Counseling
2nd Chance Youth and Family Services
Location: Salinas, Ca
Phone No. 831-758-2501
Services: Community based counseling agency that works with youth
and families at risk for gang and youth violence.
Website: www.scyp.org
Catholic Charities
Location: Salinas/Seaside
Phone No. 831-422-0602
Phone No. 831-393-3110
Services: General counseling services for individuals and families provided by MFCC interns.
Website: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula/Clint Eastwood Recovery Youth Program
Location: Monterey
Phone No. 831-373-0924
Phone No. 1-800-528-8080
Services: Structured day program for adolescents experiencing emotional, psychiatric, or alcohol/drug problems. Provides accredited academic school program, specialized family
counseling, activities/basic living skills program, and intensive individual and group counseling services.
Community Human Services
Location: Salinas/Monterey
984 Lupin Drive. Ste. 5
Phone No. 831-373-4775
Crisis Line: 831-373-4773
Services: Provides counseling, prevention and intervention services to individuals, groups, and families, including: in-clinic counseling, psychotherapy, runaway/homeless youth program, school based counseling, crisis counseling and referrals, and substance abuse counseling. Special emphasis is placed on serving at-risk youth.
Compassion Pregnancy Center of the Monterey Peninsula
Location: Monterey
Phone No. 831-373-8535
Services: Confidential counseling and support for women with a crisis pregnancy. No charge for services.
Website: www.montereycpc.com
Families in Control
Location: Salinas Adult School
Phone No. 796-6900
Services:Parent and teen classes to help foster better communication, improve relationships, set set clear falily goals, and control anger.
Family Resource Center
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-757-7915
Services: Provides individual and family counseling for the low-income population. Accepts medical.
Grief Busters
Coordinator: Eva Sandoval
Phone No. 831-753-6045
Fax No. 831-753-0402
Services: Provides counseling and support for children and adolescents that are grieving the death of a family member or friend.
Healthy Families
Location
Phone No. 753-5748
Services:
Positive Parenting Program
Location: Salinas Adult School
Phone No. 796-6970
Services: Helps parents become more confident, learn discipline strategies, and improve skills in dealing with everyday interactions and behavior issues with their child.
Salvation Army
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-443-9655
Services: Crisis intervention on a temporary basis to an individual or family, including food shelter, clothing, transportation, referral and counseling. Provides rental assistance. Kids Café after school program. 1:00 to 6:00 PM
Suicide Prevention Services of the Central Coast
Crisis Line: 831-649-8008
Phone No.831-375-6966
Services: A 24-hour crisis line staffed by professionally trained volunteers. Grief support for anyone who has lost a loved one to a sudden death.
Sunrise House
Location: Salinas, CA
Phone No. 831-758-3302
Services: Crisis intervention for families not necessarily drug related. Offers counseling and drug education services.
Website: www.sunrisehouse.org
Trucha, Inc.
Location: Salinas, Ca
725 East Market Street
Phone No. 831-424-0521
Services: Trucha Inc. provides a variety of community services, information, and referral services, including counseling services and children’s programs, and support groups.
Monterey Rape Crisis Center
Location: Salinas, CA
Phone No. 424-4357
Services: 24 hour crisis intervention support, counseling provided for a minimum cost, assistance provided to people that need support with filling out medical forms and police reports, physical self defence programs, and presentations.
Back to Top
Health
Alisal Family Health Center Immunization Clinic
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-796-8800
Services: Clinic providing primary medical care for adults and children. Services for pregnant women, Family PACT reproductive health services, and Gateway Children’s preventative health care. Medi-cal and healthy families accepted.
Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP)
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-755-5550
Services: Free health exams, including immunizations, offered at regular intervals from birth to age 20. CHDP/Gateway provides uninsured children medical and dental care for services. Call for numbers for more information and the names of CHDP providers.
Clinica De Salud del Valle de Salinas
Location: Salinas-Sanborn Road
Phone No. 831-757-1365
Services: Community clinic providing medical and dental care for adults and children. Services for pregnant women, Family PACT reproductive health services, and Gateway Children’s preventative health care. Services for low-income families on a sliding fee scale.
Clinica De Salud del Valle de Salinas
Location: Salinas-Circle Drive
Phone No. 831-757-6237
Services: Community clinic providing medical and dental care for adults and children. Services pregnant women, Family PACT reproductive health services, and Gateway Children’s preventative health care. Services for low-income families on a sliding fee scale.
Planned Parenthood-MarMontefor
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-758-8261
Services: Family planning and women’s health services, including Family PACT program and Comprehensive Perinatal Health Services for pregnant women. Medical accepted. Sliding fee scale.
