Nevada County Community Service & Support Digest

The Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe has a time-limited opportunity to purchase 232 acres on a Nisenan Village site called Yulića—the tribe’s best opportunity to re-establish a homeland in more than half a century.

“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.

Emery Unified took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.

ABT Plumbing, Electric, Heating & Air is reinvigorating its ABT Gives Back program, launched as an effort to build awareness and financial support for nonprofits in the Nevada County and Placer County areas.

State audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with decades-old state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts. Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections.

The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.

The Heart of Gold Gravel Race raised more than $90,000 for teen mental wellness programs, including Bright Futures for Youth, Child Advocates of Nevada County, Tahoe Forest Health, and Youth Bicyclists of Nevada County.

Federal funding for domestic violence shelters and housing programs is declining. Advocates want the state to step in, but with a record projected deficit new spending is unlikely.

All but two California counties are delaying their implementation of a new law that makes it easier for a court to place someone in involuntary confinement if they can’t care for their own medical needs or personal safety.

The 22nd annual festival takes place in-person Feb. 15-19.

The California Faculty Association is seeking a 12 percent pay increase, while university officials counter with 5 percent in each of the next three years.

In 2020, the state agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit that claimed too many students were not learning to read. As part of that agreement, the state spent over $50 million on 75 schools with the lowest reading scores.

San Diego-area nonprofits and faith organizations struggle to provide for tens of thousands of migrants border agents have released on San Diego streets.

Nisenan leaders and Nevada City representatives met yesterday at ‘Uba Seo Gallery for a check presentation to the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project. With the $5,000 donation, the city is the first government entity to participate in the Nisenan Tribe’s Ancestral Homelands Reciprocity Program.

Since 2013, the Nest Family Resource has been dedicated to helping families thrive from fertility through parenthood in an accessible, inclusive, and compassionate environment.

Shelf-stable meals can be a lifeline, especially during an emergency, and Kiwanis recently donated a supply of 10,000, many of which will go to Gold Country Senior Services Meals on Wheels clients.

Learning for Donner Trail Elementary School students took place in the Sierra Nevada forest on Defensible Space Stewardship Day, as the Truckee Fire Protection District and Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships helped students reduce the threat of wildfires and help community members in need.

In an effort to help small businesses thrive in Western Nevada County, Sierra Commons is seeking individuals to join the nonprofit’s board of directors.

The parish of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Nevada City was founded during the Gold Rush and burned to the ground along with the rest of Nevada City; it was rebuilt in 1873 and survives to this day.

State law requires community colleges to spend at least half their general fund on instructors. But administrators say they want more flexibility to pay for the growing need for student services.

The Food Bank of Nevada County reached the goal with the help of local groups, businesses and volunteers, with one of its warehouses transformed into an assembly line to package the dry ingredients for rice & beans and mac & cheese meals.

Starting Nov. 1, the annual drive for warm coats, hats, gloves, and socks is being held by United Way of Nevada County.

This year, with the help of sponsors, donors, and attendees of its Street of Dreams fundraiser, Nevada County Habitat For Humanity raised more than $100,000.

Tiny homes are increasingly California cities’ shelter option of choice — but how far they go in solving homelessness is a contentious question.

After years of planning a broadband system to bridge California’s digital divide, officials deprioritized some low-income areas due to unexpected costs. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s committed to funding the entire network, but advocates are skeptical.

Despite an influx of money to counter learning loss during the pandemic, English language arts and math test scores remain low.

With the growing use of AI, campus officials are trying to set clear guidelines for college application essays.

The 2023 Nevada County Community Survey poses 44 questions that locals can answer until Oct. 24.

The facts of climate change can lead to feelings of hopelessness and despair. Some California activists are creating communities for people to talk about those feelings.

The CPUC is considering a rule that would gut the payments that solar panels on apartment buildings receive, and many housing groups are blazing mad about it.

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation is raising funds and community involvement with sales of a pink bracelet for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

In addition to acquiring a new warehouse next, door, the Food Bank added a solar array on the roof, an electric car charging port, and a commercial baler that will help in the reuse of cardboard and plastic.