Family Fun Day!

Natividad Creek Park on

Sunday May 20^thfrom 12-3 pm

Join us for a day of family fun. There will be many activities for children, youth and adults as well as music, a raffle and performances by Caminos Del Arte, Ballet Folklorico Aguila Real and Cheeky Spanks. At 1.30 pm we will have a release of bubbles as a symbol of hope and support for our community’s mental health.

This is a free, bilingual event, open to staff, clients and community members.

Fiesta of Hope 2012

The 8th annual Fiesta of Hope is scheduled for Thursday, May 24th.

Come to be encouraged, find out the latest changes in mental health services, discover new resources and meet others in our community who share these unique challenges.

Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month!

Registration forms are available here in English and Spanish

1 in 4 Americans

Mental health disorders are real, common and treatable, and together we can do more to help the 1 in 4 Americans who live with these disorders.

* An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder in a given year. That is nearly 60 million people.

* Mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S.

After you touch ducklings or chicks,

wash your hands so you don’t get sick!

Contact with live poultry (chicks, chickens, ducklings, ducks, geese,& turkeys) can be a source of human Salmonella infections. Chicks, ducklings, & other live poultry can carry Salmonella germs and still appear healthy and clean.

Salmonella germs are shed in their droppings and can easily contaminate their bodies & anything in areas where birds live and roam.

Salmonella germs can cause a diarrheal illness in people that can be mild, severe, or even life threatening.

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water right after touching live poultry or anything where they live and roam.

Si toca pollitos o patitos, ¡lávese las manos para no enfermarse!

El contacto con aves de corral vivas (como pollitos, gallinas, patitos, patos, gansos y pavos) puede ser una fuente de infecciones por Salmonella en las personas

Las bacterias de Salmonella pueden causar en las personas enfermedades con diarrea desde leves hasta graves o incluso la muerte.

Los pollitos, los patitos y otras aves de corral vivas pueden ser portadoras de Salmonella aun cuando se vean sanas y limpias.

Las bacterias de Salmonella se liberan en losexcrementos y pueden contaminar fácilmente el cuerpo de las aves, al igual que las áreas que habitan y frecuentan.

Lavarse las manos cuidadosamente con agua y jabón inmediatamente después de tocar aves de corral vivas o cualquier objeto ubicado en el área en que habitan o frecuentan.

Search for Adoptable Pets

Featured Adoptable Pets

Monterey County Animal Services offers many of the wonderful animals it receives up for adoption.

An animal can be available for adoption once it has gone through the stray period unclaimed and appears to be in sound medical health and good temperament.

Click HERE to view animals at our shelter

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Find out more about the event and volunteer opportunities

We need your opinion!

We are conducting a survey on a potential brand for our organization.

We really value your input.

The survey will take no more than 2 minutes to complete.

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North County dog tests positive for rabies

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A dog from the North Monterey County area tested positive for rabies. This is significant because it is the first laboratory confirmed case of rabies in a domestic animal in Monterey County in at least 30 years. Lab results indicate the dog was infected with the California skunk variant of rabies. This is not surprising given the level of rabies in the skunk population in the area. This rabies case in a dog serves as a reminder that domestic dogs and cats are at a real risk for rabies in Monterey County.