Back to Top
Food/Housing
CHISPA
Location: Salinas
295 Main Street, Ste. 100
Phone No. 831-757-6251
Services: Offers low cost apartments in Monterey, Salinas, and South County. Waiting period about 1-3 years.
Website: www.chispahousing.org
Food Bank of Monterey County
Location:
Phone No. 758-1523
Services:
Housing Authority of Monterey County
Location: Salinas
123 Rico Street
Phone No. 831-775-5000
Services: Provides affordable housing programs (i.e. Section 8, public housing, migrant and farm worker housing) to income eligible families in Monterey County.
Website: www.hamonterey.org
Housing Advocacy Council
Location: Salinas
10 Sherwood Drive
Phone No. 424-9186
Services: Provides emergency rent assistance, assistance with security deposits and move-in assistance for the homeless. Services provided for low to moderate income households. All programs are dependant on available funds.
Monterey County Dept. of Social and Employment Services
Location: Salinas
1000 South Main Street Suite 216
Phone No. 831-755-8500
Services: Provides homeless individuals and families who are eligible for DSES Public Assistance may receive help with the cost of motel and deposit for apartment. Program offers 16 days of temporary assistance in a motel.
Website: www.co.monterey.ca.us/dss
Monterey County Housing Alliance
Location: Salinas
295 Main Street Suite 220
Phone No. 757-4657 or
1-800-830-4657
Services: Promotes homeownership and rental housing opportunities affordable to Monterey County residents through education and advocacy.
Salvation Army – Comprehensive Emergency Assistance
Location: Salinas
2460 North Main Street
Phone No. 831-443-9655
Services: Crisis intervention on a temporary basis to an individual or family, including food, shelter, clothing, transportation, referral and counseling. Also provides rental assistance.
Salvation Army – Good Samaritan
Location: Sand City
800 Scott Street
Phone No. 831-899-4988
Services: Provides help for needy, homeless, and distressed with food, shelter, clothing, counsel, and referrals as necessary. Helps homeless families find permanent shelter and jobs.
Shelter Outreach Plus
Location: Salinas
Crisis No. 831-442-2201
Family Help-line: 1-800-339-8228
Services: Shelter for victims of Domestic Violence and homeless women with children.
Website: www.shelteroutreachplus.org
St. Vincent De Paul
Location: Seaside
1475 La Salle
Phone No. 831-393-1258
Help Line: 831-772-3250
Services: Provides help to those in need with food, clothing, rent, and utility services.
Back to Top
Crisis Intervention/Hotlines
California Youth Crisis Line
Phone No. 1-800-THE-5200
Services: 24-hour toll free providing counseling intervention, information, and referrals to services in every county in California. Help in finding information on birth control, substance abuse services, food, shelter, victim services, and other services.
Child Protective Services Domestic Violence Crisis Line
755-4475 1-800-992-=2151
Family Helpline
1-800-339-8228
Services: 24 hour information and referral service on the following: family health care, housing/shelter, domestic violence, food and clothing distribution sites, drug/alcohol program, childcare, job training, education for adults, legal services. Spanish speaking staff available.
Parent Information & Referral Line
1-800-690-2282
Suicide Prevention Services of the Central Coast
1-877-663-5433
Services: 24 hour multi language crisis intervention and suicide prevention counseling. Referral to community resources when necessary.
Women’s Crisis Line
1-800-757-1001
Services: 24 hour crisis intervention for domestic violence, rape and other crisis situations. Also provides referrals. Bilingual services.
YWCA Domestic Crisis Line
831-372-6300
Services: 24 hour crisis line for victims of domestic violence and other family crises. Provides referrals. Some bilingual services.
Monterey Rape Center
831-375-4357
Services: Crisis intervention and short-term counseling. Support groups also available. Some bilingual services. Information and referrals.
Girls and Boys Town National Hotline
1-800-448-3000
Services: Counseling on family problems for children and parents, including crisis and suicide intervention. Services available in Spanish.
Back to Top
Recreation
Boy Scouts Monterey Bay Council
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-422-5338
Services: Offers boys/ young men activities designed to develop character, good citizenship, and physical fitness. Vigorous outdoor program.
Website: www.boyscoutsmontereybayarea.org
Girl Scouts of the Monterey Bay
Location: Castroville/Salinas
Phone No. 831-372-8048
Services: Offers program for girls/young women activities and experiences to foster character development and skills for success in the real world.
Website: www.gsmontereybay.org
City of Salinas Recreation Department
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-758-7217
Services: Offers recreational, education, and cultural program and events responsive to the city’s diverse population offered at different sites throughout the city.
