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Community resources

For Questions or Emergencies

Community Hospital
(831) 624-5311
Nursery (831) 625-4771

Poison Center
800-876-4766

Parent Hotline
800-690-2282

Health Department
Monterey (831) 899-8100
Salinas (831) 755-4500

Bereavement Support

Hospice of the Central Coast

Monterey Resource Center

(831) 649-1772

Salinas Resource Center

(831) 753-6045

SHARE/Parent Bereavement (Community Hospital )

(831) 622-2704

Breastfeeding Services

Lactation Education Services (Community Hospital )

(831) 625-4987

Breastfeeding classes (Community Hospital )

(831) 625-4704

La Leche League (meetings, classes, support)

(831) 645-6767

Nursing Mothers Council of Monterey County
(meetings, classes, support)

(831) 758-0179

Breastfeeding Equipment

Manual and electric breast pumps, SNS, and Shells
(for name of a Medela rental station in your area)

800-835-5968

Ordway Pharmacy

(831) 372-8085

Star Pharmacy

(831) 422-9004

Birth Control

Planned Parenthood

(831) 394-1691

Seaside Family HealthCare

(831) 899-8100

Clinica De Salud (CSUS)

(831) 757-6237

Car Safety

Auto Safety Hotline

800-424-9393

California Highway Patrol

(831) 455-4800

CPR classes (infants, children, adults)

Community Hospital

(831) 625-4708

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

(831) 755-0744

American Red Cross

(831) 375-5730

Crisis Help

Compassion Pregnancy Center and Clinics

Monterey

(831) 373-8535

Salinas

(831) 757-5500

Poison Control

800-876-4766

Shelter Outreach Plus (24-hour bilingual Family Help Line)
Information and referrals to: emergency
shelter and housing, domestic violence
resources, food pantries, counseling, alcohol
and drug abuse programs, job training,
citizenship, welfare services, immigration
services, senior services, and parenting resources

800-339-8228

Rape Crisis Center

(831) 375-4357

Suicide Prevention

(831) 649-8008

Women's Crisis Center (24-hour Family Stress Line)

(831) 757-1001

Domestic Violence

Shelter Outreach (24-hour bilingual Family Help Line)

800-339-8228

YMCA of Monterey County

(831) 583-1025

Children's Protection Services

Child Protective Services (CPS) (to report incident or receive counseling)

(831) 755-4691

After hours

911

Exercise Classes

Pacific Grove Adult School

(831) 646-6580

Monterey Peninsula College

(831) 646-4220

Monterey Sports Center

(831) 646-3700

Family Help

Family Service Center (family counseling)

(831) 394-4622

Shelter Outreach Plus (see listing under Crisis Help)

800-339-8228

Trucha, Inc. (multiple services, bilingual)

(831) 424-0521

Financial Assistance

Monterey County Department of Social Services

(831) 899-8001

AFDC, food stamps, special assistance for moms less than 18 years of age

Monterey

(831) 899-8001

Salinas

(831) 755-8500

Soledad and Gonzales

(831) 678-2682

King City

(831) 385-7400

Food Assistance

Food Stamps

Monterey

(831) 899-8001

Salinas

(831) 755-8500

Soledad and Gonzales

(831) 678-2682

King City

(831) 385-7400

Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC)

Salinas

(831) 796-2888

Monterey

(831) 393-3251

Soledad

(831) 678-5121

King City

(831) 386-1070

Salvation Army

(831) 386-6879

Shelter Outreach Plus

(831) 899-4988

Healthcare

Monterey County Health Department

Seaside Family HealthCare

(831) 899-8100

Salinas

(831) 755-4500

Clinica De Salud (CSUS)

Salinas

(831) 757-6237

Castroville

(831) 663-1514

Soledad

(831) 678-0881

Help in the Home

Doulas of Monterey County (DOMCO)

(831) 647-9307

VNA Salinas

(831) 758-8243

Parenting Classes

Family Service Center

(831) 373-4421

Monterey Adult School

(831) 899-1615

Pacific Grove Adult School (Parent's Place)

(831) 646-6623

Salinas Adult School (Sharing Times)

(831) 796-6970

Postpartum Depression

Pacific Grove Adult School (Parent's Place, Baby Blues Support Group)

(831) 646-6623