 Call 2-1-1
For quick and accurate information about local community resources.
Food, housing, counseling, financial assistance, senior services
2-1-1 is a service of United Way Monterey County
in partnership with local nonprofits, government offices, and private foundations.
  One Stop Career Center
Hitting the Road
Look for the Mobile Career Center van in your neighborhood coming soon. The One Stop Career Center is expanding access to job seekers. The van will be used for visiting libraries, community centers, and job fairs throughout the county.
The Mobile Career Center provides the perfect bridge for job seekers who cannot easily visit the One Stop Career Centers in Seaside and Salinas. The Mobile Career Center will provide assistance to job seekers with resume writing, job interviewing skills, and expand access to specialized job databases.
To learn of a Mobile Career Center stop near you click here to view the calendar.
 Area Agency on Aging Seeks Members for Advisory Council
The Area Agency on Aging is seeking Monterey County residents to sit on its Advisory Council.
The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is the unit of County government responsible for planning, assessment of needs and provision of services for older individuals in Monterey County. The Advisory Council serves as advocate for older individuals and performs evaluation of policies, programs and services.
Retirees, persons with disabilities, minorities and residents of rural areas of the county are particularly encouraged to apply. Council members serve a three year term and meet every other month on the third Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Meetings are held throughout the County. Names of Council applicants will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for approval before appointment.
Click here to download the application or call 831-755-3467.
Public Baby Shower and Health Fair
 Labor of Love Celebration
To learn about local resources available to pregnant and parenting women visit the 17th annual labor of love celebration. This baby shower and Health fair will be held on Thursday September 2 , 2010 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at Sherwood Hall 940 North Main Street in Salinas. Food, fun,
raffles of 40 care seats and strollers, gifts, and educational booths will be
available. Dads are welcome too! Admission is free.
 Senior Information & Assistance (I&A)
For information and assistance with senior services call 1-800-510-2020 our social work staff are available to answer your questions. For nationwide senior service information call the Eldercare Locator at 1- 800-677-1116 or visit their website at www.eldercare.gov.
 One Stop Career Center
The One Stop Career Center offers assistance to ex-offenders re-entering the workforce. To learn more about the Kick Start Program visit www.mckickstart.org or drop in at one of our One-Stop Career Centers for more information.
 Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)
This program is designed to prevent homelessness and to rapidly re-house individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The goal of this program is self-sufficiency; therefore, each household’s eligibility is determined based on the actual household need. For more information follow this link: http://mcdses.co.monterey.ca.us/cap/
 What MC-CHOICE can do for you!
Outreach workers will help families to:
- Help enroll children in Healthy Families/Medi-Cal programs.
- Help Families retain their Healthy Families/Medi-Cal benefits.
- Assist families to complete annual Healthy Families/Medi-Cal renewals.
- Refer familes to other community services.
 Every child deserves a family.
Right now foster children all over the Central Coast are waiting for a home and new Foster Families are always needed.
Now being a foster family just got a lot easier.
Caring Foster Businesses like these are offering reward programs to all existing and new foster families…
Seeking Employment?
Contact Human Resources if you are interested in supporting our community by helping people find work, keeping children and vulnerable adults safe, providing low-income families with health insurance, nutrition assistance, and temporary cash aid, assisting the independence of people with disabilities, and making sure veteran’s are able to access earned benefits.
For more information on open or future recruitments, call 831-796-1534
Current DSES jobs can be found at: www.mss.ca.gov
Our 24-hour toll free job line is 1-877-796-1503
Other county positions can be found at: www.co.monterey.ca.us/personnel/ |
