Monarch Services in the News

11/9/21 – Good Times: Domestic Violence in Santa Cruz County is at an All-Time High—What’s the Solution?

10/19/2021 – Lookout Santa Cruz: Working to raise awareness of domestic violence issues and promote healing

10/3/2021 – Lookout Santa Cruz: ‘I’ve seen some brutal things’: Murders of Santa Cruz County women on the rise

9/9/2021 – KION: “Femicides” and domestic violence reports increase as pandemic continues

8/12/2021 – Interview with Co -Executive Director Laura Segura: Healthcare Untold Podcast

7/28/21 – Good Times: Take a Stand Against Gender Violence

7/15/21 – KION: Suspect in Watsonville homicide had history of domestic violence

7/13/21 – Good Times: Friends Say Murder Victim Wasn’t Notified of Abusive Ex-Partner’s Release

10/30/20 – Santa Cruz Sentinel: Domestic Violence Awareness Month draws to a close in Santa Cruz County

10/20/20 – Univision: Servicios Monarca ha observado un 40 % de aumento de casos de violencia doméstica durante esta pandemia

9/30/20 – KION: Concerns Growing Over Missing Teen Cases

9/27/20 – Santa Cruz Sentinel: Board Welcomes New Members

9/17/20 – The Good Times: County Reopens Sexual Assault Examiner Program

9/16/20 – The Pajaronian – County reopens sexual assault examiner program

9/11/20 – Santa Cruz Sentinel: Reducing barriers: Rape exam clinic returns to Santa Cruz

9/11/20 – Univision: El programa de SART regresa al condado de Santa Cruz

9/11/20 – KION: Sexual assault examinations return to Santa Cruz

4/14/20 – The Good Times: Domestic Violence Calls Rise During Shelter-in-Place

4/13/20 – KSCO Radio Interview

4/10/20 – Univision: AUMENTA VIOLENCIA DOMÉSTICA EN LA COSTA CENTRAL DURANTE LA CUARENTENA

4/9/20 –  KSBW: Domestic violence services spike in Monterey, Santa Cruz Counties during stay-at-home order

2/13/20 – KION: Santa Cruz County brings back sexual assault examinations

2/12/20 – KSBW: SART Program Returns to Santa Cruz County

2/12/20 – Aptos Times:Dominican Hospital Awards Grants to Six Local Non-Profit Organizations

2/1/20- Aptos Times: Monarch Services Announces New Officers

1/31/20 – The Pajaronian: Plan hopes to help women break recidivism of criminal justice system

1/17/20- The Pajaronian: Local Organizations Rally for Awareness of Human Trafficking

12/29/19 – Aptos Times: Monarch Services Launches Positive Solutions Program

11/10/19 – Aptos Times: Director Returns to Monarch Services

11/1/19- The Pajaronian: Running October Call List Casts Light on Domestic Violence

10/31/19- The Pajaronian: Nonprofit Leader Beats Cancer

3/31/19-Santa Cruz Sentinel: John-leopold-emerald-bay-apartments-shows-us-all-how-to-be-leaders/

10/2/18- Good Times: Survivors Seek Support After Kavanaugh, Ford Assault Hearing

8/3/18- KSBW-TV: Crime rate drops in Santa Cruz

7/13/18- California Health Report: For Survivors of Violence in Central America, Survival Can Be a Matter of Life or Death

6/16/18- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Monarch Services stands with immigrant survivors

5/31/18- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Ana Ventura Phares heads Monarch board

5/4/18- Univision: Someteran propuesta  para beneficios a victimas de crimen (Proposal submitted for crime victims)

4/26/18- KSBW-TV: Woman fights off would-be rapist in Santa Cruz

4/4/18- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Start by Believing campaign brings #MeToo awareness to Santa Cruz

3/21/18- Register Pajaronian: Blazing a path for women

1/14/18- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Under threat of deportation, immigrant parents helped to designate caretakers

11/21/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Human Trafficking protections by T-visas not widely known in Santa Cruz County

11/8/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Human trafficking ‘the new crack cocaine,’ police say

11/6/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County unveils kid-friendly interview center for child victims

10/23/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County reports more domestic violence, offers resources

10/9/17- The Mercury News: Santa Cruz, Monterey counties still hubs for human trafficking

9/28/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County sexual assault exams taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

9/9/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Name Dropping: A commitment to helping others

9/4/17- Register Pajaronian: Monarch Services celebrates 40 years

5/16/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County supervisors OK nonprofit funding

3/21/17- Good Times: Undocumented parents prepare for the worst

1/23/17- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Coalition targets human trafficking in Monterey Bay region

4/28/16- KSBW-TV: Dozens of men walk a mile in heels for sexual abuse victims

2/2/16- KSBW-TV: 4 Santa Cruz massage parlors busted for prostitution

1/10/16- Santa Cruz Sentinel: The Grateful Garment Project ships thousands of shirts for victims of sexual assault

6/5/14- PBS: Three plans to stop rape in the fields

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