we found five baby raccoons orphan in our attic. The mommy came back for all of them, but one we…read morebrought the baby to Native animal rescue and they took great care of it. Now we just found a baby owl will be giving that to them tomorrow morning.

I brought in an injured baby animal and they were kind and reassuring to me. I have done that…read morebefore and they even let me know how it was doing.

My counselors were very professional. They work with the Veterans Administration and put vets on…read morehigh priority.

This place really needs an audit. My family of three called on Santa Cruz homeless shelter for help…read moreand we ended up sleeping in our car waiting for them for well over three weeks while they kept promising us the world. The shelter told is they would help with tires for my truck,food,clothing,a motel,hygiene,an apartment,. Three months later and Santa Cruz homeless shelter has helped us with nothing at all and we have heard this same story from many less fortunate like ourselves. We feel the staff that promised us help led us down a road of lies for reasons unknown. I myself feel they kept us going to further secure there paycheck by calling us there client. Please do your homework before trusting this place when your in need of help or wanting to donate to a good cause! Hopefully this type of treatment for the needy doest go on with SCHS but until them beware.

Gorgeous, delicious cupcakes. Plus Violet is a sweetheart - she delivered my birthday cupcakes to…read moreour Airbnb in Rio Del Mar so that no one had to run out and I could enjoy more time with my family. So kind! We chatted a bit when she dropped them off. It felt good to support her artistry as well as local nonprofit organizations that she cares about and donates her proceeds to. I ordered vanilla cupcakes and left the colors and flower design up to Violet. Everyone at my birthday party LOVED them! The cake was moist and delicious. The colors were vivid and beautiful. I was SO happy! They were much better than a birthday cake. Thanks, Violet!!

Highly recommend, the cupcakes were beautiful, delicious, and we deeply appreciate the non-profit…read morecauses this business serves! It made us feel like we were doing something meaningful for my daughter's birthday.

This place is so cute and cool. If you have a teenage daughter that is into thrifting, THIS is the…read moretype of place she is talking about. Cute and open place, not too overwhelming, cute little pieces, fun music. They loved it here! I especially loved that they had a section of "local" so this would be like Santa Cruz hoodies. I liked that they separated this out for the non-locals to sift through.

I came here almost 3 years ago and found some good fits, and ever since I've wanted to come back…read more I'm here for the weekend and once I checked into my hotel I wanted this place to be my first stop. This shop is absolutely adorable and for the most part I think there's something for every one!

So My child was registered in downtown SC facility for the beginning or summer something happened…read morewith the building, so I was informed he couldnt attend. They said nothing else. I happened to get the idea to call the Live Oak branch an they accepted him an said he was registered and ready to go Monday, this was on the Thursday the previous week. Come Monday I take him down there and what do you know he's not on the list and he cant stay. So now I'm suppose to go to work and for the next 2 weeks because of the incompetent employees. I was not able to work and was out thousands of dollars. Their whole demeanor after telling me he couldnt stay was basically like to bad so sad. I did say something like what a shitty situation. The women named Alice got extremely offended so I stopped. Now she is saying my child can never come back. These people have to be the most ignorant people to be in charge of anything. I mean they obviously cant do their job right. Putting hard working single mothers out of work because they simply cannot do what they say. I couldnt be more unhappy with the downtown director. She does not deserve to have a job to be so off putting when it comes to peoples livelihoods'. She should be ashamed of herself. I'd give negative stars if possible. I was going to this place before this girl was even alive. What a bad way to get support from the community.

if I could give this a ZERO! Its poorly managed, short staffed (way too many children to adults, an…read moreaccident waiting to happen) no planned activities, no fun at all, don't bring your child here unless you just want them bored all day. So if this club was awarded a grant; where's all the money going? Why so few workers, and why arent you taking our kids on field trips? going to a playground every day in the hot sun isn't considered a field trip. it's a babysitting gig. government needs to award grants to nonprofits that really contribute to these children in need. disgraceful.

This used to be a good organization but all of their good staff members have left or been layed off…read morerecently. That got rid of 90% of their staff for new people that are all inexperienced. They seem so disorganized now and have no sense of direction. The past ED, Catherine O'dea gave them direction and really helped the community. Most of the staff now is brand new with no relevant experience or knowledge of our community. Don't be surprised if they bankrupt soon. Their event schedule says everything about what they are doing these days. There is hardly anything on there besides clean ups. They need to be replaced by another non profit. They are giving Save our Shores around the world a bad name.

Save Our Shores is an unbelievably good team of committed professionals that are doing a great job…read moreof keeping the Monterey Bay and its beaches healthy and clean for all of us. No one there is working for the money or glory of it- all are deeply committed to the marine environment and are working at below market pay to do so. As an active sailor and "beach walker", I am extremely grateful for what they do. I have donated to them and suggest that you do, too- Its like contributing to public Broadcasting- you use their services and are grateful for the results.

My daughter loved spending time with the cats. The staff was organized, kind, and helpful.read more

The owner was extremely rude and unwelcoming. I walked in with my two young daughters, ages 5 and…read more6, to inquire about a kitten, and we were treated very disrespectfully. She was dismissive from the moment we arrived and was quick to shut the door in our faces. I can't say for certain whether race played a role in how we were treated, but the interaction left me with the strong impression that we were not welcome, and I felt that there may have been discriminatory behavior involved. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this place. There are plenty of businesses that understand the importance of treating customers--and especially children and families--with basic courtesy and respect.

Stayed there for less than a week, got accused "by a staff member" my second day being there of…read moresmoking pot in the house (definitely smelled it that morning though) was open and honest the entire time that I had smoked a few times during my pregnancy before coming there, and I wouldn't pass a drug test as I smoked the night before I left my hometown to move to Siena House. Simply told that that "didn't look good for me" and I moved on because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I didn't have a guilty conscience for something I didn't do. I told them they could thoroughly search me and my belongings considering I didn't own so much as a lighter. I guess that wasnt good enough because a few days later I was told that a member of the board had moved to have me evicted. With no real evidence whatsoever. That's what you get for being honest with these people. False accusations and threats to be put out on your butt. And from what another woman living there told me I'm far from the first person to have that happen. And all of this within not even a full week of me staying there. I didn't stick around to see what else could possibly go wrong living there, I packed up my stuff, left, and moved in with the father of my child with whom my relationship is incredibly strained, because I had no other options The woman who live there are lovely, and even the staff themselves conducts themselves in a friendly manner, but if you have any skeletons in your closet whatsoever, be prepared to be treated like a criminal and probably be the first one to be accused if anything happens.

Call these wonderful people if you need help and are pregnant. They will help you. I have not…read morevisited them yet but they were so great when I was trying to find shelter for a homeless pregnant woman. God bless Siena House!