This resource is eligible for electronic referral. Organizes volunteers to make minor home repairs or modifications which are health or safety related including installation of grab bars and hand rails, repair or replacement of electrical fixtures and leaking drains, help with ramps, and minor repairs to entry steps and porches. Modifications support people with disabilities, including seniors, so that they may continue to live in their own homes. 

This program is offered at our Main Office site in Grass Vallely AND at our Branch Office site in Yuba City.
 

The USDA Rural Housing Service provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes or provides grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.

Visit this web page for eligibility requirements, loan and grant amounts, etc.
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-repair-loans-grants/ca

Program Fact Sheet - https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fact-sheet/508_RD_FS_RHS_SFH504HomeRepair.pdf

Handbook - HB-1-3550 - https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/hb-1-3550.pdf

Eligible dwelling size: 440 minimum to 2,000 maximum square feet. These may be waived on rare occasions, so people with smaller or larger dwellings may apply. Source: Handbook HB-1-3550, Chapter 5, page 12 (pdf page 245).

The City of Roseville offers free consultations with an H2O expert to H2O expert analyze your water use and provide you with water savings tips and devices free of charge.

- Check toilets and other plumbing fixtures for leaks.
- Help develop proper and efficient water irrigation schedules.
- Provide free water-saving devices, brochures and any current rebate information to help reduce water use.
- Assess irrigation sprinkler uniformity and water runoff characteristics.
- Analyze irrigation and drainage systems and provide maintenance, repair or replacement recommendations.
- Check meter reading and water pressure (if relevant).
- Pressure check exterior plumbing for leaks.

Call or fill out a form online to schedule an appointment!

Cecil Construction, Inc provides emergency home services 24/7/365 to Grass Valley, California residents and the surrounding Sierra Nevada Foothills areas. The compnay has a number of Emergency Response Crews that are fully equipped with everything they need from trucks to tarps to ladders to sealants to mitigate further damage to property. Cecil Construction is a member of the nonprofit Nevada County Contractors' Association.
 
Please note: Contractors charge fees for service. At this time there is no established low or no cost organization doing this kind of work in Nevada County.
 
Cecil Construction, Inc can help with:

• Wind damage
• Water damage/dry outs/extraction
• Fire and smoke damage
• Mold damage
• Tree removal
• Board-ups/Roof Tarping
• Structure Cleaning
• Contents pack out and storage
• Contents cleaning
• Contents Inventory

The PG&E Energy Savings Assistance Program provides qualified customers with energy-saving improvements at no charge. Utility-approved contractors work with low-income customers to make their homes more energy efficient. Improvements can include replacing a refrigerator, repairing or replacing a furnace or water heater*, installing insulation, weatherproofing/weatherization, energy-efficient light bulbs, and more.

*Furnace and water heater repair or replacement may be available to eligible homeowners if PG&E determines that existing natural gas units are inoperable or unsafe.

Participants can be renters or owners and must live in a house, mobile home or apartment that is at least five years old. Income must meet the guidelines which are the same as those for CARE, the California Alternative Rates for Energy Program. See details and application link here: https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/energy-reduction-and-weatherization/energy-… [read more]