Assisting Mountain Fire impacted residents

Mission:
The mission of the Long Term Disaster Recovery Group of Ventura County (VC LTDRG) is to strengthen area-wide disaster coordination in the affected area by sharing information, simplifying resident access to services, and jointly addressing cases with disaster-caused recovery needs.

Purpose:
The VC LTDRG will provide coordinated management of long-term recovery assistance to residents of Ventura County who have unmet disaster caused needs. The VC LTDRG will seek to provide spiritual, emotional, physical and financial resources to those affected by the disaster regardless of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, disability or religious preference.

The Disaster Case Managers team 

Trained disaster case managers are reaching out to see what needs we may be able to help with or where we might be able to provide resources or referrals. We are aware that you may be receiving multiple calls, texts and or emails from people promising to help in your recovery. Below are the names and email addresses of our current case managers in case they have already tried to contact you. If you ever have questions about someone's connection to the VC LTDRG you can also reach out to our main email for confirmation.

If you have decided that you are not interested in working with a Disaster Case Manager at this time, please let us know and we will close your case, you will still receive informational emails, and we can reopen your file should the need arise.  

Disaster Case Manager team:

• Esther Benedict   

• Carrie McGurn 

• Bill Garcia (211 Ventura)

• Luis Gomez  (211 Ventura)

• Sonia Nims  

Housing

If you are looking for temporary or permanent housing contact the Housing Navigator team at the United Way of Ventura County.

• Brandy Schoepflin 805-485-6288 ext 234

• Karina Lopez Saldana 805-485-6288 ext 254 (Spanish speaking)

Furniture

Hotel Surplus in Van Nuys is offering hotel liquidation items such as desks, lounge chairs, some sleeper sofas to those displaced by fires.  More info at: https://www.hotelsurplus.com/ 

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SBA Disaster Loans  are available for home rebuilding, repairs,  property replacement as well as for businesses. 
Interest Rates as low as 2.563% for homeowners/renters and as low as 4% for businesses.  For:

• Business Loans up to $2M for repairs/replacements of real estate, machinery, equipment, inventory, and other assets.

• Economic Injury Loans for small businesses, agricultural cooperatives and nonprofits, regardless of property damage.

• Homeowner Loans up to $500,000 for real estate repairs.

• Personal Property Loans for homeowners and renters may qualify for up to $100,000 to repair/replace personal property, including vehicles.

lnformation on disaster assistance information can be found at sba.gov/disaster. The SBA also hosts a Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955.  You can still speak to someone in person at the Economic Development Collaborative Office at 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Camarillo, CA during business hours.

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• List of local free Legal Resources for fire impacted residents

You can also contact: 211now.com for Resources for Mountain Fire