Monarch Services

Monarch Services operates a 24-hour crisis line for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Call (888) 900-4232. The centers serve about 1,500 victims of domestic violence and sexual assault every year.

Monarch Services was founded in 1977, when volunteers secured a grant to open Mariposa House, a safe shelter for domestic violence victims. In 1987, the agency became one of the first rape crisis centers to be funded in California, and was instrumental in implementing one of the nation’s first sexual assault response teams. Help is available in Spanish and English, and outreach efforts have concentrated on neighborhoods with residents who have barriers to seeking services.

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Local “Justice Warrior” Dies

06/13/2022

Laura Segura, whose leadership at Monarch Services topped off a lifetime of service to the community in which she grew up, died Thursday after a battle with cancer.

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‘Best Day of the Year’: Caroline’s Gives $500K to Local Nonprofits

03/04/2022

WATSONVILLE—Caroline’s Nonprofit Thrift Shop donated $500,000 to local community-serving organizations on Sunday in a ceremony at Martinelli’s Company Store on Harvest Drive. Some 130 people flocked to Watsonville for the annual giveaway, which Caroline’s founder and director Christy Licker calls the organization’s “best day of the year.” “I’m really proud to work with the group [...]

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