Offers training, employment services and community development programs for California Native American populations.

CalWORKs is a public assistance program that provides cash aid and services to eligible families that have a child(ren) in the home. The program serves all 58 counties in the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments.

The County of Placer has CalWORKs offices in Auburn, Rocklin, and Carnelian Bay (Tahoe).

If a family has little or no cash and needs housing, food, utilities, clothing or medical care, they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help. Families that apply and qualify for ongoing assistance receive money each month to help pay for housing, food and other necessary expenses.

The amount of a family‘s monthly assistance payment depends on a number of factors, including the number of people who are eligible and the special needs of any of those family members. The income of the family is considered in calculating the amount of cash aid the family receives.

Generally, services are available to:

• Families that have a child(ren) in the home who has been…

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Placer County’s Business Advantage Network in association with Legal Services of Northern California offers a monthly Clean Slate Clinic to assist participants in removing or dismissing past convictions from their records.

Eligible participants are those who:

• Have no pending charges
• Are not on parole or have completed at least half of their probation term
• Have documentation of their criminal record either through court records (if they have only 1 to 2 convictions and no other arrest) or RAP Sheet (preferable)
• All fines, fees, and restitution have been completely paid or will soon be.

To determine if they have any outstanding fines, fees, or restitution, participants can call:

• Placer County Revenue Services: 916-543-3900
• Sacramento County Revenue Recovery: 916-875-7500
• El Dorado County Revenue Recovery: 530-621-5780

Web pages

• Clean Slate Clinic - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1383/Clean-Slate-Clinic
• Job leads - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5373/Job-Leads
• Contact - https://www.pla…

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The Placer County Business Advantage Network (BAN) is a team of workforce development professionals that provides no-cost hiring assistance to businesses and information regarding training and hiring opportunities to job seekers.

BAN provides

• Free job fairs for employers and job seekers
• Job Leads
  • Receive information by email regarding job leads, training opportunities, and hiring events in the area. Subscribe online - see link below.
• Job Connections

Web pages

• BAN home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5263/The-Business-Advantage-Network
• Hiring assistance for employers - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5643/Hiring-Assistance-for-Employers
• Resources for job seekers - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5645/Resources-for-Job-Seekers
• Job fairs - www.placer.ca.gov/6228/Job-Fairs
• Job leads - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5535/Job-Leads
• Job connections - https://www.placer.ca.gov/6229/Job-Connections
• Contact - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7616/Meet-our-Team

Provides personalized career planning, training, and support for participants of Nevada County's CalWORKS and Child Support Services programs. Includes one-on-one career counseling; a six-week employment skills training course; assistance with resume and cover letter writing and interviewing skills; assistance identifying barriers to employment and navigation to community resources to address those barriers; and paid and unpaid work experience with local employers.
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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.

Provides employment opportunities for the County of Nevada. Lists current job openings for the County of Nevada, applications for each position, information on benefits for current and future employees, compensation and benefits information for each bargaining unit, personnel code information and job descriptions for every County position.

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

Alliance for Workforce Development offers services through the Nevada County Business and Career Network offices

Employment resources include:

• Resource center with access to computers, a printer machine, job listings, staff assistance, and referral forms to specific programs
• Youth employment and on-the-job training
• Career guidance
• Unemployment assistance (computer help with EDD claims and contacts for EDD)
• Workshops for:
  • Resumes
  • Basic computer skills
  • Job search
• Training assistance and assessment
• Special funding to assist workers impacted by COVID-19 (email covid19customer@ncen.org)
• May be able to assist with:
  • Child care
  • Housing
  • Utility assistance
  • Transportation assistance
  • Tools
  • Telework equipment
  • and more

Opportunities for Business Services include:

• Job listings
• Human Resources assistance and information
• Hiring assistance
• Referrals

Web pages

• AFWD - afwd.org
• Virtual workshops - https://afwd.org/workshops/

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Placer County Office of Education Foster Youth Services partners with the Children's System of Care to identify foster youth so they can participate in the Independent Living Program (ILP) for Placer County. ILP provides training, services, and benefits to assist current and former foster youth in achieving self-sufficiency prior to, and after leaving, the foster care system. Referrals to ILP are made at age 16.​

The Placer County Independent Living Program (ILP) delivers high quality services in the community where foster youth are living and learning. Our mission is to promote self-sufficiency among transition-aged youth related to:

• Personal development and resiliency
• Employment readiness
• Job placement assistance
• Financial independence
• Education
• Housing
• Health care

Staff approach all youth work with a lens of trauma-informed care, continually striving to provide environments that are safe, positive, predictable, consistent, and equitable.

Goodwill Industries Thrift stores provide special-needs employment and low-cost goods. 

Donation Centers & Thrift Store Locations:

• Grass Valley - 1145 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-798-2920
• Auburn - 2460 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn, CA 95603, 530-885-5849 
• Fairway Creek - 9400 Fairway Drive, Roseville, CA 95678, 916-771-3170
• North Sunrise - 312 North Sunrise Avenue, Roseville, CA 95661, 916-462-3546

Web pages from above with visible url links

• Home - https://www.goodwill.org/

Placer School for Adults offers a variety of programs, including career pathways and college readiness courses, assisting students with achieving their educational, career, and personal goals through classes in the following areas: 

• Adult Basic Education 
• High School Equivalency  
• High School Diploma 
• English as a Second Language  
• Career Education 
• Personal Enrichment

PSA also partners with employers to provide educational training.