Note:  These listings have not been independently vetted by the Ventura Social Services Task Force (VSSTF), and they are not endorsed by the VSSTF.   They are listed here for your information and convenience only.

General Help:

• Go to the "One Stop" Center, every Tuesday 10 AM - 1 PM, 3147 Loma Vista, Ventura (no site phone)
• Countywide information, telephone dial 211 or on the Web at 211ventura.org
• Human Services Agency (General Relief), 4651 Telephone Road, 658.4100
• Social Security, 3585 Maple Street #101, 642.9483

Shelter:

• Click here for information about the Winter Shelter (no site phone)
• (mentally ill) Turning Point Foundation, 536 East Thompson Blvd., 652.0596

Campgrounds (short-term):

• Emma Wood-Rincon Parkway (Highway 1), 654.8444
• Ventura Beach Resort, 800 West Main Street, 643.9137

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Showers:

• Project Understanding, 43 East Vince, 652.1326

Laundry:

• Project Understanding, 43 East Vince, 652.1326

Food:

• Catholic Charities, 303 North Ventura Avenue, 805.643.4694
• Project Understanding, 43 East Vince, 805.652.1326
• 9:00-12:00 AM Mon-Fri, Harbor Community Church, 3100 Preble Avenue, 650.7422
• Human Services Agency (Food Stamps), 4651 Telephone Road, 658.4100
• Community Action of Ventura County, Goldberg House, 946 E. Thompson Blvd., 805-648-6088

Meals:

• 11:30-12:30 AM Mon,Wed,Fri, and 8:00-9:00 AM Sat-Sun,  Family to Family, 305 North Ventura Avenue (no site phone)

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Jobs:

• RJ Eco Enterprises, 1593 Los Angeles Avenue #4, 805.861.9990 (or http://ventura.craigslist.org/hss/1036050538.html)
• Human Services Agency (Cal Works), 4651 Telephone Road, 658.4100
• Unemployment Benefits Claims, 1.800.300.5616
• Ventura Job & Career Center, 4651 Telephone Road, 654.3434
• Labor Ready, 4160 Market Street, 477.0418
• Labor Finders, 3431 Telegraph Road, 650.6964
• Job Corps (15-24 years), 382.6877
• CA Conservation Corps (18-23 years), 484-4345
• Candelaria (Native American, Veterans), 1650 La Palma Drive, 650.8352

Transportation:

• Countywide (VISTA), 1.800.483.1112
• South Coast (GoldCoast), 643.3158

Mail:

• Catholic Charities, 303 North Ventura Avenue, 643.4694
• Project Understanding, 43 East Vince, 652.1326

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Clothing:

• Catholic Charities, 303 North Ventura Avenue, 643.4694
• 9:00-12:00 AM Mon-Fri, Harbor Community Church, 3100 Preble Avenue, 650.7422 

Medical:

• Ventura County Medical Center, 3291 Loma Vista, 805.652.6000
• Clinicas del Camino Real, 200 South Wells Road, 805.647.6322
• Human Services Agency (Medi-Cal), 4651 Telephone Road, 658.4100
• AIDS Care, Rainbow Alliance, 4567 Telephone Road #100, 339.6340

Dental:

• Clinicas del Camino Real, 200 South Wells Road, 805.647.6322
• Children's Medical/Dental Services, 652.5960

Eviction Prevention Funds (if you are housed in the City of Ventura)

• January 2009 - Salvation Army, 55 South Oak Street, 659.3598
• February 2009 - Project Understanding, 42 East Vince Street, 652.1326
• March 2009 - Catholic Charities, 303 North Ventura Avenue, 643.4784
• Bridge Funds, see http://www.modestneeds.org/help/grants/bridge.asp

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Transitional and Other Housing:

• Salvation Army TLC (families, single women), 648.4977
• Ventura Housing Authority, 995 Riverside Street, 648.5008
• Ventura Housing Authority (Section 8), 11122 Snapdragon Street #100, 647.5990

Alcohol & Drug Services:

• AA, 805.389.1444
• Ventura Center, 24 East Main Street, 652.6919
• Khepera Recovery House, 105 West Harrison, 653.2596
• Miracle for Moms, 1056 Meta Street, 643.6859 or 648.4783
• Narcotics Anonymous, 641.0451
• Teen Challenge, 648.3295

Disabled Persons:

• Independent Living Resource Center, 1802 Eastman #112, 650.5993

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Senior Services:

• Adult Protective Services (abuse, neglect), 654.3200
• Area Agency on Aging, 646 County Square Drive #100, 477.7300

Veterans' Services

• Candelaria, 1650 Palma Drive, 650.8352

Legal Services:

• Self Help Legal Access Center, 800 South Victoria Avenue, 654.3962

Domestic Violence:

Mental Illness:

• Ventura County 24-hour Crisis Team, 477.5727
• Turning Point Foundation, 536 East Thompson Boulevard, 805.652.0596

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