Pinwheels for Prevention: Honoring and protecting our children
Empowering children and families to thrive free of abuse and neglect.
A strength-based collaborative lifting all voices to bring resources, including education, outreach and advocacy to empower all communities in Monterey County to keep children and families safe and thriving.
Integrity, Collaboration, Empowerment, Equity, Passion
Catalyst, Convener, Coordinator
Students are enrolled in public schools across Monterey County, spanning preschool to 12th grade. (2023–2024)
For every 1,000 children in Monterey County, 39.8 of them have been reported to CPS for an abuse or neglect allegation compared to 48.7 per 1,000 children across California (2023)
Seventy-five percent of public school students in Monterey County qualify for free or reduced lunch. (2023–2024)
Children ages 0–17 live in Monterey County. (2021)
A total of 335 families in Monterey County participated in the Parents as Teachers home visiting program to support early development and parenting. (2024–2025)
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Victim Witness Program provided services to 509 children affected by sexual assault or physical abuse. (2024)
The Monterey County Rape Crisis Center served 321 children through trauma-informed support and advocacy services. (2024)
Monterey County Family and Children’s Services screened 5,411 calls related to child safety and welfare concerns. (2024)
Represents children in Monterey County living in poverty vs. 15.6% across CA (2018 to 2022)
39.9% of Monterey County vs. 50.9% of California students meet or exceed academic performance in the 3rd, 8th and 11th grades as determined by CAASPP.
Family and Children’s Services completed 2,130 investigations involving child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment cases. (2024)
Family and Children’s Services participated in 771 Child and Family Team meetings to support safe, stable family outcomes. (2024)
An average of 135 children were in foster care at any given time in Monterey County. (2024)
More than 2,000 children and families received parent education and outreach through the Monterey County CAPC. (2024)
Pathways to Safety received 576 referrals to help stabilize families and keep children safe with families and in their homes. (2024)
At the Child Advocacy Center in Monterey County, 258 forensic interviews were completed with children related to physical and sexual abuse.
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For more parenting tips about your child’s development, positive parenting, safety, and health at each stage of your child’s life, please visit:
Positive Parenting Tips / Consejos de crianza positiva
The first link is to California on-line mandated reporter training for a variety of groups. Participants are asked to complete the general training one time and the role specific training every two years. Completion of this training should be documented within your local Human Resources Department or within your personal credential paperwork. For local Monterey County specific information related to Mandated Reporter please e-mail capc@co.monterey.ca.us and a question and answer session can be set up with you or your organization.
The second link takes you to a shared Greater Bay Area training calendar where CAPC sponsored local, regional and statewide training resources will be posted.
