Service Providers

CAP Community Circle 2024 Meeting Calendar

MCCAP’s Current Agency Partners

2024 CAP Service Directory

Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County

1332 La Salle, Seaside, CA 93955
Ph: (831) 394-5171 |Fax: (831) 394-4898
www.chservices.org

Mission:
Community Human Services is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing high quality mental health, substance abuse and homeless services to Monterey County residents to help them reach their full potential. Vision: A community free of substance abuse, mental health challenges and housing instability.

Agency Description:
Community Human Services is a 501c(3) public nonprofit and Joint Powers Authority providing person-centered substance abuse and mental health counseling and recovery services to middle and low income individuals and families in Monterey County, California. Community Human Services helps clients develop new skills and support networks, learn new behaviors, and learn to utilize community resources.

County Wide Service Priority:
Health and Social/Behavioral Development: Violence Prevention/Intervention Services

Service Region:
Salinas and Monterey Peninsula regions

Community Homeless Solutions

3087 Wittenmyer Ct., Marina, CA 95012
Ph: (831) 384-3388 |Fax: (831) 256-0853
communityhomelesssolutions.org

Mission:
To house, empower, and rejuvenate those facing the rigors of homelessness, displacement, and domestic violence.

Agency Description:
Community Homeless Solutions is a non-profit corporation, formed in 1978 under the name Shelter Outreach Plus to offer emergency shelter services to women and children fleeing domestic violence. Since this time, Community Homeless Solutions has grown to become one of the largest agency serving homeless individuals and families in Monterey County. Programs and services provide housing to the homeless, emergency shelter to individuals and families fleeing domestic violence, and an array of supportive services that enable homeless families and individuals to access food, obtain employment assistance/jobs, and to transition to permanent housing.

County Wide Service Priority:
Health and Social/Behavioral Development: Domestic Violence and Homeless Prevention Services

Service Region:
All regions of Monterey County

Gathering for Women

147 El Dorado Street Monterey, CA 93940
Ph: (831) 241-6154 | Fax: (831) 884-5089
www.gatheringforwomen.org

Mission:
Gathering for Women’s mission is to provide homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula supportive resources and a caring community. Their vision is for the unhoused and housing insecure women on the Peninsula to live a healthier more secure life that includes a pathway out of homeless or housing insecurity.

Agency Description:
Gathering for Women was founded in 2014 to support, assist, and empower low-income women and improve the quality of their lives. The agency provides nutritious hot meals, clothing, access to showers and hygiene, comprehensive case management, referrals to other community services, and education to promote health and safety.

Community Needs Assessment Priority:
Health and Social/Behavioral Development: Homeless Supportive Services

Service Region:
Monterey Peninsula region

Goodwill Central Coast

1325 N. Main St Salinas, CA 93906
Ph: (831) 287-2350
www.ccgoodwill.org

Mission:
Goodwill Central Coast builds lives, families and communities by helping people with employment needs become successful, supported by innovative enterprises that preserve earth’s resources.

Agency Description:
Goodwill Central Coast believes that everyone has the right to work, but for many individuals the barriers to employment are too high to overcome alone. Barriers like homelessness, military service, single parenting, incarceration, addiction, and job displacement can define a person’s identity, even when they have so much more to offer. The agency goal is to ensure all community members know their worth and gain skills and confidence to land jobs that could turn their lives around. Each year Goodwill helps thousands of job seekers get back to work and reclaim financial and personal independence. This is achieved by providing a positive learning environment that creates brighter futures through connecting people to meaningful work.

Community Needs Assessment Priority:
Vocational Training: Employment, Income and Asset Building

Service Region:
All Monterey County regions

Meals On Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula

700 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Ph: (831) 375-4454 | Fax: (831) 375-9887
www.mowmp.org/

Mission:
Meals On Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula’s mission is to empower seniors, disabled adults, veterans, and other underserved populations to remain independent by nourishing their bodies, minds, and spirits, and drive out hunger and isolation in our region.

