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Serving
The residents of
Sacramento County

Protecting
Adults, children,
families, and the
elderly

Promoting
Personal responsibility,
independence,
and
self-sufficiency

Countywide Services administers a wide range of local and state-mandated programs that help protect residents from physical and financial abuse, poverty, and homelessness.

What's New

Green-Yellow-Red Restaurant Rating Program Marks 5-Year Anniversary

January 2012 marks the 5-year anniversary of Sacramento County’s Green-Yellow-Red food facility rating program. Since the program began, food facilities receiving a green or “Pass” placard during routine, unannounced inspections increased from 88 to 94 percent. Read the news release for more information.

Mental Health Project Aims to Stop Stigma

Mental illness affects every ethnic, racial, cultural, economic and religious group and impacts individuals of all ages and genders. While mental illness does not discriminate, often times people do. Find out more about the Countywide Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Project.

Apply for CalFresh Online

Many Sacramento County residents struggle to make ends meet each month and often little is left over to buy nutritious food. Whether you live alone or with others, have children or not, or are working or not, CalFresh can help you stretch your grocery budget. For information about how to apply, call (916) 875-3100 or (209) 744-0499. You can also apply online at Benefits CalWIN.

Ongoing News and Events

There is an option. Don't abandon your baby. Now there's a way to safely surrender your baby. In Sacramento County, call 211.
Safely Surrendered Baby Law
Safely Surrendered Baby brochure