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:

General Family
•   Shelter Outreach Plus or call their 24-hour Family Helpline – (800) 339-8228
•   Community Human Services or call their 24-hour Crisis Line – (800) 696-0610
•   YWCA Monterey County or call their 24-hour Crisis line – (831) 372-6300
•   Kinship Center or call their toll-free number – (800) 454-6744
•   Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services or call their Child Abuse Reporting Hotline – (800) 606-6618

Financial Help
•   Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services
•   Housing Resource Center
•   United Way of Monterey County
•   Catholic Charities
•   Army Community Service

Counseling Services
•   United Way 211 Project or call their 24-hour Crisis Help Line – dial 211
•   Community Human Services
•   Catholic Charities
•   Compassion Pregnancy Center
•   The Village Project

Free or Low-Cost Legal Assistance
•   Superior Court of California, Monterey County Self-Help Center
•   Monterey County Bar Lawyer Referral Service
•   California Rural Legal Assistance
•   Monterey County Department of Child Support Services
•   California Department of Consumer Affairs

Immigration
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS’s hotline at 1-800-375-5283
• Department of Homeland Security