SAM's GUIDE

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Monterey County Family Resources

For a copy of SAM's GUIDE, 2019 click here.

THE 2019 EDITION OF SAM's GUIDE IS THE MOST RECENT EDITION.
THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR A NEWER EDITION.

For more recent information, download the
Monterey Co. Homeless Services Resource Guide, Jan 2023
published by the Coalition of Homeless Service Providers.

SAM's GUIDE, February 2019 Edition is 135 pages and offers:

Community resources for everyone -- from before birth to the end of life.
New agencies and programs, found throughout the guide
The latest agency information, plus links to agency websites

This resource guide includes information on 36 topics or areas of service. Included are resources for food, housing, drug counseling, disabilities, health care, services for the homeless, parent education, child development, domestic violence, recreation programs, senior services, teen services, and transportation, to name a few. More than 400 agencies and programs are listed in the guide. This is an excellent resource for nurses, social workers, counselors, teachers, community liaison workers and all others who provide counseling on health and social services to families in Monterey County, California. The guide may be downloaded at no cost. While I have made every effort to be accurate, I apologize in advance for any errors or omissions.

Ways to Use SAM's Guide:

Keep a copy of the PDF file on your computer desktop. The table of contents has links to each chapter. Or use the Control F function to find information on a specific organization or program. I have included agency website links in the document. These are activated, so that, with a click, one has access to additional program information. There is also an agency and program index in the back of the guide.

Download onto iPads and iPhones. The Guide may also be sent as an attachment to an e-mail and then opened and downloaded onto iPads and iPhones as a PDF file stored in iBooks.

Print copies. I recommend double-sided; the guide is 135 pages! Place in binders. Other information may be added to the binder, as appropriate to meet the needs of the counselor’s specific clients. Some individuals have found it helpful to separate chapters with tab dividers or to use the dividers to quickly identify frequently used sections.

Please note that the Guide is copyrighted, all rights reserved. I hereby give my permission to download and distribute copies of the PDF file and to print and distribute paper copies of the Guide to anyone providing counseling and assisting families in Monterey County, California. Permission is NOT given to copy and paste any part of this guide into another document. Please contact me if you would like to link to this website (intranet or internet).

Updated April 2024

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