Staff Spotlight: Paola Martinez
October 4, 2024
Paola Martinez began her journey at the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) as a volunteer in the fall of 2016. In 2017, she was hired for a temporary position as a Crisis Intervention (CI) Specialist—before the role was officially established. After a brief break to study abroad in Spain in 2018, Paola returned to MCRCC in a role focused more on community engagement. By 2019, having graduated from CSUMB, she moved back to Sacramento but soon found herself back in Monterey County in the established tole of CI Specialist. Two years later, she transitioned into...
End of Summer 2024
September 18, 2024
Under the warm summer sun, the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) was out in full force, connecting with and serving our community. Each of our dedicated teams worked diligently within their roles, achieving significant milestones in community outreach, prevention education, and crisis intervention. In this blog post, we’ll take you through the highlights of our busy summer—from the Community Engagement team’s involvement in major events like National Night Out, to the Crisis Intervention team’s efforts to support survivors across the county, and the...
Staff Spotlight: Meet Giselle
July 29, 2024
At the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC), we are fortunate to have a team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about making a difference in our community. One such person is Giselle Lazaro, MCRCC’s Prevention Educator. We had the opportunity to sit down with Giselle and learn more about their journey, motivations, and the invaluable work they do.
Giselle was born and raised in Salinas and they have a deep love for their hometown. They are a creative soul, deeply into music, movies, and YouTube culture. Giselle is also an artist, engaging in...
MCYCGE
MCRCC’s Prevention Education team has been hard at work finding ways to engage our youth and creating spaces for them to be seen and heard. Recently, with the help of a new grant from the California Department of Public Health and in partnership with The Epicenter, the team has found an ambitious new way to support the county’s proactive youth. We are excited to introduce the Monterey County Youth Coalition for Gender Equity (MCYCGE). This coalition will be composed of high school students from all over Monterey County working together to create safer spaces and dismantle harmful gender...
MCRCC Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire
For over 50 years, the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) has been supporting survivors of sexual trauma and working to prevent sexual violence in our community. We know...
Monterey County Gives is here, your support helps the CE Team makes an impact!
November 13, 2023
To broaden the vision of Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, the Community Engagement (CE) Team is always ready to step out into the community. Monterey County is no small county and the CE Team has specialized members that connect with the various higher education institutions, different organizations and nonprofits, businesses, and community partners to present...