THANK YOU!
Your interest and support ensured Monterey County Gives! had a record breaking year. Together, we empower our local nonprofit community
to be its best. Thank you!
-The Monterey County Gives! team.
Natividad Foundation brings people together to strengthen Natividad and create a healthier community. Together with our partners, we help Natividad provide high-quality health care and trauma services for everyone in Monterey County, including the vulnerable.
Donors help Natividad Foundation create a healthier community by supporting innovative programs and high-quality care at Natividad. Natividad provides services not available anywhere else in the area. Natividad’s Trauma Center provides life-saving services to 1,500 critically injured patients yearly, the Child Advocacy Center provides services for victims of child abuse and neglect, and the California Children's Services-certified Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) gives more than 250 of the tiniest and most fragile babies the best start in life. Through its UCSF-affiliated Family Medicine Residency Program, Natividad is distinguished as the only teaching hospital in Monterey County.
Medical equipment purchased by the Foundation and support for Natividad’s programs helps keep these local, vital services available to all.
Together, donors and Natividad Foundation can continue transforming lives and creating a healthier Monterey County.
I’ve had thirteen surgeries because of my cleft palate and hearing loss. In middle school, I began to get bullied by a group of girls. They would laugh at me and say rude comments and make me feel like I was not worth anything. Eventually the bullying escalated. I ended up in the Natividad emergency room twice. The hospital referred me to a program named CHOICE. In the following days I received a home visit from my case worker Sorena. She explained to my mother and I what the program was about and its goal of helping me overcome such a challenging part of my life. From that day on my life changed. Sorena made me feel safer at school. I joined a wrestling team. I made new friends. I got a 4.4 GPA in high school, an internship with Stanford hospital, and a full ride to Berkeley!
- Yarely Alvarez