Provides support at the local, state, national and international level to obtain political, professional and personal growth for women, as well as advocating for legislation for equal pay, anti-discrimination laws, reproductive health, education, and prevention of violence against women.

Offers scholarships to re-entry women age 25 and up who have returned to school. For scholarship information and applications, visit the website. Also offers encouragement awards to women in non-traditional programs.

Meetings are held on the third Wednesday evening of every month at Trolley Junction in Nevada City. Visit the website for details. 

Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students.

Award Amounts:
- Undergraduates can get up to $4,000 a year (maximum of $20,000 as an undergraduate).
- Graduates can get up to $6,000 a year (maximum of $40,000, including undergraduate loans).

Amount actually received depends on financial need, amount of other aid, and availability of funds at school. Interest rate is 5%. Lender is your school. Repay your school or its agent. Length of repayment: up to ten years to repay, depending on amount owed.

Sierra College provides financial aid information for attending college including details about grants, waived fees, book vouchers, scholarships, student employment, loans, and more.

Sierra College campuses are in Grass Valley, Truckee, Rocklin, and Roseville.

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

The Placer County Office of Education (PCOE) in collaboration with Child Advocates of Placer County, provides 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.

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.