Gathering for Women, a Monterey nonprofit that provides shelter to unhoused women, hosts its annual Art & Craft Fair throughout September,…
In the yard of the Gathering for Women in Monterey, a sculptural bench stands as a tribute to local women without homes who have died in recen…
If there’s one thing the last three years should have taught us, it’s compassion. A global pandemic, social turmoil, and now a brutal war serv…
FREE SPEECHRana Ayyub is the kind of journalist who is unafraid to speak truth to power. In one recent column in The Washington Post, where sh…
Three years ago, Dee Steiner started teaching weekly art classes at Gathering for Women. A local artist at Monterey’s Venture Gallery, and alr…
Almost exactly two years ago the idea for the Monterey Peninsula's first permanent homeless shelter was proposed using a portion of $12.5 mill…
It is the “strange conundrum” of our time, says United Way Monterey County President and CEO Katy Castagna. There are plenty of people who are…
Elliott Robinson retired last year from his long career in social services—including 17 years as director of the Monterey County Department of…
A homeless shelter for the Monterey Peninsula came one step closer to reality on Wednesday, May 29, when the Leadership Council of the Coaliti…