To stay at The Gathering Inn, a referral through the Coordinated Entry system is required. To get a referral, call the Placer County Homeless Resource Helpline at 833-375-2237 (or 833-3PLACER).

The Gathering Inn Mid Placer is a 100 bed emergency housing and services program located at the DeWitt Campus in Auburn, CA.

The Gathering Inn is staffed 24/7 and employs 4 full-time Case Managers who work with guests to identify and work through barriers to housing by discussing how to increase income, providing a connection to education, and securing sustainable housing.

Case Managers then provide follow-up support for up to 1 year in an effort to reduce homelessness.

Mid Placer provides:

• Safety and security on campus
• 3 meals a day
• Clean clothing
• Bedding
• Shower facilities
• Use of electricity to run CPAP and Oxygen machines
• Life skills courses
• Drug and alcohol recovery meetings​
• Additional groups intended to help guests with individual development, and to transition guests from homelessness to housing

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Placer Independent Resource Services (PIRS) serves Placer, El Dorado, and Alpine counties. Any person in the service area with a disability is eligible for free services.

PLEASE NOTE
~ PIRS does not provide any kind of financial assistance.
~ PIRS does not provide direct housing placement. PIRS can provide general information about housing resources and can assist with applications; advises about search strategies and tenant/landlord rights and responsibilities. No referral or placement services provided.

Services include

• Assistive Technology (AT) Resource Coordination
• Peer Support
• Personal Assistant Referral
• Benefits Counseling
• Transportation and Housing Resource Information and Advocacy
• Independent Living Skills Training
• Information and Referral
• Individual and Systems Advocacy
• Minor Home Modification
• Transition to Community-based Living
• Diversion from Institutionalization
• Transition to Adulthood for Post-secondary School Youth withDisabilities
• Technical Assistance on Disability Access
• Community Educ…

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CalWORKs 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.

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 deprived of parental support or care because of the absence, disability or death of either parent.
• Families with a child(ren)…

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Apartment listings and other housing info for people of any age in Placer County, including Tahoe Truckee area, are included in this guide.

PLEASE NOTE: This information can change. Contact apartment complexes for current details.

TheAdult System of Care(ASOC) division maintains a list of Housing Resources in Placer County.

The most recent available version of this guide is for 2024.
Last Updated: January 7, 2025

ASOC's Placer County Housing Resource Guide includes:

Western/South Placer

• Homeless Resources
• Domestic Violence Shelter
• Transitional & Bridge Housing Programs and Resources
• Substance Use Transitional Housing
• Permanent Housing Programs
• Children and Family Services
• Other Resources
• Children and Family Services
• Apartments
• Real Estate agencies
• Emergency shelters
• Children and Family Services
• Transitional & Permanent Housing Programs and Resources
• Apartments
• Real Estate agencies
• Veterans Resources

Eastern Placer - Tahoe Area

• Homeless Resources
• Transitional and permanent Housing Resources
• Children and…

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Youth Empowerment Support's Housing Opportunities Providing Experience (HOPE) offers transitional housing along with intensive life skills support for young adults that have emancipated from court ordered foster or group home care.

HOPE is a program of Whole Person Learning (WPL), a public agency that empowers youth and young adults to thrive in their communities by using a collaborative, individually tailored positive youth development approach.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.youthempowermentsupport.com/

CarePatrol is a free senior housing placement service that helps families find independent living, assisted living, memory care, and in-home care options. CarePatrol is not an assisted living facility or direct housing or care provider.

CarePatrol assesses client’s care level needs, financial needs and general preferred locations to recommend the best and safest care options.

CarePatrol’s nationally certified senior care advisors review each community’s care history and state violations in order to recommend the safest options for assisted living for seniors.

CarePatrol can also help veterans and their spouses get aid and funding for assisted living and memory care. Clients who are veterans may be eligible for Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance benefits.

Though CarePatrol‘s office is located in Auburn, CarePatrol serves seniors all over Placer County and can travel to a location convenient for the senior being served.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.carepatrol.com/

The Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative makes Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance available to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in partnership with Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs).

Placer County youth who may be eligible must get a referral from the Children's System of Care. Youth with a CSOC case worker should work through them. Youth without a CSOC case worker can call CSOC directly at 530-889-6700. Timeline for receiving a voucher may be lengthy.

As required by statute, an FYI voucher issued to an eligible youth may only be used to provide housing assistance for the youth for a maximum of 36 months. In addition to providing up to 36 months of rental assistance, youth must be provided supportive services to assist the young person on their path to self-sufficiency.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/fyi

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

Cities, zip codes served by The Salvation Army Auburn Corps
Auburn Corps serves roughly Alta to Newcastle. Specifically, these zip codes (some towns have multiple zips and some zips cover multiple towns):

Alta	95701
Applegate	95703
Auburn	95602
Auburn	95603
Auburn	95604
Colfax +	95713
Dutch Flat	95714
Foresthill +	95631
Gold Run	95717
Meadow Vista	95722
Newcastle	95658
Weimar	95736

Services include

• Church and Spiritual care
• Food pantry (once a month, M, W, Fri) 
• 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 - Friday: 10am-2pm Food Pantry
• Monday-Friday: 10am-2pm. Homeless ready-made lunch ba…

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Unity Care  works to provide safe, stable and affordable housing for youth and young adults as they age out of foster care, and to provide them with the supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency.

Unity Care Housing Programs

• Transitional Housing Program (THP) - must be referred by case worker. Program eligibility: Ages 18-20 years old, residing in western Placer County, early onset mental health symptoms, former foster youth receiving AB12 benefits.
• Rapid Rehousing (RRH) - Program eligibility: Ages 18-25. At risk of homelessness or experiencing homelessness in Roseville or Rocklin.
• Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) program - Program eligibility: Ages 16-25. At risk of homelessness or experiencing homelessness in western Placer County.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.unitycare.org

Blossom Place provides safe housing, one-on-one support, and resources so former foster and at-risk young women ages 18-24 can learn life skills, achieve their goals, and gain the confidence to blossom into who they are meant to be.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.blossomplace.org/