Nonprofits in Youth

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County

Year Founded: 1982
Staff FTE: 3
Volunteers: 300

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County

Year Founded: 1969
Staff FTE: 40
Volunteers: 45

Camp Opportunity Inc

Year Founded: 1989
Staff FTE: 0
Volunteers: 65

Coastal Watershed Council

Year Founded: 1995
Staff FTE: 6
Volunteers: 300+

Community Bike Collective

Year Founded: 2011
Staff FTE: 0
Volunteers: 20

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Cruz County

Year Founded: 1992
Staff FTE: 15
Volunteers: 230

Free Guitars 4 Kids

Year Founded: 2020
Staff FTE: 2
Volunteers: 100+

Girls Inc. of the Central Coast

Year Founded: 1999
Staff FTE: 7 Full time adult staff and 27 Part time Youth Leaders
Volunteers: 53

Hopes Closet of Santa Cruz

Year Founded: 2011
Staff FTE: 3
Volunteers: 18

Life Lab

Year Founded: 1979
Staff FTE: 6
Volunteers: 25

Live Like Coco Foundation

Year Founded: 2016
Staff FTE: 0
Volunteers: 100

MENtors Driving Change for Boys, Men and Dads

Year Founded: 2017
Staff FTE: 1.5
Volunteers: 17

Monarch Services—Servicios Monarca

Year Founded: 1977
Staff FTE: 48
Volunteers: 10

Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Inc.

Year Founded: 1991
Staff FTE: 55
Volunteers: 0

Queer Youth Task Force

Year Founded: 1997
Staff FTE: 0
Volunteers: 140

Regeneración — Pajaro Valley Climate Action

Year Founded: 2016
Staff FTE: 6
Volunteers: 20

Reggie Stephens Foundation

Year Founded: 2018
Staff FTE: 0
Volunteers: 12

Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery

Year Founded: 2014
Staff FTE: 4.5
Volunteers: 15

Santa Cruz Shakespeare

Year Founded: 2014
Staff FTE: 6
Volunteers: 90

Save Our Shores

Year Founded: 1978
Staff FTE: 8
Volunteers: 5,000

Senderos

Year Founded: 2001
Staff FTE: 2.5
Volunteers: 100

Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center

Year Founded: 2011
Staff FTE: 2
Volunteers: 60

Teen Kitchen Project

Year Founded: 2012
Staff FTE: 12
Volunteers: 100

Ventures

Year Founded: 1989
Staff FTE: 17
Volunteers: 10