Planned Parenthood Mar Monte delivers vital health care, sex education, and information to adults and children across California and Nevada, regardless of their income, identities, immigration status, beliefs, or zip code.
Despite attacks by an administration that will use every method at their disposal to seek to destroy Planned Parenthood as an organization and stop abortion care, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM) continues to stand with the Monterey County community to provide safe, accessible, and judgment free care.
However, in July, the federal government prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving any Medicaid reimbursement for services like cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, birth control, and more that our patients depend on. While this plays out in the courts, donations will help stabilize our operations in this moment of immense challenge and serve as a crucial bridge while we establish a new, sustainable model that does not rely on federal funding.
Thanks to your support through Monterey County Gives, PPMM can continue to keep as many health center doors as possible open and provide lifesaving services throughout the region and beyond.
PPMM has two health centers in Monterey County, one in Seaside and one in Salinas. The majority of patients served at these locations are low income: 88% live at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. PPMM is proud to meet patients where they are. This includes offering a choice of in-person, telephone, or video visits for many services to reduce geographic and transportation barriers, as well as providing services in languages other than English when possible. We currently offer services in English and Spanish at our Seaside and Salinas health centers. Our patients know they can rely on PPMM for quality, confidential, affordable health care, no matter their income, immigration status, or other barriers to health care they may face. They know they will be listened to and treated with respect and that our staff will support them in the healthcare decisions they make.
When I was 15 years old, I experienced an unwanted pregnancy. When I felt like I had no one to trust with all the changes that were happening in my life and with my body, Planned Parenthood was there for me. Being pregnant at such a young age is very frowned upon in my culture, and terminating one is even worse. The support I received from Planned Parenthood at that very important time of my life was everything I could have ever hoped for.
- PPMM Patient, Monterey Bay Region
