WHEN A POWER SHUTOFF HAPPENS go to this page for updates:
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/
If this link does not work it may be due to extremely high volume. Try again later.

For translated support in over 200 additional languages, please call PG&E at 833-208-4167.

Scroll down that page (link) to find locations of Community Resource Centers where devices can be charged and other COVID-safe services may be available.

To get to that same page people can also put "pge power shutoff" into the search engine on their phone, bring up the PG&E page, and click the button to "Get Current Information."

Look up your address and see an outage map - https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/

Weather awareness, zone map, definition of terms for PSPS potential (not expected, elevated, PSPS watch, PSPS warning) - pge.com/weather

FOOD SAFETY DURING AND AFTER A POWER SHUTOFF
https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/food-safety-during-power-outage

PREPARING FOR A POWER SHUTOFF
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Placer County Office of Emergency Services (OES), in cooperation with local cities, special districts, and fire and law enforcement agencies, provides emergency management services. During an active incident that requires emergency sheltering, such as a fire or a flood, OES secures resources necessary for first responders to protect the community.

The Ready Placer Dashboard provides almost real-time information during disaters.

NOTE: In the event of evacuations, people must follow instructions from law enforcement on the scene.  After evacuation orders are lifted, even if the dashboard shows roads are open, there may be law enforcement on the scene not allowing people back in because of remaining safety issues of which they are aware.

Ready Placer provides information about

• Winter Season
• Wildfire
• Power Outages
• Emergency Sheltering During COVID-19
• Air Quality
• Extreme Heat

Web pages

• Ready Placer - www.placer.ca.gov/5852/Ready-Placer
• Dashboard inf…

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Stand Up Placer offers Recovery services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and their families. For more information on all the services listed here, please call our Helpline at 800-575-5352 or our service office at 916-773-7273.

Crisis counseling
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can obtain crisis counseling at any time, day or night, either by calling the Stand Up Placer 24-hour Helpline at 1-800-575-5352, using our chat feature, or by coming into one of our service offices during business hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A trained advocate will assess the survivors’ situations, help them with a safety plan, and go over various options with them.

Shelter and safe housing
Stand Up Placer provides emergency confidential shelter where necessary for survivors and their children who are in immediate danger. A shelter stay provides an opportunity for survivors to be safe, to a… [read more]

Administers the federal Social Security Program and assists clients applying for retirement, survivors benefits, disability, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), and Medicare benefits.

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During COVID-19: Services are available by phone (866-931-6087) or online at www.ssa.gov/onlineservices. SSA office is only providing limited, dire need, in-person services by appointment only. Call the SSA office to see whether your service needs can be met over the phone or if you'll need assistance in person.

Over the phone services can include applications for Disability, Retirement, and SSI. Prepare to provide your Social Security number as that may be needed.

Websites:

• Access SSA services online - www.ssa.gov/onlineservices
• Find nearby locations - https://www.ssofficelocation.com/auburn-social-security-office-so66

Offers social security card replacements through online application process. Available for United States citizens age 18 or older with a U.S. mailing address who are not requesting name or other changes and have a driver's license or state-issued identification card. New or corrected cards must be requested via mail or in person.

Visit www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ for instructions.

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During COVID-19: Services are available by phone (866-931-6087) or online at www.ssa.gov/onlineservices. SSA office is only providing limited, dire need, in-person services by appointment only. Call the SSA office to see whether your service needs can be met over the phone or if you'll need assistance in person.

Over the phone services can include applications for Disability, Retirement, and SSI. Prepare to provide your Social Security number as that may be needed.

Websites:

• Social Security cards - https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/
• Access SSA services online - www…

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211 offers COVID-19 information resources organized by level of government: County, State, and Federal. Below is information from the State of California.

State of California - key agency websites

• California Department of Public Health
  • https://www.cdph.ca.gov/
• COVID19.ca.gov
  • https://covid19.ca.gov/
• Department of Industrial Relations (includes Cal/OSHA)
  • https://www.dir.ca.gov/
• MyTurn.ca.gov - COVID-19 vaccine scheduling website
  • https://myturn.ca.gov/

General Guidance

• Business
  • Interactive tool to help COVID-19+ people assess what work leave options are available - https://saferatwork.covid19.ca.gov/covid19-worker-benefits-and-leave-navigator
• COVID-19 Hotline - official statewide hotline for COVID-19 information 833-544-2374
• Data & Tools
  • https://calcat.covid19.ca.gov/cacovidmodels/
  • https://covid19.ca.gov/data-and-tools/
  • https://covid19.ca.gov/state-dashboard/
• Masks & PPE
  • ​https://covid19.ca.gov/masks-and-ppe/
  • N95 mask fit test info - https://www.dir.ca.go…

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If someone you know needs immediate help with thoughts of suicide, please…

CALL

• 911 if a suicide attempt is underway or there is other immediate possibly life-threatening danger
• Nevada County Crisis Line at 530-265-5811
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988

The Nevada County Public Health Department’s Suicide Prevention Education Program seeks to reduce the factors that increase suicide risk while increasing the factors that protect people from suicide. We do this through:

• Outreach, education and training about suicide prevention
• Coordinating the Suicide Prevention Task Force, a community collaborative working to reduce suicides in Western Nevada County
• Participate in and support the Tahoe-Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition

Learn more about the warning signs of suicide and how to reach out to someone you're concerned about. The Suicide Prevention Education program offers:

• Suicide Prevention Resources
• Local Suicide Prevention Trainings
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov…

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Youth Hub Summer Day Camp
This camp started in the summer of 2021 to provide much-needed child care for working parents during the summer and after the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. The day camp is for children in grades TK-8, and operates five days a week from 8am-6pm for five weeks. The camp provides a safe space for kids during the summer with a full schedule of enrichment and educational activities daily. The camp also provides first-time jobs for youth 16 ages and over from the community, including youth involved in BFFY programs. In 2023, 30 youth were employed and 250 kids attended this camp.

Web pages

• Home - https://bffyouth.org/

Offers cash assistance to individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled and have little or no income. Provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

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During COVID-19: Services are available by phone (866-931-6087) or online at www.ssa.gov/onlineservices. SSA office is only providing limited, dire need, in-person services by appointment only. Call the SSA office to see whether your service needs can be met over the phone or if you'll need assistance in person.

Over the phone services can include applications for Disability, Retirement, and SSI. Prepare to provide your Social Security number as that may be needed.

Websites:

• Access SSA services online - www.ssa.gov/onlineservices
• Find nearby locations - https://www.ssofficelocation.com/auburn-social-security-office-so66

Tenants Together is a statewide renters’ rights organization devoted to defending and advancing the rights of California tenants. We work to help tenants assert their rights to safe, decent, and affordable housing. Most tenants around the state have no meaningful protection from rising rents, unfair evictions and abusive landlords. Tenants Together can help answer questions about rights as a tenant in California and provide assistance to those facing a difficult situation with a landlord. http://www.tenantstogether.org/

For information regarding evictions, see the Tenant Defense Toolkit here:
https://www.tenantstogether.org/covid-19-tenant-defense?link_id=3&can_id=ec8cca940403a030d35e51d640e5cc1a&source=email-tt-update-fighting-through-the-fall-for-tenants&email_referrer=email_1290731&email_subject=fighting-through-the-fall-know-your-rights-_la-lucha-sigue-conozca-sus-derechos

Please call the bilingual hotline at 888-495-8020 or visit their website at www.tenantstoge… [read more]