I dropped freshly laundered clothes off, several of the homeless women thanked me for thinking of…read morethem. There was quite a bit of laughter as they'd assumed I was homeless myself when they saw me enter with a big bag of clothes.

Gathering for Women is an amazing place. I would have lost all hope if I hadn't found them. I've…read moreexperienced such kindness and compassion here. I've felt human again. Iy means d everything to be treated so well as a homeless person. GFW understands exactly what homeless women need. From feminine hygiene products to clothes, laundry vouchers to gas/trans vouchers -- their resources keep you alive and WELL. The social workers are amazing and tapped into every resource in Monterey County. You won't find a better group of people anywhere. The weekly luncheon on Tuesdays, offsite in Carmel, is a wonderful networking opportunity and a beautiful event I look forward to. Here is some information from their website: Gathering for Women is a caring community... Where homeless women can get a hot meal, free clothing and some limited emergency assistance. Where health, mental health, and other service providers can connect with homeless women to offer them help. Where homeless women can learn how to keep themselves safe and health. Where the community can learn from homeless women about what they need. Where housing providers can connect with, screen, and place women into permanent housing. Mission: Supporting the Homeless and Hungry Vision: Our vision is that the homeless and hungry have a place on the Monterey Peninsula where they can access food, clothing, a caring community, and connections to resources and services. Values: Hope Empowerment Advocacy Respect Transparency Gathering for Women also operates a Food Pantry for All that is open three days a week and provides basic food staples to all hungry people on the Monterey Peninsula. Our Locations Service Center 187 El Dorado, Suite D Monterey, CA 93940 831-241-6154 Monday-Wednesday-Friday 10 AM- 2 PM Resources, Clothing, Personal Care Items, Limited emergency assistance Serving homeless women UUCMP 490 Aguajito Road Carmel, CA 92923 Tuesdays 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM Luncheon for homeless women Pantry for All 580 Fremont Monterey, CA 93940 Sunday-Tuesday- Friday 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM Nonperishable food for anyone in need Donation Drop Off 490 Aguajito Road (UUCMP) Carmel, CA 93923 Tuesdays 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Gently used and clean ladies clothing Personal care/sanitary items Who We Are Gathering for Women is a refuge for homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula. We operate three locations offering a variety of services. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we provide services designed to reduce immediate harm and help homeless women transition out of homelessness, such as clothing, personal care items, case management, comprehensive resource support, limited emergency assistance, education to promote their health and safety, and connections to community service providers. Every Tuesday we provide homeless women with a caring community and a hot nutritious meal. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays we provide nonperishable food for anyone in need. Everyday we are working towards a permanent facility to consolidate our program into a drop-in Day Center with one-stop for resources serving homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula. Our Goal To provide the resources that will promote health, safety, and housing readiness among our women guests. Our hope is that every homeless woman will eventually be housed with appropriate supportive services.

so, besides coffee shops, the most checked into places that i see on Yelp are sushi places…read more and, guess what? the ocean is dying, just like most of our planet and our resources and for sure romance, but that's a whole 'nother thing so, to people with wealth: if you like eating sushi, DONATE HERE if you like eating fish, DONATE HERE, LISTEN TO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING or else it all goes away if you like swimming, having an ocean, etc, start friggin taking care of it, again or else just like with people, if you don't value them, if you only value dollar bills, that's all that you're gonna have left when the bubble bursts, cuz guess what, it's about to burst RIGHT NOW: no tuna no shrimp no salmon OR ELSE YOU DON'T GET IT IN THE FUTURE contribute to a sustainable life and renewable energy OR ELSE YOU DON'T GET THIS MAGICAL LAND & LIFE IN THE FUTURE God/The Universe/Creator only created so much water and if 80 people control most of it, billions are going to die and i don't have to tell ya that that ain't right, kid figure out that money doesn't really matter that much, that the best things in life are free, and that you have to have to have to VOTE WITH YOUR WALLET for people and businesses like The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program that actually take care of our land and our people OR ELSE IT ALL GOES AWAY . . . peace www.seafoodwatch.org

This agency is the "worst." We had an appointment originally back in December 28, 2022. Bethany,…read morethe coordinator said because of the Holiday's naturally a CNA wouldn't start until the first of the year. It is now January 13, 2023. I had to call them this week because I hadn't heard anything from Bethany. Guess what her excuse was? She had the wrong number! Did she try calling the alternate phone number? The only communication I received after our December 28 meeting with Bethany was a "text" on January 10 saying she hasn't called because she had the "wrong number" was too busy assisting other "seniors" and our CNA was "sick." That's it. I can clearly see why they have a "3 Star" average. Excuse, after excuse after excuse.

We have had home care aides through our nationally known long-term care insurance, for several…read moreyears. With our authorization, payments were made directly to the care agency, so we did not have to deal with anything except establishing our eligibility for services under the policy. We recently moved to Monterey and contacted Central Coast Senior Services. We were told that they did not deal with long term care insurance companies, even MetLife or CalPERS. We would have to pay them for services each month and then we were responsible for getting reimbursed by our long-term care insurance. This means we would have to send care notes, invoices and other documentation each month to the insurance company. Whatever the quality of service Central Coast provides, and it may well be good, but potential customers should be aware of this unusual part of their services and the additional work it entails.

Doing some thrifting Saturday afternoon in Pacific Grove…read more Stopped in at the Treasure Shop for a look. I've been here a couple of times before so I know it's a clean well organized shop. The help at the checkout is polite and respectful. Prices are good and the specials make it a great deal. Last words...the hunt, it's real!

My partner and I love establishments like this, so we immediately had to go in. Upon entering,…read morethere's a large selection of clothing and accessories. The back room was much bigger, displaying furniture, art pieces, room decor, books, toys, and other trinkets. All the items were fairly-reasonable priced, and the cashier was very friendly.

I have attended this church for about 15 years. I looked at a lot of different churches when I…read morefirst moved here. The Center for Spiritual Awakening (CSA) is a place where I found a profound spiritual practice based based on the common beliefs of many faiths. Rather than the beliefs that divides us... The spiritual director, Dr. Bill Little, delivers a clear, compelling and inspiring message that you can apply to your everyday life. The weekly musical guests are always amazing and the music fine-tuned to the message for the day. If you are looking for an open spiritual community, with a great spiritual director, inspiring message, great music, a fun children's church and a welcoming environment - come to the Center for Spiritual Awakening. I am so glad that I did!

I had heard many cool things about CSA , yet I was very skeptical about "churches" in general…read more What I found when I started attending CSA in 2005 was a joyful, friendly and vibrant community. The teachings and the variety of spiritual teachers and science that our minister would draw upon were impressive. There was a depth and relevance to the teachings that helped in living life in a more joyful and loving way. I have found friendship, community and resonate spiritual teachings. There is a wonderful children's church, which parents should like that provide fun and inspiring lessons for children. After service there is coffee and food, and circle group discussions. The church also offers classes, musical performances and fellowship parties.