Published on June 17, 2026 Some young people walk through The Epicenter’s doors looking for a meal. Others need clean clothes, help finding housing, a safe place to spend the afternoon, or guidance on navigating adulthood. What they often find is something harder to measure but equally important: connection. Located in Salinas, The Epicenter serves at-risk […]
For a decade, a local organization has helped teens and young adults reach their potential.
Finding a place to live, enrolling in school, securing a job or questioning sexual identity are just some of the many challenges teens and young adults may experience as they navigate life. It can be especially hard for those in foster care, who are experiencing homelessness or don’t have family support. For the past decade, […]
Through the Pandemic, Young People Mobilize to Make a Difference (Friday Night Live)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022Monterey County Friday Night LiveLesa Rubalcavalesa@epicentermonterey.org831-800-3066 Through the Pandemic, Young People Mobilize to Make a Difference Young people in the Monterey County Friday Night Live (FNL) are a blazing force of positive change in Monterey County. Friday Night Live, a California program started in 1984, is a youth development program […]
Monterey County Friday Night Live Youth Flip the Script on Underage Drinking
Local youth work to reduce underage drinking in Monterey County by exposing the truth about alcohol use.Salinas, CA Young people with Monterey County Friday Night Live (FNL) Prevention Youth Council (PYC) areworking on a year-long social norms campaign that seeks to tackle the issue of underage drinking by promotinga positive narrative around not using alcohol […]
Our Gente’s QT Softball
One of the Epicenters’ programs, Our Gente, hosted another exciting event! Thank you to everyone who made it to our QT Softball game at Natividad Creek Park! We had so much fun playing a friendly game of softball and getting to know each other on the field. The Queer Geminis and the Sunshine Sammies were […]
Our Gente’s QT Art Night
Our Gente hosted an art-filled night that got creative juices flowing! The local QT’s (Queer + Trans) Youth collection coordinated an evening of light snacks and art-making. Art night was held here at The Epicenter, for self-care, healing, and expression among the community. We had ten beautiful faces join us for our QT Art Night and […]