United Way Nevada County
~Nevada County United Way (United Way of Nevada County)
Our mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community.
Sierra Senior Services
Our senior nutrition program provides a hot nutritious meal and serves as a gateway to other services for the elderly in the Tahoe-Truckee region.
Interfaith Food Ministry
Feed the hungry and work to reduce food insecurity in Nevada County, helping to sustain health, human dignity, and the opportunity for individuals to realize their full potential.
Child Advocates of Nevada County
Provide advocacy, education, and prevention services to help our children grow up free from abuse and neglect.
Nevada County Habitat for Humanity
We bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope for low income, working families living in unsafe, overcrowded, unsustainable, and/or unhealthy living situations.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Offer resources for building healthy relationships and to provide services for healing the effects of interpersonal violence.
Sierra Foothills Aids Foundation
Provide sensitive, comprehensive support services to people living with HIV/AIDS, their families, and supply education, prevention services to public.
Freed Center for Independent Living
Provides services to people with disabilities: personal assistance and housing referral, peer support, advocacy, minor home repair and modification, independent living skills, and assistive technology.
Sierra Nevada Children’s Services
We offer many child development resources for children, parents, childcare providers, and playgroups. We have a new Learning Center with a Lending Library and Play Space.
Hospice of the Foothills
Affirm life and promote dignity at the end of life by providing professional, comprehensive and compassionate care to patients, their loved ones and community.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County
Making a positive difference in the lives of children in our community through a professionally supported one-on-one relationship with a caring and responsible individual.
Tahoe Safe Alliance
We are dedicated to reducing the incidence and trauma of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse in the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities.
Kare Crisis Nursery
We are a licensed facility that provides respite to children age 0-5 whose families are experiencing a crisis or emergency.
Community Recovery Resource
We treat substance abuse with a full spectrum of programs reducing the social, health and financial impact on the community.
Partners in English Language Learning
We recruit and train volunteers to tutor English-as-a-second language (ESL) to adults in Nevada County who wish to learn or better their English.
Food Bank of Nevada County
We procure nutritious food and distribute it to individuals and families of Nevada County who are in need.
Sierra Forever Families (Nevada County)
We transform the lives of children in foster care who have tragic histories of abuse, neglect, or abandonment by building and nurturing permanent families.
Gold Country Community Services
We provide opportunities to enhance the physical, social and emotional wellness through affordable programs, services and facilities. We feed people and heat their homes.