Agency Description:
Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula (MOWMP) was founded in 1972. The Meals on Wheels Community Center has been the home of MOWMP since 1987. The Community Center is the home base for Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula staff and houses the kitchen they use to make all their meals. Members of the Center travel from all over the County to engage in these unique programmatic offerings. The Center effectively offers food and programming to ambulatory seniors. In addition, to those who don’t have a caregiver or family member in the home and cannot shop or cook for themselves. MOWMP delivers freshly prepared, nutritious meals five days a week.

Community Needs Assessment Priority:
Health and Social/Behavioral Development: Food Access/Food Pantry Services

Service Region:
All regions of Monterey County

Partnership for Children

342 Pajaro St. Salinas, CA 93901
Ph: (831) 422-3002 | Fax: (844) 272-0247
www.partnerforkids.org

Mission:
Partnership for Children increases access to medical care for children with serious illnesses and supports their families.

Agency Description:
Partnership for Children (PFC) started as a program within the Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition (CHPCC) in 2007. Today, PFC is an independent nonprofit organization that works in partnership with CHPCC. PFC provides services for children who are living with a serious illness by providing safe, free, and reliable rides to medical appointments, as well as gas card subsidies to ease financial burdens. PFC also offers financial subsidies to help families pay for basic living expenses such as rent, utilities, and practical supports such as grocery delivery, diaper supply, and car seats.

Community Needs Assessment Priority:
Housing and Shelter: Rental Assistance

Service Region: All Monterey County regions

Sun Street Centers

128 E. Alisal St Salinas, CA 93901
Ph: (831) 753-5150 | Fax: (831) 759-2269
www.sunstreetcenters.org

Mission:
Preventing alcohol and drug addiction by offering education, prevention, treatment and recovery to individuals and families, regardless of income level.

Agency Description:
Since 1968, Sun Street Centers has provided comprehensive and effective services for education, prevention and recovery of alcohol addiction and drug abuse. Relying on a recognized social model developed by their founders, Martin and Nancy Dodd, as well as the compassion and experience of staff, Sun Street centers encourages all individuals and families to hope, heal, share and thrive with a drug-free and alcohol-free lifestyle.

Community Needs Assessment Priority:
Education and Cognitive Development: Parent Education Support Services

Service Region:
Salinas, Monterey Peninsula, and South County regions

United Way Monterey County

Community Resource Workshops
Ph: (831) 372-8026
Fax: (831) 372-4945
www.unitedwaymcca.org

Mission:
Engage the community and focus resources to improve lives in Monterey County.

Agency Description:
United Way Monterey County (UWMC) was established in June 2000 by the union of two United Ways: United Way of the Monterey Peninsula, created in 1929 and United Way of the Salinas Valley, created in 1943. UWMC works collaboratively with local businesses, government, and community benefit organizations to tackle critical issues in the community. UWMC is affiliated with local United Ways throughout the U.S. and internationally, through a network known as United Way Worldwide. Through this network, UWMC shares best practices around community building, fundraising, data sharing, and strategy implementation. United Way has strong corporate relationships and is positioned as a philanthropic partner for businesses with local, regional, and national scope.

Community Needs Assessment Priority:
Education and Cognitive Development: Financial Management Services

Service Region:
All Monterey County regions

YWCA Monterey County

11 Quail Run Circle Suite 203 Salinas, CA 93907
Ph: Ph: (831) 422-860
Crisis Line(s): (831) 757-1001 or (831) 372-6300
www.bgcmc.org

Mission:
To inspire and empower the youth of Monterey County to realize their full potential to become responsible, healthy, responsible, productive, and successful citizens.

Agency Description:
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County (BGCMC) has been a leading youth development agency in Monterey County for 55 years, providing thousands of children, ages 6-18 years old, with a safe and affordable place to go after school and during school breaks. Our Salinas, Seaside and Virtual Clubhouses are serving over 500 youth daily and we have programming on school campuses to supplement instruction to over 800 students on 12 campuses annually. Currently, 86% of our families qualify for their school's free and reduced meal program. Our mission is committed to the families that need us most.

Community Needs Assessment Priority:
Education and Cognitive Development: Youth Recreation

Service Region:
All Monterey County regions