The California Department of Education provides free nutritious meals to children during summer vacation. See links for more info about these free summer lunches. Call the site contact person to confirm details.


Web pages

• 2024 Nevada County meal sites - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/ap/summersites.asp?year=2024&countyname=Nevada
• 2024 Placer County meal sites - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/ap/summersites.asp?year=2024&countyname=Placer
  
• Home - California Department of Education - https://www.cde.ca.gov/
  • Search "summer meal sites"
• All counties 2024 - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/summersites24.asp

St. Vincent de Paul provides a Bags Program which offers 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.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placersvdp.com/
• Bags Home Delivery Program - https://www.placersvdp.com/get-help/#bags

The CA Meals for Kids mobile application helps people find nearby California Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs Sites through iOS, Android, or Microsoft devices.

The Emergency Meal Sites section may be used during unanticipated school closures due to emergency situations.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/mo/cameals.asp
  
  
  

CalFresh, formerly known as Food Stamps and known federally as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), provides extra funds to help those who are in need each month to buy groceries.

With a CalFresh electronic “debit” card (known as EBT) you can buy most foods at many food stores and farmers markets.

Several Nevada County Farmers Markets offer a CalFresh matching program called Market Money (or Market Match), where you can double your CalFresh dollars up to a specified dollar amount per market per week. Amount may change from year to year.


Apply for CalFresh

Californians can visit BenefitsCal.com or GetCalFresh.org to apply or call 877-847-3663 (FOOD) to be connected to their local county social service office.

CalFresh is a low income program - the gross income limit is 200% of the Federal Poverty Line. However, CalFresh program rules are complex - some income is not countable, and some individuals with income below 200% FPL may not qualify for CalFresh.

If you have a hard time …

The Nevada County Department of Social Services provides information on how to Replace Lost or Damaged Food using CalFresh and that they lost or had damaged in an emergency such as fire, natural disaster, power outages, etc. A form must be submitted within 10 days of the end of an event, such as a power outage. Sometimes counties extend the deadline beyond 10 days.

To Apply for Replacement Benefits

Complete and submit Replacement or Disaster Supplement Affidavit (CF 303) to apply for CalFresh replacement benefits after disaster.

• In person - Nevada County Department of Social Services suggests that people come in person to a DSS office for most efficient service.
• Online - at BenefitsCal.com
• Forms - https://cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/forms-brochures
• Fax completed form to 530-265-9860

Forms

• English CF 303 form
• Spanish CF 303 form

Locations

Grass Valley - Brighton Greens
988 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949
530-265-1340

Nevada City - Eric Rood Administrative Center
950 Maidu Ave, Suite 120, …

Replace Lost or Damaged Food

People can request replacement benefits for food that they bought using CalFresh and that they lost or had damaged in an emergency such as fire, natural disaster, power outages, etc. A form must be submitted within 10 days of the end of an event, such as a power outage.

To Apply for Replacement Benefits

Complete and submit the CF 303 form.

• Online - At BenefitsCal.com the CF 303 form can be downloaded, completed, then uploaded to your account.
  • English CF 303 form
  • Spanish CF 303 form

• By phone - Customers can call Placer County Human Services, and get help completing the form via phone. People can mail in the CF 303 or bring it to one of the Placer County Human Services offices.

Submitting online via BenefitsCal.com will probably be the quickest and easiest because people will not need to wait in queues in the call center or office lobbies.

Locations

Auburn Human Services Office
11434 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603
Phone 888-385-5160, Fax 530-889-7608

Rocklin Human Service…

The Nevada County Department of Social Services provides drop-in benefits information and application assistance provided by the Navigator team. Stop by if you need help enrolling in, or renewing your participation in, benefits programs such as

• Cash Assistance - CalWORKs & more
• Food Assistance - CalFresh
• Healthcare - Medi-Cal
• Housing
• In-Home Supportive Services
• Veterans Services

While these resources are always available to the public, having them all together during the Services Drop-In allows you to learn, at the same meeting, such things as what kind of support is available for seniors, how you can proceed with child support, and which doctors take your insurance. These are drop-in services and no appointment is necessary.

Social Services Drop-In days and locations

• Grass Valley Library, 207 Mill St, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-273-4117
  • First Tuesdays, 10:30am-12:30pm
• Madelyn Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA 95959, 530-265-7050
  • First Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

Web pages

• Home -…

County of Placer Human Services offers a drop-in service to assist eligible individuals applying for Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, and General Relief. 

The drop-in service is open Monday and Thursday (excluding holidays) from 8am-12pm at 415 Roseville Square, Roseville, CA, 95678.

Apply for / Access Public Benefits Online (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKS, Disaster CalFresh, General Assistance)
Go to BenefitsCal.com to apply for or renew benefits, upload verification, and view information regarding health coverage, food, and cash assistance.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2096/Human-Services
• Apply for Benefits Online - BenefitsCal.com

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District provides free meals for students through its Food & Nutrition Services.

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) is providing free summer meals for children aged 18 and younger and any adults with developmental disabilities. Participants do not need to be enrolled in a TTUSD school site.

Participants can receive five breakfasts and five lunches, delivered to the following locations every Monday until August 9th, 2024:

• Henness Flats Apartments

• • 12929 Waters Way, Truckee, CA
  • 9:15-9:35am
    
    

• 265 Bear St, Kings Beach, CA

• • 10:00-10:20am
    
    

• Tahoe Vista Mobile Home Park

• • 501 National Av, Tahoe Vista, CA
  • 10:50-11:20am
    
    

• Donner Creek Mobile Park

• • 10715 Highway 89, Truckee, CA
  • 9:50-10:10am
    
    

• Truckee Pines Apartments

• • 10100 Estates Drive, Truckee, CA
  • 9:15-9:35am
    
    

• Sierra Village Apartments

• • 10081 Martis Valley Road, Truckee, CA
  • 10:50-11:10am
    
    

Web pages

• Food & Nutrition services -https://www.ttusd.org/departments/food-and-nutrition-services

The Hunger Relief Program, formerly Project MANA, is a food pantry that provides hunger relief services through weekly food distributions and other community food programs. All services are free and available in English and Spanish.

Sierra Community House Food Distributions

• Community Pantry Food Distribution takes place every Tuesday from 12-6 p.m. at our Truckee Warehouse – 12116 Chandelle Way Unit 2D, Truckee.
• Walk-Up Food distribution takes place every Wednesday from 3-4:30 p.m. at our Kings Beach Office – 265 Bear St, Kings Beach.
• Drive-Through Food Distribution takes place every Thursday from 2-3:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church – 341 Village Blvd., Incline Village.
• All are welcome, services are free, and no proof of income, ID, or other documents are required to receive services.
• If you need an alternative way to access food assistance, please call 775-545-4083 or email food@sierracommunityhouse.org.

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