Community Human Services is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing high-quality mental health, substance abuse and homeless services to Monterey County residents to help them reach their full potential.
Community Human Services invites you to help end homelessness in Monterey County by sustaining critical housing and supportive services programs. In addition to food and shelter, people experiencing homelessness need practical assistance like case management, housing services, and help with application fees, security deposits, and rent, with the overarching goal of setting them on a path leading out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
CHS provides all this and more to help people build brighter futures. Your donations will specifically support and house homeless men, women, youth and families at Casa de Noche Buena, Shuman HeartHouse, Safe Place, Safe Passage, the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas Valley Street Outreach Programs, the Youth Navigation Center, and the SHARE Center.
We can accomplish great things when we come together as a community, give from our hearts and lift up those in need. Please join us in helping end homelessness in Monterey County today.
My name is Kelly and I’m a veteran and single mother of three children--my pride and joy! I got married very young to an abusive man. Our relationship was toxic and unhealthy. I was hurting and felt like a failure. But I knew my kids deserved better. So, I left my husband, and we headed back to Monterey, my hometown. We had nowhere to go so we had to live out of my car. I felt fear every day until we got to Shuman HeartHouse. They welcomed us without judgment. Thanks to the support we got, I was able to get back on my feet and get a housing voucher. I now have a beautiful home. My kids each have their own room. I'm also studying nursing at MPC and have a good job. I’m so, so grateful to CHS. They changed our lives! It was a miracle.
- Kelly A.
