Monterey County Local News: Homelessness

Feb. 28, is the second-anniversary celebration of Casa de Noche Buena serving unsheltered women and families.

Monterey County will get $3.38 million in funds for homeless programs and will not have to reapply for another round of Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Funds.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Nov. 3 that he has rejected all the submitted Homeless Action Plans received by counties, continuums of care and large cities, including Monterey County.

With over 200 people on the waitlist for Casa de Noche Buena, a homeless shelter for women and families in Seaside, a new $6.2 million, 35-bed shelter planned for Monterey can’t come fast enough.

MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County hosted its 12th Annual Stuff the Bus in July, during which volunteers assembled more than 3,100 backpacks that will be delivered to children experiencing homelessness in Monterey County. In partnership with Monterey County Office of Education, United Way administers the Stuff the Bus program every year, providing new [...]

Homekey is coming to…Pebble Beach?

KING CITY — City of King’s Homekey Project application has been awarded $12.4 million to provide housing and support services to those facing or at risk of homelessness in the community. The grant, announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 15, will be added to $3.5 million from other state and county grant-funding commitments for [...]

There’s been a longstanding problem in King City of unhoused people living along the banks of the Salinas River, as well as residents who live precariously on the edge of homelessness. Which is why Mayor Mike LeBarre is excited about…