50 Monterey County GIVES! 2024 mcgives.com Community & Social Services DONate online mcgives.com affecting my depression and anxiety. Since being in this program, both have improved greatly. The feelings of safety and security and stability are not what I expected to feel at a shelter, but I am so grateful for that.” -E.J. Community Human Services Year Founded: 1969 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 120 paid, 80 volunteers Budget: $17,209,574 658-3811 chservices.org Big Idea: Community Human Services sustains many of the critical housing programs that help end homelessness in Monterey County. This nonprofit operates programs like Safe Place and Safe Passage programs for transition-age youth, Casa de Noche Buena and Shuman HeartHouse shelters for women and families, and the SHARE Center shelter for men, women and families, and the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas Valley Street Outreach Programs for transition-age youth. Donations to this Big Idea keep these costly and essential services running. “I’m a veteran and single mother of three children—my pride and joy! I got married very young to an abusive man. Our relationship was toxic and unhealthy. I was hurting and felt like a failure. But I knew my kids deserved better. So I left my husband, and we headed back to Monterey, my hometown. We had nowhere to go so we had to live out of my car. I felt fear every day until we got to Shuman HeartHouse. They welcomed us without judgment. Thanks to the support we got, I was able to get back on my feet and get a housing voucher. I now have a beautiful home. My kids each have their own room. I’m also studying nursing at MPC and have a good job. I’m so, so grateful to CHS. They changed our lives! It was a miracle.” -Kelly A. Door to Hope Year Founded: 1971 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 65 paid, 0 volunteers Budget: $7,900,000 758-0181 doortohope.org Big Idea: Door to Hope provides professional mental health and substance abuse support through several diverse programs. For more than a half-century, this nonprofit has evolved to offer both residential and outpatient programs serving a wide array of audiences including infants, teens, foster families and parents working to win back custody. Donations to this Big Idea generate broad, operational support for Door to Hope as it crafts treatment programs that support positive change. “During my time in residential treatment, I was taught how to live a life beyond my dreams. The staff was amazing and provided me with coping skills on how to deal with my trauma and unresolved grief. I was introduced to the 12-step community and my journey in recovery grew. The staff at Door to Hope taught me how to see the positive in all the situations in my life, current and past. Today I am 18 years sober and this is because of the tools I received while in residential treatment.” -Tamatha Harrison Fort Ord Hostel Society Year Founded: 2016 Paid Staff and Volunteers: 0 paid, 20 volunteers Budget: $9,000 465-1553 fortordhostelsociety.org Big Idea: The future Campus TownUniversity Village community in Seaside is the perfect place for a sustainable eco-hostel community campus, which is this nonprofit’s Big Idea. The multi-year project envisions an affordable overnight lodging option on 4.6 acres of Fort Ord Hostel Society’s leased land for adventure travelers who also desire a multicultural experience. This project, considered a cornerstone of Campus Town, would highlight our region’s diversity, providing a gathering space of cultural exchange with programming offered from community nonprofits. “When I travel, I like to stay at hostels to meet world travelers with different cultural backgrounds. I think an eco-hostel at Fort Ord would make the Fort Ord National Monument an even greater adventure destination for hiking and biking enthusiasts.” -Michael Kirch spotlight “Though we all take pride in being self-reliant and resilient, sometimes we all need a helping hand.” -Ashley Seefeldt, Community Association of Big Sur (CABS)
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