City of Salinas, California sent this bulletin at 03/17/2025 10:00 AM PDT
Welcome to our CASP Digest March 17, 2025
NEXT CASP MEETING
Join us this Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 7:00 AM in the Salinas PD Community Room for our March in-person CASP General Assembly! We will have a presentation from Jonathan De Anda, where he will share about the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex and all they have to offer.
2025 CASP AWARDS NEW DATE - 04/16/2025
Tickets and tables for the CASP Awards are NOW on sale! 🌟
This is a must-attend event as we honor the incredible efforts of our CASP partners in keeping Salinas safe. Don’t miss out on this important celebration—get your tickets today and be part of this unforgettable event!
Register for this exciting event using this google form. After registration, please make your payment via check, money order, cash, or online.
Checks and Money Orders should be payable to the Action Council of Monterey Council, care of CASP. You can coordinate payment submission with Jose Arreola or Brisa Salcedo. For online payment please visit the Action Council web page. Your seat will be fully reserved once payment is received. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
By contributing to the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace, you're helping to build a safer and stronger community for everyone. All funds will be used for upcoming CASP events and activities, including the CASP Awards, March for Peace, My Life Story Conference, community outreach, and more!
Donate today at actioncouncil.org/donate/ and choose from multiple payment options. Don't forget to select CASP at the "Designated Funds" dropdown menu.
If you have trouble accessing the presentation, please email brisas@ci.salinas.ca.us for a PDF copy.
Shining in Our Community
Monterey County Gives! Breaks Fundraising Record with $14 Million in 2024
Monterey County Gives! has hit another fundraising milestone, raising over $14 million in its 2024 campaign, which is $2 million more than last year. This annual event, a campaign led by the Monterey County Weekly, the Community Foundation for Monterey County, and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, supports more than 200 local nonprofits.
Donors can choose which organizations they'd like to support, with 100% of contributions (plus a partial match) going directly to those causes. Since its start in 2009, Monterey County Gives! has raised over $82 million, making a big impact in the local community.
Looking Ahead
Mark your calendars! Here are the upcoming meeting dates.
March 19, 2025 (In-person): Salinas Regional Soccer Complex April 2, 2025 (Virtual): Suicide Prevention Service. April 16, 2025 (In-Person): CASP AWARDS!!
CASP Strategic Plan on Violence Prevention
Click on the image below to view our digital flip e-zine of our Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Prevent and Reduce Violence.
Partners for Peace - Become a Family Coach for the Strengthening Families Program
Strengthening Families is a 10-week program for parents and youth together of 10-17 years of age. Families build communication and problem solving skills and receive tools to enhance youth peer resistance skills, school success and parenting/caregiver skills. Make a positive impact on the families of Monterey County and become a PAID family coach!
For more information please contact Melissa Edwards at medwards@p4pmc.org or (831) 776 0569
Empathy in Action: A transformative Justice Center Initiative
Are you interested in being part of a transformative, life-changing program? Do you want to go inside prison and learn with the incarcerated? Join this 9-week program and learn with the Transformative Justice Center!
For more information contact Megan McDrew at mmcdrew@transformativejusticecenter.org Spanish flyer Here. For more information on the Transformative Justice Center click here.
OTHER RESOURCES:
2-1-1 Monterey County
Click here to look up/learn about Monterey County resources.
ACE's Study
Statistical data from the Child Abuse Prevention Council.
The City of Salinas will only accept applications for job postings that are currently open. To view a listing of our current employment opportunities and apply for positions, please visit our Government Jobs career page.
We're thrilled to announce that First 5 Monterey County is seeking a Finance & Grants Manager to join our team! Please share this news with anyone who you think may be interested.
First 5 Monterey County enriches the lives of children and families by elevating early childhood as a priority, strengthening connections, and advancing quality within a whole system of care and support.
The Finance & Grants Manager role supports F5MC by overseeing day-to-day financial activity, maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations. The position requires significant financial and accounting skills and experience. This role plays a vital part in managing grants, budgets, contracts, and financial reporting under the direction of the Director of Finance while working closely with internal teams.
Are you interested in working at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History? We are currently looking to expand our wonderful team and are hiring for multiple positions. Positions are listed at https://www.pgmuseum.org/careers
