Parenting Connection Of Monterey County
Empowering Parents for Stronger Families
Family Circles
Family Circles offer community, mental health support, and play for children 0-5 and their caregivers, with bilingual facilitators and resources to strengthen family connections and well-being.
Circle of Security Parenting
Circle of Security Parenting is an 8-week evidence-based class supporting secure attachment between children and caregivers, offered twice a year in both English and Spanish.
Postpartum Warmline for You and Your Family
This is not a crisis line, but a safe space for anyone experiencing postpartum challenges to call or text our bilingual specialist for support, counseling, and referrals to community resources.Support is available one time or ongoing for birthing parents, partners, and family members.
Call our Warmline at 831-783-5933
Connect with a Doula
Pregnant or postpartum and looking for support? Fill out this quick form to get connected with a Medi-Cal covered doula and learn more about our family programs. Providers may also complete this form on behalf of their patients.
Our Story
Parenting Connection of Monterey County (PCMC) was originally founded in 2001 as Friends of Parents’ Place to accept charitable donations on behalf of the Pacific Grove Unified School District Adult School Parents’ Place program. In 2014, the non-profit decided to broaden its scope of impact by directly offering parent-education programs to more parents and families in Monterey County. We changed our name to The Parenting Connection of Monterey County and announced our new mission.
Our Mission
All families in Monterey County benefit from equitable access to resources that reduce stigma, eliminate barriers, and provide support towards building positive parent-child interaction and family wellness through education and programming from pregnancy to age five. When caregivers are effectively supported, families thrive and children flourish.
Doula Hub
Since Fall 2024
Monterey County’s first training and support hub for doulas serving Medi-Cal members. Families receive free, non-medical support during pregnancy, labor, postpartum, and infant loss.
In-Focus: Indigenous Doula Cohort
January 2026
In January 2026, Parenting Connection of Monterey County will launch its first Indigenous Doula Training Cohort, a community-led program developed in collaboration with local members from Indigenous communities
Specialized ECM Support
Pair Team partners with Parenting Connection of Monterey County to offer free support for many Medi-Cal members during pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period.
Donations
Be Part of the Village
At Parenting Connection of Monterey County, we believe families deserve to feel supported, connected, and never alone. Our Family Circles and programs remain free because of caring community members like you.
Your gift helps us hold welcoming spaces, uplift local families, and continue expanding awareness around maternal mental health throughout Monterey County.
Every donation helps keep the village strong.
Join us in building a community rooted in care.