This (almost) daily news email from the City of Monterey will now focus on the wildfires as well as the pandemic. Our hearts go out to all our friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues affected. We have a new web page that also leads you to the Monterey County page that has comprehensive information about the three fires in Monterey County: the River Fire, the Carmel Fire, and the Dolan Fire.

As of earlier today:

The Community Foundation for Monterey County has created the Monterey County Fire Relief Fund to aid those affected by the River, Carmel, and Dolan fires.

Grants will go to nonprofits and organizations assisting individuals and families with emergency assistance, health and human services, short term housing/rental assistance, reimbursement of equipment and supplies and other support for affected residents. The fund is a trusted repository for philanthropic assets to be directed specifically for this purpose.

100% of donations will be used for grantmaking.

As we traverse our way through this second and parallel event, side by side with COVID-19, we will continue to provide a few main resource links that hopefully help you find what you're looking for. Please also email us anytime at suggest@monterey.org to ask for help in finding what you need.

Many resources including maps, evacuation information, how to help, etc., are available at these links.

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