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Home & Shelter

Written & Researched By Nataly Meza 
All shelters/donation sites may be accessed by clicking on their title

In late 2020, I myself lost my home but was lucky enough to have a safe place to relocate myself and my small family. It is largely understandable not all of us might have somebody, and it is why we have provided resources on home shelters/programs open to young teens/adults. If you are not an individual suffering from homelessness, we encourage you all to give out the canned foods you don't use to your local donation bins, or backpacks, and more. All these resources may be of great use to someone and we should all be mindful when throwing away certain items or consider giving items such as:

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  • New Socks

  • Snacks

  • Hygiene Kits (deodorant, bandaids & more)

  • Hats, Gloves, & Scarves                                                                        

  • Backpacks

  • Great-Good Condition Shoes

  • Unused Gift Cards

  • Great-Good Condition Water Bottles

  • Sunscreen

  • & more.

 

We also encourage individuals to donate to organizations made to help the homeless & those in need. Here are some organizations/Websites fighting hard to end homelessness in California that you may donate items/money to :

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Safe Place : Safe Place is a youth program created to help in finding a home as well as counseling. Counseling supports youth in areas of drug abuse & more. Support groups are also available from women & more.

Locations:

  • 590 Pearl Street, 2nd Floor Monterey, CA 93940 

  • 544 Pearl Street Monterey, CA 93940

  • 2560 Garden Road, Suite 201 Monterey, CA 93942

  • 1292 Olympia Avenue Seaside, CA 93955

  • 1178 Broadway Seaside, CA 93955

  • 1001 Elm Avenue Seaside, CA 93955

  • 1152 Sonoma Avenue Seaside, CA 93955

  • 1160 Sonoma Avenue Seaside, CA 93955

  • 47 San Miguel Avenue Suite 5 Salinas CA 93901

  • 1083 S. Main Street Salinas, CA 93901

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Larkin Street Youth Services: This program is not only providing temporary housing but also allows youth to change their lives and end their homelessness permanently. They have various programs to help all aspects of life such as jobs, education, and more. They are located in the San Francisco, California area:

Help Hotline: 1 (800) 447-8223

Address: 134 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102

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COTS  :

Cots is a great organization providing these kinds of resources:

Shower Trailers

Emergency Shelters

Food Events

Substance Abuse Recovery

Address: Mary Isaak Center
900 Hopper Street | Petaluma

Phone Number: (707) 765-6530

Email: info@cots.org
 

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Redwood Empire FoodBank :

Redwood Empire Food Bank is an organization that provides weekly food services for individuals. They also have additional services such as CalFresh. Their team will guide you on signing up in order for you to receive a $234 monthly EBT Card which can be used at any store in order to purchase food. This program has over 300 distribution sites  in 5 countries.

Phone Number: (707) 523-7903

Location: 3990 Brickway Blvd., Santa Rosa

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Great Nonprofits :

Here is a website where you may locate nonprofit organizations in whichever area you are in. You may find food services, home services, and more.

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