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I-HELP is  only EMERGENCY SHELTER open every night in the Monterey area without a waiting list for men and women: a hot meal, a safe place, and a caring community.  80% of our expenses are for staff.  We require a bus driver and 1-2 monitors per program every single night.

MCGives! donates a percentage of match to every donation up to a limit. 

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  1. Credit Cards - Enter your information on the MCGives! page. They will receive instructions on next steps. If further assistance is needed, please contact the Community Foundation for Monterey County at 831.375.9712.

  2. Checks - Make payable to “Community Foundation for Monterey County” (or CFMC, or CFMC/MCGives) with I-HELP on the memo line.  Attn: MCGives! 2354 Garden Road, Monterey, CA 93940. Enter your information on the MCGives! page or complete the MC-Gives-Donation-Form-fillable.pdf.

  3. IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD)  Donors aged 70 1/2 or older can donate directly to the MCGives! Campaign by making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from their Individual Retirement Account (IRA). IRA donors should first go to the MCGives! page and enter their donation information. They will receive instructions on next steps. Donors should instruct their IRA administrator to make the distribution directly to the CFMC for the benefit of MCGives! Please note that IRA contributions must clear a donor’s custodial account by December 29th, 2023, to qualify for a 2023 Qualified Charitable Distribution. This may take a few weeks. 

  4. WIRE & ACH - Enter your information on the MCGives! page and receive additional instructions. For assistance, contact the Community Foundation of Monterey County at 831.375.9712.

  5. Stock - Please contact the Community Foundation of Monterey County at 831.375.9712 for transfer instructions.

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