office.

APPLYING
To apply, an application can be completed online at https://benefitscal.com/ or in-person at the Nevada County Social Services office. Next, an interview will be conducted by an Eligibility worker wher… [read more]

2023 CalFresh Market Money (also known as Market Match) runs June 3 - Nov 18, 2023

Spend CalFresh dollars at Western Nevada County Farmers Markets and receive up to a $15 match per market every week. Come to the Farmers Market booth, show EBT card and photo ID (must be a Nevada County resident), then Market Match tokens will be given to match EBT purchases (up to $15). Tokens can be used to buy food at participating farm stands. Market Match will be available at the TUESDAY and SATURDAY and markets. See times and locations below. Details different for Truckee market - see below.

Market Money can be used June 3 - Nov 18, 2023. Dates below are for the entire farmers market summer and fall season.

2023 Farmers Markets offering this program:

TUESDAY MARKET
Grass Valley – Pine Creek Shopping Center, near Jamba Juice, 650 Freeman Lane, Grass Valley, CA 95949
May 2 – September 12, 9am-1pm

SATURDAY MARKET
Grass Valley - Pine Creek Shopping Center – JCPenney parking lot, 732 F… [read more]

SNMH Community Cancer Center is a cancer center that offers many services, including advanced cancer treatment, medical oncology, and chemotherapy. 

Offers a "Comfort Cuisine" program: frozen meals to take home and heat up that patients can obtain on a donation-as-able basis. Not covered by insurance. Must be picked up at the Cancer Center at 155 Glasson Way, Building 3, Grass Valley, CA 95945.

Cancer Support Groups - https://supportsierranevada.org/cancersupportgroups

Call 211 or 833-342-5211 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.
 

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.

Provides food that does not require warming or refrigeration to persons who are homeless. Food can be picked up once a week during regularly scheduled food pantry pickup hours. Open every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am-1pm.
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This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.

Any Nevada County resident who has a current positive test result for COVID-19 or who has long COVID may be eligible for some County services if they have no other support available from family or friends. Positive test result can be from a testing site or a home antigen test. If a home test, a public health nurse will determine if a PCR/on site test is needed. People in these situations can call 211 to be put on a list. County staff will contact them to see if they can assist with services.
 
For people with a current positive COVID test result, the County may be able to provide supplies that can be ordered online for delivery:

• groceries
• toiletries
• diapers
• cleaning supplies

 
For COVID-19 test kits call Nevada County COVID-19 Nurse Line at 530-265-7258 and arrange for a parking lot pick up at the Public Health building located at 500 Crown Point Circle, Grass Valley.
 
For people with long COVID, the County may be able to provide

• general info
• support groups
• help with disabil…

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211 provides eligibility screening for the Food Bank of Nevada County Home Delivery program. Call 211 or 833-342-5211.

Clients must:

• be medically impacted
• meet income qualifications
• live at an address where food can be delivered
• live within 10 miles of Food Bank of Nevada County, 310 Railroad Ave, Suite 100, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Notes:

• There are two deliveries per month - on first and third Tuesdays
• No accommodation for special diets