Seaside proclaims September National Recovery Month; Century Centers announces youth residential facility to open in 2027

The City of Seaside proclaimed September 2025 as National Recovery Month at its Sept. 4 meeting, and a representative from Century Centers (the transcript uses the name “Century Centers” and “Sensory centers”) told the council the nonprofit will open a youth residential treatment facility in Seaside in January 2027 that will accept Medi-Cal.

Mayor Ian Oglesby read the proclamation recognizing the month and the local impact of mental- and substance-use disorders. The proclamation states that recovery “does start with prevention” and calls on residents to observe the month with programs and activities to raise awareness and reduce stigma.

A speaker representing Century Centers thanked the council and said the nonprofit would continue prevention and partnership work with schools and local colleges. The speaker announced that “in January 2027, Century Centers will be opening a youth residential facility here in the city of Seaside,” adding that the facility “will be accepting Medi-Cal.” The speaker emphasized the local need for inpatient youth residential treatment, saying there has been a “lack of inpatient youth residential treatment facilities.”

Council members thanked Century Centers for its work and noted that local access to inpatient youth residential treatment could allow Seaside-area youth to receive services closer to home. The proclamation was adopted as part of the meeting’s consent/presentation items; the proclamation text was signed by Mayor Oglesby on 09/04/2025.