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.
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JANUARY 2023 - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (see regular CalFresh info below this announcement)
CalFresh Emergency Allotments, the temporary increases to regular CalFresh benefit amounts during the COVID-19 pandemic, are ending in February 2023. All clients will see a reduction of at least $95 per month in their benefits and some will experience additional significant decreases. With February being the last month approved for the emergency allotment, customers will receive the last benefit issuance in March.
 
Here are links to the flyers and FAQs created by the State of California.
Flyers

• CalFresh Emergency Allotments are Ending - https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/CFF-COVID/emergency-allotment-flyer-english.pdf
• Terminan los depósitos de emergencia de CalFresh - https://www.cdss.ca.g…

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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

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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This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

Meals on Wheels provides qualified home-bound seniors over the age of 60 with nutritious lunches. Must be enrolled in the Meals on Wheels program. Delivery is on Tuesdays & Thursdays (no deliveries on weekends, major holidays or when roads are unsafe to travel). Gold Country Senior Services oversees the Meals on Wheels program in Western Nevada County (Alta Sierra, Grass Valley, Lake of the Pines, Lake Wildwood, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, etc).*

Enrollment info - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/meals-on-wheels/
530-273-4961

Meals on Wheels clients can apply to the Pet Food Pantry Program through their case worker. The purpose of the Pet Food Pantry Program is to keep seniors and their pets together by reducing pet expenses. 

* For North San Juan / San Juan Ridge call Sue Bauer at 530-292-9525. See database program: MEALS ON WHEELS-NORTH SAN JUAN - GCSS

Offers a nutrition, breastfeeding and health education program that helps pregnant women, mothers with new babies, and young children, under age 5 years, eat well and stay healthy. Families receive checks to purchase nutritious foods at grocery stores. Legal guardians such as fathers, foster parents, and grandparents can receive checks on behalf of children. 

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

Meals for Seniors 60+ provides qualified home-bound seniors over the age of 60 in North San Juan / San Juan Ridge with nutritious lunches. Call Sue Bauer at 530-292-9525 for pick up times and information.

Meals on Wheels is the flagship program of the Older Americans Act. It exemplifies a service designed to help Older Adults Age in Place by targeting people who are home alone during the day and who have difficulty preparing simple meals. For clients who need the service temporarily.

Eligibility:
At the time services are provided, clients shall be:

• 60 years of age or older, sufficiently functionally impaired and homebound; or,
• The spouse, of any age, of an eligible client; or,
• A person with a disability (of any age) who lives with an eligible client.

Menu
See this web page for a link to each month's menu.

Easy
Hot meals are delivered to the door Monday through Friday (except on holidays)

Fresh & Healthy
Meals are prepared fresh daily in accordance with nutritional guidelines for seniors

Flexible
Regular service is offered to those seniors who are homebound, as well as short term services for those recuperating from recent illness, hospitalization or convalescent care.

Enrollment
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