Basic Needs

Monterey County residents will have their basic needs met for food, shelter, safety, and independence.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Monterey
922 Hilby Street, Suite C, Seaside 93955
Phone: 831-393-3110
Website: www.catholiccharitiescentralcoast.org
Email: charities@dioceseofmonterey.org

Family Supportive Services Program: Family to Family, which serves the City of Marina by promoting Foster Care among families of faith; Tattoo Removal service at no cost for those that are qualified; and Supportive Services, which provides emergency assistance for rent, food and utilities for the working poor. Immigration and Citizenship Program offers assistance with naturalization, family petitions, and other immigration processes. Clinical Counseling Program offers individual and family-oriented therapy on an ability-to-pay basis. All services are available without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation and national origin.

Food Bank for Monterey County
815 W. Market Street, #5, Salinas 93901
Phone: 831-758-1523 - Salinas / Fax: 831-758-5925
Website: www.food4hungry.org

The Food Bank for Monterey County is the largest distributor of emergency and supplemental food in the county. It distributes millions of pounds of food to no- and low-income families and individuals and to nonprofit agencies, serving the aged, ill or poor.

Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra, dba Dorothy's Place
P.O. Box 2027, Salinas 93902
Phone: 831-757-3838 / Fax 831-757-2173
Website: www.dorothysplace.org/

Daytime shelter providing companionship, referral services, meals, mail services, clothing, showers, laundry and healthcare for the community’s homeless and marginalized population. Overnight shelter for single women.

Legal Services for Seniors
915 Hilby Avenue, Suite 2 Seaside 93955
Phone: 831-899-0492 / Fax: 831-899-0496
21 W. Laurel Drive,
Suite 83, Salinas 93906
Phone: 831-442-7700 / toll free from South County: 800-499-1247
Website: www.legalservicesforseniors.org

Free legal representation, advice, education and advocacy for seniors experiencing problems with abuse, public benefits, housing, healthcare and other issues in Monterey Country.

Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula
700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Grove 93950
Phone: 831-375-4454 / Fax: 831-375-9887
Website: www.mowmp.com

Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers three meals per day, five days a week to homebound seniors and people with disabilities on the Monterey Peninsula. The Sally Griffin Active Living Center in Pacific Grove is a multipurpose senior center that offers group meals and a variety of activities and services.

Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley
40 Clark Street, Suite C, Salinas 93901
Phone: 831-758-6325 / Fax: 831-758-6518
Website: www.mealsonwheelsofsalinas.org

Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver affordable, nutritious meals to people with disabilities, the elderly and the homebound in Salinas, and throughout the Salinas Valley, including rural areas.

The Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps
1491 Contra Costa, Seaside 93955
Phone: 831-899-4911
Website: www.tsamonterey.com

The Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps provides food, shelter, clothing, personal care and counsel for people in need through its Good Samaritan Center, rehabilitation for homeless families at Casa de las Palmas, and licensed, affordable preschool and afterschool care for children in the Child Development Center, as well as educational and developmental programs for young people in its Youth Center. The Salvation Army’s Emergency/ Disaster Canteen provides relief for the whole community in time of earthquake, fire, or flood.

The Salvation Army Services Extension
King City Welfare Unit
Call for Assistance: 831-241-0471

The Salvation Army Services Extension provides food, shelter, clothing and counsel for people in need of all ages throughout the Salinas Valley.