Giving Back
Giving back and supporting organizations/movements that are driving positive social and environmental change in the world is part of our ethics. We donate at minimum 1% of our quarterly profits to organizations that are in alignment with our values. Right now, with your support, we're donating to:
Monarch Services was founded in 1977, when volunteers secured a grant to open the safe shelter, Mariposa House. The agency continued to grow to meet the need for safe shelter and services to domestic violence victims.
In 1987, the agency became one of the first Rape Crisis Centers to be funded in California, and was instrumental in developing and implementing one of the first Sexual Assault Response Teams in the nation. We currently serve approximate 1,500 victims of domestic violence and sexual assault each year.
All of our crisis intervention and prevention services are available in Spanish and English and are culturally sensitive. Printed materials are also available in both languages. Our outreach efforts have concentrated on poor Latino neighborhoods with residents that have several barriers to seeking services, including language, literacy and legal status issues, and cultural biases. We are extremely proud of our success in serving this special population.
1% of profits generated from our quarterly sales from our "Babe in the Woods" pregnancy/baby line will be donated to organizations that are supporting the social welfare of pregnant persons and children as well as organizations that are fighting for women's rights (including trans-women) and keeping abortion safe and legal!
Our 4th quarter recipient is Siena House on the Westside of Santa Cruz. Siena House "provides an environment of health, stability, and support to mothers and their babies so that new families can start off on the right foot. Our participants have access to resources and programs that put them on the path to self-sufficiency and independence, while emphasizing their well-being."
We have supported:
Walnut Ave. Family & Women's Center
Palestine Red Crescent Society
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights