Monterey County Local News: Community Service & Support

Every month, Salinas police and fire departments respond to about 1,200 calls to aid unhoused individuals. The Salinas City Council voted 6-0 to approve a mobile crisis services pilot program to provide services like risk assessments and follow up afterward.

The Arts Council for Monterey County, the California Arts Council and the Central Coast Creative Corps have selected three local artists to collaborate with three local nonprofits.

Applications will close Nov. 30 for the 2023 McDonald’s Golden Grants program benefitting education and nonprofits in the various areas, including Salinas-Monterey and the Central Coast, that better the lives of children ages 5 through 18.

Monterey Peninsula American Legion Post 41 in Monterey dates back to 1919. Like other posts in the area—along with Veterans of Foreign Wars and other organizations focused on those who served—it is a gem too often overlooked.

The 2023 edition of Monterey County Gives! is out now. Last year, Monterey County Weekly and its partners raised more than $11 million in six weeks, thanks to 7,500 donors.

Goodwill Central Coast provides 30 donation centers throughout Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo counties—six of them now offering drive-thru service.

California Rodeo Salinas contributed $771,020 this year to various local nonprofit organizations, Western industry groups and other community associations.