Santa Cruz County Local News: Community Service & Support

These nonprofits offer help to those who need it most.

Bank of America honored Housing Matters for work advancing economic mobility and building up underserved neighborhoods in Santa Cruz County.

Thanks to Neftali Espino of Honeymoon Surfboards and efforts by CHP staff, Aaron Ching got a handcrafted redwood surfboard upon his retirement.

These nonprofit groups participating in Santa Cruz Gives find creative ways to bring shelter animals and people together, and also help owners keep their pets.

Some recipients say they received no notice or warning that the state had pulled their health coverage.

The homeless problem in King City, Monterey County, is being affected by a developer's financial issues.

The federal government cut off a pandemic-era food support program that 20 percent of Californians still need.

Updated data for 2022 and 2023 shows that California’s homeless population is only getting larger.

Ryan Okrant and Valley Churches team up to deliver care packages in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

In an interview, two members of an Afghani family of 13 who recently found community and support talk about building a fund that would support legal assistance for asylum seekers.

Curtis Reliford, who collects food and supplies for those experiencing poverty, had his own belongings stolen two weeks ago.

These nonprofits are fighting climate change at a time when it’s more important than ever to do so, as warming temperatures and acidification in the world’s oceans break records.