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Ventura Veggies
Location: Ventura 7th day Adventist Church parking lot (6300 Telephone Rd).
Date: Sunday's
Time: Opens at 11:30am
Items available: Varies each Sunday but usually a variety of fruits, veggies, and sometimes bread and meats.
Contact information: Email David VenturaVeggies@gmail.com and ask to be on the email list. He sends an email on Saturday's with the items he will have on Sunday.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES/RECURSOS DE LA COMUNIDAD
Mental health, Homeless, and Financial Hardship
PERSONAL COUNSELING & HEALTH SERVICES
Clinicas Ventura (Medical, Dental, Mental Health, Specialty Services): (805)647-6353 *Medi-Cal, Medi-Care accepted
Aurora Vista del Mar Behavioral Heath Care: 1-800-207-9694 or (805)653-5158
VCBH STAR: (805)981-4233
Children Family Services:1-800-339-9597
National Alliance on Mental Illness: (805)641-2426
GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT
FOSTER YOUTH
LGBTQ+ RESOURCES
Diversity Collective
805-644-5428 (LGBT)
Call for counseling, youth groups, confidential or anonymous HIV screenings, and more.
Coalition for Family Harmony
1-800-300-2181 https://thecoalition.org/
Call for LGBTQ+ counseling, counseling & support groups, teen dating violence, juvenile probation, rape crisis center, domestic violence emergency safe house, and more. All services are offered in English and Spanish.
The Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ+ Youth)
1-866-488-7386 www.thetrevorproject.org/
TrevorSpace.org Call for accessing information on pre- venting suicide and LGBTQ+ resources.
California Youth Crisis Line
1-800-843-5200 https://calyouth.org/
Call for help finding homeless youth shelters, youth-serving medical clinics, on-going counseling services and much more. Ralph Reyes is the Representative for Ventura County (Area 5). Translation also available in any language.
PARENTING RESOURCES
Parenting Stress Helpline
24 hours a day to get support, tips, services, and resources at 1-800-829-3777
EMERGENCY RESOURCES
VCBH Mental Health Crisis Team: (866) 998-2243
Helpline of Ventura County: 211
Children Family Services (Food, shelter, financial assistance, health, parenting and mental health services) 1-800-339-9597
Behavioral Health: 1-800-227-2345
California Youth Crisis Line: 1-800-843-5200
Coalition to End Family Violence: (805)656-1111
Drug Help Line: 1-800-662-HELP
Child Protective Services (report abuse): (805)654-3200
Trevor lifeline: 1-866-488-7386
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
DRUG ABUSE RESOUCRCES
Alateen (Alcohol Intervention): (805)495-0270 or (805)656-7110
Alanon Family Groups (Family members whose lives are affected by the alcoholism of friends/family): alanon@alanonventura.org
HOMELESS RESOURCES
- Ventura City Homeless Prevention Fund
- 2-1-1 Housing & Homeless Services