Serving our Youth: Rancho Cielo Youth Campus

Rancho Cielo Youth Campus in Salinas CA, has a 20 year track record of successfully turning around troubled youth.

Kids who would otherwise be in chronic trouble with the law have a chance to attend Rancho Cielo and learn a valuable vocation in Culinary Arts, Construction, and Ag equipment and Modern Automotive repair.

Carmel by the Sea Rotary Club has been a big supporter of Rancho Cielo for many years, and continues to help them succeed in their mission. Thanks to a Rotary Global Grant, Rancho Cielo has now established a new vocational training program to teach their students how to repair and restore Classic & Antique Autos. The skills needed to maintain these pre-1982 vehicles are fast “aging out”, yet Monterey County is an epicenter for the entire classic car industry, yet NO vocational training exists to train people how to repair Classic & Antique autos! Garage owners are simply too busy to train new workers.

We are working to solve this problem by creating the first formal training program, at Rancho Cielo, so kids can learn these valued skills and make a very good living as a result. These disadvantaged kids will benefit, Classic car owners will benefit, garage owners will benefit, and Monterey County taxpayers will be winners as well.