Emergency Relief for Small Farmers across the California Central Coast

The organizations and programs below have been providing assistance to Central Coast small farmers and their families

Name of organization or source

Information & applications

Deadline

How much?

Eligibility

Contact person(s)

email

phone

Sustainable Systems Research Foundationhttps://sustainablesystemsfoundation.org/ssrf-reports/To be determinedTo be determinedFarmers enrolled in SSRF workshopsAmi Chen Millsamic@sustainablesystemsfoundation.org 

Community Foundation of Monterey County Storm Relief Fund

https://www.cfmco. org/nonprofits/grants/monterey-county- storm-relief-grants/

not specified

$30,000 received

non-profits for redistribution

Laurel Lee Alexander

laurel@cfmco.org

831.884.5712

Silicon Valey Community Foundation Emergency and Disaster Relief Fund

https://www.siliconvalleycf. org/impact/emergency-response/svcf- emergency-disaster-relief-fund

not specified

$20,000 request

non-profits for redistribution: Santa Clara & Santa Cruz counties

Chris Drysdale

cdrysdale@siliconvall eycf.org

650-450-5400

Community Alliance with Family Farmers California Emergency Fund

https://caff. org/cafamilyfarmeremergencyfund/

closed for now; awaiting new funding

$5,000

small-scale farmers impacted by disasters

Anna Lawrence

  

Undocufund Monterey Bay

https://www.sccvonline.org/undocufund. html

not specified

 

provides cash assistance to Monterey Bay area undocumented immigrant workers impacted by emergencies.

Maria Cadenas

maria. cadenas@sccvonline. org

831.200.1719

Community Bridges Pajaro Valley Flood Recovery

https://communitybridges.org/emergency/

not specified

$500

PV residents with property damaged by flood

  

831- 724-2997

CCOF Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund

https://www.ccof.org/page/hardship- assistance

open 4/12-5/12

$5,000

organic farmers experiencing hardship

Jane Sooby

jsooby@ccof.org

(831) 346-6239

Santa Cruz Community Foundation Disaster Fund

https://www.cfscc.org/blog/storm-response

no application available

 

non-profits for redistribution

   

Santa Clara County Agricultural Resilience Incentive (ARI) Grant Program

https://plandev.sccgov.org/policies- programs/agricultural-resilience-incentive- ari-grant-program

May 31

$30,000

Farmers in Santa Clara County only : for compost and mulch application, and 25 other pre-approved practices that improve soil health.

Julie Morris

jfmorris@ucanr.edu

 

Farmlink agriculture loans

https://www.californiafarmlink. org/services/lending

none

$5,000 and up

Strict eligibility requirements

Tamela Hudson

loans@cafarmlink.org

831.425.0303 ext.

7012

CalFresh/SNAP

https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/calfresh

      

Casa de la Cultura

https://snddeneastwest.org/casa-de-la- cultura-center-responds-to-california-flood- crisis/

      

Catholic Charities of Monterey County   https://catholiccharitiesdom.org/diaster-relief/

Go Fund Me Campaigns for Impacted Farmers

Regional agricultural assistance sites

County

Agency

Physical Address

Contact

San Benito, Santa

Clara (831) 637-4360

Hollister Service Center Farm

Service Agency Office

2337 Technology Pkwy Ste C

Hollister, CA 95023-2544,

Alejandro Moreno

alejandroa.moreno@usda.gov

 

San Benito, Santa Clara

 (831) 902-2348 Ext 3

Hollister Service Center

Natural Resources Conservation Service Office

2337 Technology Pkwy Ste C Hollister, CA 95023-2544

 

James Booth james.a.booth@usda.gov

San Benito, Santa

Clara, Monterey

(831 757-5294

Salinas Service Center Rural

Development

744 La Guardia St Bldg A

Salinas, CA 93905-3354

Esther De La Cruz

Esther.Delacruz@usda.gov

Monterey

(831-424-7377 ext 3

Salinas Service Center Natural Resources Conservation

Service Office

744 La Guardia St Bldg A Salinas, CA 93905-3354

Ariel DeLara ariel.delara@usda.gov

 

Monterey

(831) 424-7377

Salinas Service Center Farm

Service Agency Office

744 La Guardia St Bldg A Salinas, CA 93905-3354

 

Vivian Soffa vivian.soffa@usda.gov

 

 

Santa Cruz

(831) 475-1967

Capitola Lpo Natural Resources Conservation

Service Office

 

820 Bay Ave Ste 136 Capitola,

CA 95010-2165

 

Drew Mather  drew.mather@usda.gov