COVID-19 protocols are here: https://karecrisisnursery.org/kare-covid-19-protocols


KARE Crisis Nursery provides safe and nurturing care in a home-like setting for small children of families experiencing a stressful situation or emergency. Children up to age 6 receive 24 hour care for up to 30 days. Emergency Day respite, up to 30 times in a 6 month period. Court ordered supervised visitation. Safe Exchanges.
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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.

Playgroups
Sierra Nevada Children's Services (SNCS) offers free or low-cost playgroups and workshops with hands-on activities for children, parents, and caregivers. A trained facilitator guides parents on the value of interactive play with their infants and toddlers. Activities include social development and skills, language, fine motor, gross motor, creative expression, nutrition, and developing curiosity and wonder.

Learning Center
The Learning Center in Grass Valley includes a Resource Library and Play Space that is open to the public when not in use. Parents and providers can become members of the lending library and borrow a variety of developmentally appropriate toys and materials for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school age children, and children with special need. SNCS also offers Child Development Lending Libraries at the Truckee and Loyalton office locations. Please call these locations first to check availability.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sncs.org/index.html
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Sierra Nevada Children's Services offers assistance with finding child care providers.

Child Care Provider Referrals
SNCS offers referrals to child care providers in Nevada & Sierra Counties. They can also help with finding child care providers who offer specialized care, and those participating in Early Quality Matters (EQM), a program that provides Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) developmental screening for all children enrolled.

Financial Assistance for Eligible Families
SNCS offers child care financial assistance programs to eligible Nevada and Sierra County residents. When funding allows, SNCS opens enrollment to new families based on their Childcare Eligibility List (CEL). See link to list below.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sncs.org/index.html
• Child Care Information and Referrals - https://www.sncs.org/parents.html?tp3=1_1
• Financial Assistance - https://www.sncs.org/parents.html?tp3=1_2 Includes Childcare Eligibility List (CEL).
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Sierra Nevada Children's Services has resources for people who are or would like to become child care providers, including info about how SNCS might be able to help with licensing expenses and professional development.
 
Provides one-on-one parent support and professional developmental training and hands-on workshops for licensed and licensed-exempt child care providers.
 
Lends child development materials and resources to parents and providers through the Child Development Resource Library. Features books, on a variety of educational and parenting topics, and developmentally appropriate materials for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school age children, and children with special needs.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sncs.org/index.html
• Child Care Provider info - https://www.sncs.org/providers.html
• Contact - https://www.sncs.org/contact.html

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The Salvation Army is a charitable, faith-based organization that offers support services.

Services include:

• Church and Spiritual care
• Food pantry
• Housing and utility assistance
• Emergency Disaster services
• Youth programs and Summer camps
• Women’s and Men’s programs
• Senior services
• Intermittent Adult and Family Case Management
• Rehabilitation Services Referrals 

Auburn Social Service Office Hours

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 am-2:00 pm Food Pantry
• Monday-Friday: 10:00 am-4:00 pm Homeless ready-made lunch bags ready all week
• Tuesdays and Thursdays: Appointment only. Appointments are scheduled by Karina

PLEASE NOTE; You must call before bringing in non-food donations to ensure we can take them (PLEASE do not leave non-food donations if no one is here).

Regarding rental assistance, Salvation Army does not handle funding outside of their areas:   
   Auburn handles Alta Vista to Newcastle.  
   Roseville handles Newcastle to Roseville.

The Placer County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council (LPC) was established in 1991 in accordance with state law AB 2141 to provide a forum for the identification of local priorities for child care; and to develop policies to meet the needs identified within these priorities.  

The Council consists of 20 members who represent consumers of child care, child care providers, public agencies and community members. Members are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and the Placer County Superintendent of Schools. The California Department of Education provides funding for the work of the Council.

PCOE Early Childhood Education Services helps parents find child care, provides resources and information for parents and child care providers, and assists the Placer County community in finding and supporting quality child care.

The Resource and Referral also provides learning opportunities for parents, providers and the community.

Adventure Clubs are state-licensed,  school-age, childcare facilities operated by the City of Roseville in conjunction with the Roseville City School District and Dry Creek Joint Elementary Districts.

Adventure Club operates multiple sites at local schools for elementary school age childcare (I.e., 4 years and 9 months through 12 years old) and includes after school care. Age-appropriate activities which are designed to meet a child's social, physical, and intellectual needs are offered under the guidance of trained personnel. Adventure Club childcare sites are located on school campuses at Dry Creek and Roseville City School Districts. Non-school days and vacation breaks are available too.

Web pages from above with visible url links

Home -https://www.roseville.ca.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=7964922&pageId=8920321

The Salvation Army is a charitable, faith-based organization that offers support services. Some services may not be available at all times due to funding issues, so call to check on current status.

Services include:

• Food 
  • Food boxes with free bread, fresh produce (when available) and canned goods once per month
  • Food is also available in the lobby once per week
  • Emergency food pantry
• Community meals
• Emergency utility assistance (the City of Roseville)
• Aid to correctional service families
• Holiday programs
  • Toys at Christmas
• Disaster services
  • Emergency preparedness
  • An immediate emergency response including food, water, shelter
  • Getting in touch with loved ones
  • Long-term disaster recovery
  • Spiritual and emotional care
• Spiritual guidance and counseling
  • Bible study
• Youth development and recreational programs
  • Homework assistance
  • No-cost after-school programs
  • No-cost tutoring and mentor program
  • Troops program
  • Music and art
  • Summer camps
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