Sierra Senior Services provides meal delivery (Tue-Fri) 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. Call to see if you qualify: 530-550-7600

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 530-292-9525. See database program: MEALS ON WHEELS-NORTH SAN JUAN - GCSS

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/

Feeding The Foothills feeds the hungry through its network of partner agencies, educating the community about hunger, and advocating for hunger relief.

To see the most up-to-date schedule of public food distributions:

• Go to the Get Food Assistance page.
• On the right side of the page click on the clipboard icon with text that says "List of Food Distribution Agencies"

Food distributions are provided through agencies in El Dorado, Nevada, and Placer counties.

Feeding The Foothills also hosts FREE Drive-Thru Food Distributions (formerly Free Farmers Markets).

Web pages

• Home - https://feedingthefoothills.org/
• Get Food Assistance - https://feedingthefoothills.org/get-food/

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:

• 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 school day and empower them to care for themselves, their families, and their future. https://uwnc.org/school-food-pantry-1https://uwnc.org/school-food-pantry-1
• Project Warmth - Winter clothing giveaway at their Shopping Sprees. https://uwnc.org/project-warmth
• A Healthier Nevada County - Medical, Dental and Vision services. https://uwnc.org/a-healthier-nevada-county
• A Day of Action - Annual day of community action, volunteers a…

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Rhema Christian Center offers a food pantry is available on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm.

Web pages
https://www.rhemaccroseville.com/
 

The SAFE (Stability, Access, Foundation, Empowerment) program is committed to finding and helping youth ages 12 -26 who are experiencing homelessness.

Many youth experiencing homelessness do not have access to local or state funding or simply don’t know what services are available. And few nonprofit organizations in the region can help. SAFE fills the gap by connecting youth who have alternative, unpredictable, or inconsistent housing access with community resources and well-trained professionals.

SAFE helps mitigate homelessness in Nevada County by providing:

• Basic needs, such as food, clothing, housing, hygiene supplies, showers
• Education and training, including transitioning to college and/or trade school
• Physical health and mental wellness counseling
• Training to develop the necessary skills to live independently

Web pages

• Home - https://bffyouth.org/safe/

Sierra First Baptist Church operates a weekly food pantry providing free canned goods to individuals and families in need each Thursday from 10am-12pm.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sfbcalta.org/

Sierra Reach Ministries provides a Food and Clothing Closet every Thursday from 9am-11:30 am.  

is a faith based organization offering a food, clothing, and housewares closet as well as referral services. Also offers "Pathfinders" a spiritual men’s only 12 step recovery program.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sierrareachministries.org/food-clothing-closet

Interfaith Food Ministry provides food that does not require warming or refrigeration to persons who are homeless. Food can be picked up once a week during regularly scheduled food pantry pickup hours.

Open every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10am-1pm.

Web pages

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

This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.