48 Monterey County GIVES! 2023 mcgives.com Community & Social Services DONate online mcgives.com Carmel Valley Community Youth Center Year Founded: 1958 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 16 paid, 120 volunteers Budget: $61,687 659-3983 cvcyc.org Big Idea: When it came time for the Carmel Valley Community Youth Center to dream up a much-needed redesign to its current playground, the nonprofit turned to Tatum’s Garden in Salinas to collaborate on this Big Idea. Donors can help establish Tatum’s Treehouse, only the second fully-accessible playground in Monterey County. The design phase for this playground is complete and will feature accessible ramps, therapeutic swings and covered seating. The next phase includes raising the rest of the nonprofit’s $850,000 playground goal. “I am excited to have Tatum’s Treehouse in Carmel Valley. I love Tatum’s Garden and I can’t wait to have something similar close to home. I think that we need more inclusive play for all children and more accessible playgrounds for their grown-ups, too.” -Kolbie Rianda, 11 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey Year Founded: 1984 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 46 paid, 25 volunteers Budget: $2,040,341 393-3110 catholiccharitiesdom.org Big Idea: For nearly 40 years Catholic Charities has served people in need at their most vulnerable–for example, during the early, critical moments after the Pajaro River flood. This nonprofit’s Big Idea provides a full spectrum of services, from providing direct financial assistance for rent, utilities and basic needs to assisting with applications to immigration services. Whether it’s providing long-term support to individuals or stepping in with relief aid during recent natural disasters, Catholic Charities is committed to reducing poverty regardless of a person’s background or beliefs. “I knew Catholic Charities has compassionate workers who care and could help. Now I have hope that everything will be OK. I don’t have to worry about keeping my apartment while taking care of my family.” -Lupita Coalition of Homeless Services Providers Year Founded: 1992 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 12 paid, 25 volunteers Budget: $9,287,781 760-8858 chsp.org Big Idea: The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers continues its work on the Lead Me Home Five-Year Plan to cut homelessness in Monterey County in half by 2026. This nonprofit’s Big Idea combines raising awareness of a region-wide vision for reducing homelessness, refining the homelessness response system and expanding responses to the unsheltered homeless. Donations help continue to implement the Lead Me Home Plan and measure the results of this collaborative effort. CHSP remains the hub of many regional efforts to address homelessness. “If not for this program, I don’t know where I would be. It took all of the stresses of surviving and made me capable of dealing with them. I could not have asked for more. I also was diagnosed with cancer, and I am able to get the help I need that I would not be able to get if I was homeless. The staff is beyond what I could have asked for in kindness and assisting the Project Roomkey participants’ needs.” -Deborah Smith Community Bridges Year Founded: 1977 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 157 paid, 150 volunteers Budget: $29,296,302 688-8840 communitybridges.org Big Idea: The needs in the Pajaro community continue as residents recover from the devastating floods of March 2023. Community Bridges provides a full spectrum of services to support storm victims. This nonprofit helps connect locals to storm recovery resources, translation services, and employment opportunities. Donations provide direct support to people impacted by the storm in long-term recovery efforts. Community Bridges’ Big Idea is to boost investments in Pajaro Valley infrastructure to help the community become more resilient to future storms and other disasters. “There was no time to get anything out [during the Pajaro Valley flood]. We lost all our things. And we’re all affected. We’re all in the same boat. We’re all grasping for some hope. I would like to thank Community Bridges for opening up their doors and for being such a great help to our community.” -Maria Dolores Baez spotlight CPY holds me accountable and encourages me to be my best self.” Jared Ortiz, Community Partnership for Youth
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