Last Chance Mercantile - benefitting Veterans Transition Center (VTC)

Organization Description

The Veterans Transition Center provides services for Monterey County's homeless veterans with traditional housing, emergency services, and case management programs. Through these programs veterans will once again become employable, productive members of the community. VTC does not simply offer short term solutions to homelessness, it strives to better the lives of homeless veterans and aims to give them the tools they need to help themselves.

Many Veterans who served America with honor and distinction during times of war and peace now find themselves homeless. Helping these servicemen and women get off the streets and back on their feet is not giving them a handout. It is merely providing a down payment on a debt that can never adequately be repaid.

Program Information

The Last Chance Mercantile (LCM) is a unique and favorite shopping experience. The store offers an extensive inventory of one-of-a-kind items ranging from books to boats, scrap lumber to furniture, and clothing to household treasures. It’s been selected by the Monterey County Weekly Readers Poll as the “Best Eco Friendly Business in Monterey County” for many years.

The Veterans Transition Center of California (VTC) expands ReGen's mission, “doing more to waste less” through its stewardship of this community treasure. Additionally, LCM serves as a means of “empowering veterans to move from crisis to self-sufficiency” through veteran employment at the Last Chance Mercantile and program funding for VTCs ongoing mission.

Health & Safety
Address 
14201 Del Monte Blvd.
Marina, CA 93908
United States
General Phone 
Student Contact 
Name
Freya Read
Job Title
Manager
Phone
Email

Current Opportunities

Title Program Start Date Location Type
Reuse Volunteer at Last Chance Mercantile Service Learning Ongoing On-site
Program(s) 
Service Learning
Organization type 
Human, Social, or Employment Services (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Adults, Veterans, Active Military and/or Military Families
Focus Area(s)
Education, Equitable Economic & Workforce Development
Additional Focus Area(s)
Skill Development
Hours of operation 

Tuesday - Saturday

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.