Beginning August 25, eligible small businesses and non-profit organizations can apply for grant funding to offset the impacts caused by COVID-19.

The county created the program to share a portion of its federal allocation from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as CARES funding.

Grants of up to $10,000 are available.

Grant applications will be accepted online Aug. 25 - Sept. 7 through the Placer Shares website.

Due to the Jones Fire, the deadline for applying for Round 3 Grants from the Nevada County Relief Fund has been extended until August 28.

Placer County fell off the State COVID-19 Monitoring List on August 20, 2020.

Stand up and be counted by September 30th. In early August the US Census Bureau cut the Census 2020 deadline short by a month, putting a complete count at significant risk. Census counts determine California’s access to millions of dollars in federal funding.

The Census is for everyone. Please encourage clients, coworkers, friends & family to take the Census.

KidZone @ Home, brought to you by The KidZone Museum in Truckee, offers lots of activity ideas for the little ones to do at home.

Activities are available in English and Spanish, and you can even have new suggestions sent to your inbox. There is also a monthly interactive music class for parents & kids over Zoom.

Senior Peer Counseling is a free, peer support, in-home program for Placer County residents aged 55 years+ who are dealing with age-related adjustment issues.

Volunteer Peer Counselors offer short-term support with issues such as loneliness, loss of independence, family conflicts, caregiver stress, and more.

Call the SPC Coordinator at 916-787-8859 for more info.

New Mini Course at EatFresh.org! Learn how to boost nutrition while saving money on easy, tasty meals.

The course is open to all, but Placer County residents are requested to use the referral code PlacerCalFresh.

The 211 Placer & Tahoe Truckee Partner Portal is your resource for information and materials about 211.

In addition to logos, videos and downloads, we've recently added a Social Media Toolkit that you can use to build your own posts about 211. It contains images and text in English and Spanish for both Facebook & Twitter. Don't forget to follow us!

Simply dial 2-1-1 or 1-833-DIAL211 to connect to a local call specialist.

TTY: 1-844-521-6697

Text your zip code to 898211. (Your text plan's rate will apply).

Go to 211connectingpoint.org/ tahoe-truckee for up-to-date information and resources on the web.