Lighthouse Counseling & Family Resource Center is a ONE-STOP-SHOP with locations in ROSEVILLE, AUBURN, and LINCOLN providing the following FREE or low cost services to Placer County residents. Available in English and Spanish. All ages!


COUNSELING 

• Attachment Based Family Therapy (relationship issues) 
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (trauma)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (anxiety and depression)
• Mindfulness and Stress Therapy (stress)
• Post-Partum Depression Therapy (for new Mothers and Fathers)
• Differential Response (child abuse and neglect prevention therapy)
• Protective Factors (to help build stronger families)
• Couples Counseling (singles or married)
• Domestic Violence Therapy (post domestic violence; not active DV)
• Victims of Crime Therapy (for victim and family members of victim)
• Grief Therapy (dealing with loss) 
• Child Play Therapy (for very young children)

GROUP THERAPY COUNSELING 

• Managing Your Emotions (anger management and more)&…

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The Amazing Grace Seventh Day Adventist Church in Lincoln offers services, including food distribution, for people who are homeless.

Food Pantry:
Mon 12pm-2pm (or until bags run out)

Food Pantry Location:600 McBean Park Drive
Directions: Please line up along the side of the road by the church. You will be registered while waiting in line beginning at 12:00 noon. Food will be brought out to your car beginning at 1 p.m. 

Services:

• Food Pantry
• Health Ministries Events
  • (E.g., FREE Summer Barbeque Online Vegan Cooking Class)
• Free Clothing Give-Away
  • Location: Lincoln Better Living Center, 600 McBean Park Drive, Lincoln CA 95648.
  • Lincoln Amazing Grace Church and South Placer Benevolent Foundation provide a free clothing giveaway for Lincoln residents on the fourth Friday of each month at 9:30-10:30 a.m.
  • Donations gladly accepted at the Better Living Center on Wednesdays between 10-11:30 a.m.

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During COVID-19: Drive through food distribution. Grocery bags… [read more]

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]

Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) is a Supplemental Nutrition Program which helps families eat well, be active and stay healthy.

WIC helps families by providing:

• Checks - WIC provides special checks for healthy foods for each participant on the program.  These checks can be used at authorized WIC vendors/grocers to buy specific types and quantities of food. To view a complete WIC shopping guide, click the button to the right.
• Nutrition Information - WIC provides information about nutrition and health to help you and your family eat well and be healthy.
• Breastfeeding Support - WIC provides new and expecting moms with information and resources to get them ready to feed their new babies.
• Referrals - WIC can help you and your family find a healthcare provider and medical home and provide referrals to other social services such as Medi-Cal, CalWorks, CalFresh and more depending on your individual needs.
• WIC Card - WIC provides healthy foods such as fruits, vegeta…

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Food pantry is available every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 8am-11am.

Placer County Food Bank's Free Drive-Thru Food Distributions (formerly 'Free Farmers Markets') are held once a month, offering non-perishable and perishable (fresh, seasonal California-grown produce) at the following locations: Cameron Park, Colfax, Forest Hill, Georgetown, Lincoln, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Rocklin, Sheridan. The information below including locations, dates, and hours is subject to change.

To see the most up-to-date schedule for each location, visit: https://placerfoodbank.org/get-food/

Cameron Park

• Hours: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
• Schedule: 1st Thursday of each month
• Location: 2500 Country Club Drive, El Dorado County (Cameron Park Library)
• Drive-Thru Only Food Distribution

Colfax

• Hours: 10 am-12:00 pm
• Schedule: 2nd Monday of each month
• Location: 55 School Street, Placer County (Sierra Vista Community Center)
• Drive-Thru Only Food Distribution

Foresthill

• Hours: 10 am-12:00 pm
• Schedule: Last Monday of each month EXCEPT MAY 24, 2021 & DEC. 20,
  2021
• Location:…

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Placer County Food Bank's Feed Our Future program provides food assistance. Feed Our Future reaches out to food insecure children, rural communities and more. Under this umbrella, services that are offered include:
 

• Free Drive-thru Food distributions (formerly "Free Farmers Markets") at the following locations:
  • Cameron Park, Colfax, Forest Hill, Georgetown, Lincoln, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Rocklin, Sheridan.

 

• Backpack program
  • Roseville City, Western Placer, and Auburn School Districts
  • For children who live in food insecure households, meaning they do not know with certainty where their next meal will come from. Most of these children rely on meals provided by national school meal programs as their primary source of food. When Monday arrives many of these children complain of stomach aches, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, or are simply absent from school. The Backpack program provides these children with nutritious, easy-to-prepare food for week…

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St. Vincent de Paul’s Bags Program is the delivery of groceries to its homebound seniors or handicapped individuals living in the cities of Roseville and Rocklin. Groceries are delivered by volunteers directly to the client’s residence.

Eligibility
To be eligible for participation, applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Homebound senior or a disabled adult
• City of Roseville or Rocklin resident

 
Applications
Applications can be obtained by calling 916-781-3303 (applications will be mailed) or applications can be requested at St. Vincent De Paul's office in Roseville.

Call for more information.

St. Vincent de Paul's Dining Room program now provides carry-out meals in place of the usual sit-down operation, which was in place before the pandemic. St. Vincent de Paul serves a warm, prepared meal three days a week, and a cold meal two days a week. Volunteers create and serve balanced meals to hundreds of clients each week. All are welcome.

"TO GO" Meals (Cold or Warm)
Dining Room hours of operation are:

• Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 12pm – 1:30pm
• Saturday and Sunday, 2:30pm – 4pm
• Closed Friday and Monday

105 Bonita Avenue
Roseville, California 95678

Roseville - Daily Free Meal
In collaboration with our community partners, The Salvation Army & First United Methodist Church, a free meal is available to both homeless and low-income individuals and families in Roseville every day of the week and helps to meet their basic nutritional needs.

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