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Pescadero community gathers after floods

Government, nonprofits help out Author: August Howell Published: January 18, 2023 Magdalena Zavala, an office coordinator at ALAS, passes out vegetables and essential groceries to families in Pescadero on Thursday. Anna Hoch-Kenney/Review People lined up around the side of Pescadero Elementary School to receive blankets, groceries and a hot meal on Thursday. Many people in the Pescadero area were hit by the rain and flooding in recent days. Anna Hoch-Kenney/Review There was a

Jan 18, 20233 min read

Coastsiders deliver meals, support as atmospheric rivers wash ashore

Volunteers help organize supplies gathered at ALAS prior to distribution. The Half Moon Bay-based social services organization has been help

Jan 11, 20231 min read

New mental health clinic opens in Salinas Valley to support migrant families and farmworkers

By: Jacquelyn Quinones Published: October 1, 2026 A new mental health clinic has opened in Salinas Valley, providing services specifically designed for migrant families, farmworkers, and other underserved community members. The nonprofit organization ALAS, which stands for Ayudando Latinos a Soñar—meaning Helping Latinos Dream—has been supporting migrant and farmworking families for over 15 years, primarily in the Half Moon Bay area. The new clinic in Salinas was designed to

New Colibrí center to provide free assistance to parents in Half Moon Bay

Peninsula farmworker support group ALAS opens new Salinas clinic, unveils mobile resource center

By CBS News Published October 9, 2026

Ayudando Latinos A Soñar provides outreach, PPE and support to Bay Area farmworkers during pandemic

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