for Monterey County
Monterey County faces an urgent need for qualified math and science teachers, especially in our rural schools. To increase our local supply of talented STEM educators, CSUMB is partnering with Monterey Peninsula College, Hartnell College, Cabrillo College, and the Monterey …
The Evans College Incentive Program at Monterey Peninsula College works with local high schools and youth-serving organizations to identify students who may be ready for higher education, but who face considerable obstacles and are not on track to attend college. …
The Community Foundation for Monterey County manages over 50 scholarship funds, with a total value of more than $8 million. Over the last four years, their scholarship giving grew from $375,000 to over $1.4 million, for the benefit of about …
All four Monterey Bay public colleges and universities (CSU Monterey Bay, UC Santa Cruz, Hartnell College, and Monterey Peninsula College) offer college readiness programs that reach into local high schools to support low-income and first-generation students to prepare for college, …
Every year, the United Way of Monterey County manages the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or “VITA,” program which provides free tax preparation services to thousands of low-income families throughout the county. Every year at Hartnell College, hundreds of students who …
Dual enrollment is a partnership between a community college and high school that allows students to take college courses on their high school campus while earning both college and high school credits. Thanks to new state legislation, both Hartnell College …
The Center for Community Advocacy’s (CCA) was founded in 1989, our mission is to provide education, orientation, and legal support to farmworkers and other low-income working families who want to establish neighborhood committees that work to improve housing and health …
Valley Health Associates (VHA) is a nonprofit provider of treatment for substance abuse disorder. VHA specializes in Medication Assisted Treatment and offers outpatient drug treatment for adults and youth. VHA recently launched its Youth Outpatient Treatment Program, the first in …
Supported by an unprecedented $105 million gift from Bertie Bialek Elliott, the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula will establish Ohana to create an innovative approach to child and adolescent mental and behavioral health that will serve as a national …
The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace (or CASP) is a coalition focused on reducing youth violence and its impact on the City of Salinas. CASP brings together leaders from youth service organizations, county housing and health departments, local and …
