Resources

If you or a loved one is in crisis, or you are simply looking for a point in the right direction on financial or family issues, there are many resources in Monterey County at your disposal. The following is a list helpful (often free) community-based resources to assist you:

Non-Profit Legal and Counseling Resources

•    Army Community Service
•    California Department of Consumer Affairs
•    California Rural Legal Assistance
•    Catholic Charities
•    Community Homeless Solutions
•    Community Human Services or call their 24-hour Crisis Line – (800) 696-0610
•    Compassion Pregnancy Center
•    Housing Resource Center
•    Kinship Center or call their toll-free number – (800) 454-6744
•    Monterey County Bar Lawyer Referral Service
•    Monterey County Department of Child Support Services
•    Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services or call their Child Abuse Reporting Hotline – (800) 606-6618
•    Monterey County Superior Court 
     Self-Help Center
     1200 Aguajito Road, Room 303 (Third Floor)
     Monterey, CA 93940
     Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm (Mon – Fri)
•    United Way of Monterey County
•    United Way 211 Project or call their 24-hour Crisis Help Line – dial 211
•    The Village Project
•    YWCA Monterey County or call their 24-hour Crisis line – (831) 372-6300
•    California Rural Legal Assistance 
     831-375-0505 
•    District Attorney Domestic Violence Advocate
     831-375-0505 (Salinas)
     831-647-7772 (Monterey)
•    Family Service Center
     831-373-4421 
•    Legal Services for Seniors
     831-442-7700 
•    Lawyer Referral Service
     831-663-6955 
•    Men’s Alternatives to Violence
     831-443-6288 
•    Shelter Plus
     831-422-2201 
•    Trucha, Inc.
     831-424-0521 
•    Women’s Crisis Center
     831-757-1001 
•    YWCA
     831-583-1025 

Informational Websites

•     AR-11 Change Address with USCIS
•     California Courts and Judicial System 
•     Cortes de California – Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California.
•     Judicial Council Forms – California Judicial Council forms.
•     Law Help of California – Provides the public with access to basic legal information and legal resources in California.
•     Monterey Superior Court – For information on Monterey County local rules of court, hearings, calendar, etc.
•     NVC Case Status
•     State Bar of California
•     USCIS Case Status
•     USCIS Forms 

If you have any questions regarding your case, please contact us to schedule an initial consultation at one of our conveniently located offices.