All families in Monterey County benefit from equitable access to resources that reduce stigma, eliminate barriers, and provide support towards building positive parent-child interaction and family wellness through education and programming from pregnancy to age five. When caregivers are effectively supported, families thrive and children flourish.
PCMC is the go-to organization for doula training and support and community based maternal mental health support in Monterey County. Our organization meets families where they are by providing Family Circles througout the county, a postpartum warmline, Circle of Security Parenting Classes, and the county's first and only Medi-cal Doula training and support hub. Last year we touched 1700 families across all programming and with the first wave of Medi-cal credentialed doulas beginning work this summer we are confident our reach will expand exponentially! We are so honored to be a part of McGives year after year and we deeply appreciate every donor and every dollar- we are nothing without our community and we firmly believe that when caregivers are effectively supported, families thrive and children flourish.
PCMC's programming is accessible to the entire county; however, we are focused on filling service gaps in the resource deserts that exist in our county, namely East Salinas and South County. Additinally, we tailor our services to the languages and cultures of community members who are historically underserved and have experienced trauma and discrimination at the hands of various systems.
The family circle provided a safe warm environment for myself children and me. This has been so needed for me moving to South county, thank you.
- Maria Hernandez, Greenfield
