- Home
- Departments
- Library
- Resources
- Local Non-Profits
Local Non-Profits
Local Non-Profits in Watsonville & Santa Cruz County
For local Non-Profits looking for and accepting volunteers, please view the Community Service Locations page.
Local Non-Profits Accepting Donations of Items
Local places that accept used item donations
■ Goodwill Thrift Store – 470 Main Street, Watsonville 722-2376
■ Hope Services Santa Cruz District (can pickup) – 831-421-9900 220 Lincoln Street, Santa Cruz CA
Local stores that sell used/vintage/recycled items
■ Goodwill Thrift Store – 470 Main Street, Watsonville 722-2376
Local Non-Profits Accepting Donations & Volunteers
Please visit the site for each non-profit to find out what donations they are looking for and to learn what the process is for volunteering with them is.
La Manzana (Community Bridges)
Helping with: literacy, food distribution, bilingual parent education, help with forms, bilingual help and assistance
Second Harvest Food Bank
Helping with: food, nutrition, health, fighting diabetes
Loaves & Fishes
Helping with: nutrition, food, training
Meals on Wheels (Community Bridges)
Helping with: meals for seniors, food, nutrition, socialization
Senior Center (831) 722-1333
114 E. Fifth Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
Helping with: seniors and services for seniors
Salud Para La Gente
Helping with: health, families, youth, eyecare, dental care
Jacob’s Heart
Helping with: cancer (in children), health, support, caregiver support, family support
Monarch Services (formally Women’s Crisis Support – Defensa de Mujeres)
Helping with: women's health, mental health, domestic violence
Pajaro Valley Historical Association
Helping with: local history
Pajaro Valley Arts Council
Helping with: local artists, art
Digital Nest
Helping with: youth, technology skills, education
#LiveLikeCoco
The Live Like Coco Foundation provides thousands of Santa Cruz county kids with free books as well as scholarships to extra-curricular activities. Check out their map of little free libraries in Santa Cruz County, created in partnership with Digital Nest.
Santa Cruz Connect/ Watsonville Connect (AKA Project Homeless Connect)
Helping with: homelessness & resources for homeless and those at risk
California Rural Legal Assistance
Help with: legal help for migrant and low income persons, fair labor, housing, lgbt issues, social justice
YWCA Watsonville
Helping with: empowerment, helping families, ending racism
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
Helping with: advocating for the safety of children
United Way
Helping with: youth health, families, support, job training for young adults, housing assistance
Salvation Army
Helping with: housing help, veterans help, youth camps, homeless shelter, food and nutrition assistance, domestic violence help, emergency shelter, transitional housing, rehabilitation.
Hope Services
Helping with: services and assistance for developmentally disabled persons
Women’s Club
Helping with: improving the community
American Legion
Helping with: services and assistance for veterans