First 5 Monterey  

CBDIO, through First 5 Monterey County, supports Indigenous immigrant families with children ages 0–5 by connecting them to services and resources that promote family well-being and healthy child development. Our care coordinators and Community Health Workers (CHW's) provide culturally responsive, wraparound support, helping families access health services, early childhood development resources, and community resources. As part of this support, Enhanced Care Management (ECM) is a Medi-Cal benefit that connects eligible individuals with a care team that can help coordinate medical, mental health, and social services; connect families to doctors, preventive care, and community resources; and develop a care plan based on their needs and goals. CHW's can provide additional support through health education, resource navigation, referrals, and assistance connecting families to services. ECM and Community Supports are free for those who qualify.

​

Healthy Moms, Strong Roots

Healthy Moms, Strong Roots is an interactive maternal mental health and early childhood intervention program that supports pregnant women and mothers. The program helps participants manage stress, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, strengthen parenting skills, and connect with local mental health and community resources.These conversations strengthen social connections, build resilience, and empower pregnant women and new mothers as they navigate pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood.

​

Labor Rights

The Labor Justice Initiative focus is to empower Indigenous farmworkers that want to change their workplace conditions or who have experienced stolen wages from their employers who are often Farm Labor Contractors (FLC) or growers in the Central Valley and Central Coast. Farmworkers who want to be part of the Labor Justice initiative participate in the monthly meetings where the topics range from Labor Rights to Political Education. Farmworkers also get to influence that work being done in coalitions and also get the opportunity to share their testimonies in Sacramento. The Labor Justice team supports farmworkers in recovering their stolen wages by empowering them to and offering interpretation in Indigenous languages when needed so farmworkers can sit and negotiate with their employer any owed wages by their employer. The Labor Justice Initiative's bigger vision is for workers to take collective action to demand value and respect for themselves and their work. 

​

Central Alliance

The CBDIO team supports direct, hands-on assistance to Medi Cal members to complete the annual renewal (redetermination) process. May  include individualized application support, document collection and submission  assistance, and follow-up with county eligibility offices.