Breadbox Recreation Center
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-758-7908
Services: Provides non-traditional recreation center with emphasis on at-risk youth. Wide variety of activities including sports, field trips, special events, Police Activities League (PAL) program, and counseling through the 2nd Second Program. Consists of drop-in and supervised activities such as billiards, board games, movie nights, table tennis, weight lifting, arts and crafts and a reading center.
Website: www.ci.salinas.ca.us
Family First Project
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-659-2814
Services: Offers youth mountain biking for troubled at-risk youth.
Salinas Liberty Belles
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-761-3172
Services: Offers a drill team, color guard, and novelty pee wee corp. Team marching flag presentation, wooden rifle maneuvers, march in parades in town and cities all over Northern and Central California.
City of Salinas Community Center/Sherwood Hall
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-758-7351
Services: Offers a variety of classes for all ages. Call for more information.
Website: www.cityofsalinas.org/RecParks/Fall2007/FALL07communitycenter.pdf
Salinas Barrios Unidos/Hebron Heights Recreation Center
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-751-9054
Services: Agency that focuses on building positive self-esteem and cultural pride through meaningful activities, education and leadership development.
Website: www.barriosunidos.org
YMCA
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-758-3811
Services: Various youth athletic programs. A heated therapeutic indoor and out pool. Call for more information about programs.
Boys and Girls Club of the Salinas Valley
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-757-4412
Services: Provide guidance to youth through a variety of recreational activities that promote character and leadership development, self esteem, and educational opportunities.
Website: www.bgcmc.org
Back to Top
Drug and Alcohol Interventions
California Alcohol and Drug Referrals
1-800-879-2772
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula/Recovery Center-Youth
Location: Monterey
Phone No. 831-373-0924
1-800-528-8080
Services: Substance abuse treatment services to include intensive individual counseling.
Community Human Services/Counseling Center
Location: Monterey
Phone No. 831-373-4775
Provides services for youth suffering of drug/alcohol use.
IMPACT for Youth
Location: Carmel
Phone No. 831-625-6740
Services: Works with youth, parents, schools and other community sectors to reduce substance abuse among youth.
D.A.I.S.Y. Drug & Alcohol Intervention Services fro Youth
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-770-0621
Services: Provides intervention and education services for substance abusing youth ages 13-18 years old who are referred by parents, schools, social services, Behavioral Health, and the courts.
Alanon/Alateen
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-424-6207
Services: Provides support groups for teens that have an alcoholic family member or friend.
Back to Top
Miscellaneous
Families in Control
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-796-6970
Services: Class which teaches parents methods to successfully parent their children. Pre-registration required. Scholarships available. Call for more information.
Girls Inc.
Location: Salinas
369 Main Street Ste. M
Phone No. 772-0882
Services:
Juvenile Impact Program
Location: Salinas
213 B. South Main Street
Phone No. 424-2706
Services:Intervention, prevention and deversion program for families in need of assistance with teens.
Safe Place
Location: Monterey
Phone No. 831-373-4773
Services: Runaway and homeless youth program that provides everything from street outreach and clothing to counseling, temporary placements, and transportation home.
Conflict Resolution and Mediation Center
Location: Monterey/Salinas
Phone No. 831-424-4694
Services: Provides conflict resolution for a variety of issues between people and/or organizations including landlord/tenant problems and child visitation issues.
Children’s Behavioral Health
Monterey County Health Department
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-772-8150
831-796-1500
Services: Provides services for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances. Services include assessment, diagnosis, and support. Parent information.
Parent Information and Referral Center
Operated by Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
1-800-690-2282
Services: Pediatric nurse provide information on children’s health, growth, and development, safety and behavior. Translators available.
Children with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-796-6970
Services: Support group for parents and children. Meets every second Wednesday of the month.
ACT/Cal Learn
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-755-5079
Services: Provides in-home case management and parent education for pregnant and parenting adolescents under the age of 19 who reside in the Monterey County. Assists the adolescent with family health care, parenting, and educational support.
Jim Tunney Youth Foundation
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 649-3200
Services: Supports community programs and resources that work with youth to develop leadership, work skills, wellness, and self-esteem. A grant might be written to purchase sports or computer equipment, or to support an earned reward program that teaches goal-setting, or any kind of wide range of activities.
Website: www.jimtunney.com/index.html?yuthy.html~MAIN
Child Protective Services
Monterey County Department of Family and Children’s Services
Location: Salinas
Phone No. 831-755-4661
Services: Serves all children who are suspected of being in danger of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
