Lighthouse Counseling & Family Resource Center, with locations in
Lincoln, Roseville, Rocklin, and Auburn, provides free or low cost counseling services to Placer County residents. Available in English and Spanish. All ages.

Counseling

Types of Counseling

• Individual, couples, and family counseling
• Group Therapy Counseling

Counseling Eligibility and Insurance

• Eligibility - Placer County residents only.
• Insurance accepted as follows:
  • Medi-Cal - Medi-Cal Managed Care - Partnership HealthPlan of California through Carelon
  • Private health insurance
    • Blue Shield of California
    • Cigna
    • Magellan
    • Tricare
    • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Family Resource Center Services

Case Management

• Family Resource Center ​(FRC) staff provide advocacy, goal setting, and wellness recommendations to clients in need of support managing a difficult family situation. The majority of clients in need are referred to Lighthouse by social workers, probation officers, or other community-based organizations.

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The First United Methodist Church (FUMCL) operates a Food Closet that provides food and household essentials to Placer County families in need.

Food can be obtained at the church office at 6414 Brace Road, Loomis, from 10 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday. Four bags of food are offered once every month.

Under normal circumstances a Picture ID and proof of residency in the Loomis Basin (Loomis, Rocklin, Penryn, Ophir and Newcastle) is required.

Please stop by the church office if you are in need of food for your family.

Web pages

• Home - https://loomismethodist.org/
• Food Closet - https://loomismethodist.org/community/food-closet/

2024 CalFresh Market Money (also known as Market Match) runs June 1 - Nov 23, 2024.

Spend CalFresh dollars at Western Nevada County Farmers Markets and receive up to a $10 match per market every week. Come to the Farmers Market Manager's booth, show EBT card and photo ID (must be a Nevada County resident), then Market Match tokens will be given to match EBT purchases (up to $10). Tokens can be used to buy qualified foods at participating farm stands. Market Match will be available at the TUESDAY and SATURDAY markets. See times and locations below.

Market Money can be used June 1 - Nov 23, 2024. Dates below are for the entire farmers market summer and fall season. Market Money tokens cannot be obtained or used after Nov 23, 2024.

2024 Farmers Markets offering this program:

GRASS VALLEY - SATURDAY MARKET

• April 20 – Nov 23, 2024 from 8am-12:30pm
• Pine Creek Shopping Center – in front of JCPenney,732 Freeman Lane, Grass Valley, CA 95949

GRASS VALLEY - TUESDAY MARKET

• May 7 – September 10, 2024 from…

Meals on Wheels is a service that provides meals for qualified home-bound seniors over the age of 60 in North San Juan / San Juan Ridge with nutritious lunches. Call Sue Bauer at 530-292-9525 for pick-up times and information.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/meals-on-wheels/

Seniors First offers Meals on Wheels and Senior Cafes.

Meals on Wheels

​A service designed to help Older Adults Age in Place by targeting people who are home alone during the day and who have difficulty preparing simple meals. For clients who need the service temporarily.

Eligibility

At the time services are provided, clients shall be:

• 60 years of age or older, sufficiently functionally impaired and homebound; or,
• The spouse, of any age, of an eligible client; or,
• A person with a disability (of any age) who lives with an eligible client.

Senior Cafés

​The Senior Cafés program provides a hot, healthy lunch five days a week to seniors age 60 at over eight Senior Café locations throughout Placer County including Auburn, Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville. The Senior Cafés are lively gathering places that help maintain clients' sense of community and connectedness.

Cost

​Meals are provided for a small optional contribution. No one is ever turned away for lack of financial resources.

There is a suggeste…

Sierra Senior Services provides meal delivery and daily wellness checks in Placer, Nevada and Washoe counties. Allows seniors to remain independent and at home for as long as possible by providing community safety net for the most frail and vulnerable segment of the population.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sierraseniors.org
• Monthly Menu Calendar - https://www.sierraseniors.org/meal-delivery

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

Meals on Wheels provides qualified home-bound seniors over the age of 60 with nutritious lunches. Must be enrolled in the Meals on Wheels program. Delivery is on Tuesdays & Thursdays (no deliveries on weekends, major holidays or when roads are unsafe to travel). Gold Country Senior Services oversees the Meals on Wheels program in Western Nevada County (Alta Sierra, Grass Valley, Lake of the Pines, Lake Wildwood, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, etc).*

Meals on Wheels clients can apply to the Pet Food Pantry Program through their case worker. The purpose of the Pet Food Pantry Program is to keep seniors and their pets together by reducing pet expenses.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.goldcountryservices.org/meals-on-wheels/
  
  

* For North San Juan / San Juan Ridge call Sue Bauer at 530-292-9525. See database program: MEALS ON WHEELS-NORTH SAN JUAN - GCSS

Connecting Point offers Nevada County residents assistance with signing up for CalFresh.

Call 211 or 833-342-5211 for a referral to a Navigator who will contact you and guide you through the application process.

Web pages

• Home - https://connectingpoint.org/

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Feeding The Foothills' PantryToGo offers non-perishable and perishable foods at the following locations: Cameron Park, Colfax, Forest Hill, Georgetown, Lincoln, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Rocklin, Sheridan.

Web pages

• Home - https://feedingthefoothills.org/
• PantryToGo - https://feedingthefoothills.org/pantrytogo/

United Way of Nevada County allocates donated funds from annual fundraising campaign to qualified Nevada County non-profit human service organizations; forwards donor designated funds to non-profit health and human service organizations; collaborates with local government, education, local businesses and humans service organizations.

Programs include:

• MED-Project - program to help dispose of expired or unwanted medication, inhalers, and sharps. They are now able to provide pre-paid envelopes and sharps containers to anyone in need. Please come by our office to pick up envelopes or containers. Please note that this is NOT a medication drop-off. They do not take your items, but provide you with a safe, free option to dispose of your medical leftovers. https://uwnc.org/med-project
• Food Access Saturday - Free food distribution every Saturday at 440 Henderson Street, Grass Valley (10 AM - 1 PM). https://uwnc.org/food-access-saturday-1
• School Food Pantry - Access to healthy food beyond the…