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CONTACT INFO AND HOURS:

Shelter Care Resources

940 S. A. St. Ste. 940, CA 93030

Email:  [email protected]

Phone:  (805) 612-7091


Hours of Operation:

Shelter Care Resources is available from 11am-2pm Tuesday - Thursday and other days by appointment.  We are at the food pantry on Fridays.  


STAY TUNED FOR NEW OFFICE HOURS BEGINNING FALL 2021


*SEE THE "HOW TO GET HELP" BOX BELOW FOR CONTACT NUMBERS AND WEBSITES



HOW TO GET HELP

Please contact any of these organizations or agencies below if you need our help:

WHO TO CALL

This is a list of a few organizations we work with, whom you can contact if you need our help.  They all have different functions, so there is a brief description of what they do included here.  They all have certain types of assistance that they offer on their own, and any one of them can contact us if there is something we can provide that they don't have.

Capilla Calvario, Oxnard

Capila Calvario is a protestant, Spanish-Speaking Church who partners with us to help with clothing and supplies. 

Contact name:  John Parra

(805) 

981-0676

Calvary Chapel Oxnard

Calvary Chapel Oxnard is a protestant church with both Spanish and English speaking people.  They provide emergency assistance to members of the church who apply and qualify  for it, and will partner with us to provide other materials.

Contact name:  Sid Ward

(805) 

485-0111

New Life Community Church

New Life Community Church is 

a protestant church with both Spanish and English speaking people.  They have a food pantry open Thursdays at 12pm.  Just go there and stand in line if you need food.  They have a serve team that does small projects in the community on certain arranged days.  

Contact name:  Ray Carillo

(805) 

983-1890

The River Community  Church

The River Community is a protestant church with both Spanish and English speaking people.  They have a food pantry, open the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, from 12:30-1:30pm.

On the 4th Sunday, VCMC comes there and does a wound clinic until 3pm.


(805) 

648-7955

Kids and Families Together

Kids and Families Together provides counseling for foster and resource families, as well as training to be a county foster parent or resource parent.  

Contact people:  Carrie McAuliffe or Jeni Futvoye

(805) 

643-1446

Community Memorial Hospital,

Ventura

CMH will call if a mother who has recently given birth in that hospital needs materials for her baby.  

Contact name:  Social Worker Ksenija Andric or ask for the on-duty social worker.

(805) 

652-6000

St. John's Hospital, Oxnard

St. John's will call if a mother who has recently given birth in that hospital needs materials for her baby.

Ask for the hospital social worker on duty.

(805) 

988-2500

Adolescent Family Life Planning

AFLP is a program that helps teens in crisis pregnancy.  They will call if a teen mother needs materials for  her baby.  This program is available by application and often has a waiting list.  


(805)

981-5177

Oxnard School District

Oxnard School District 

will help advocate for the educational needs of children in their district*.  They also have other resources of their own.  

Contact name:  Alfredo Gutierrez

*For other districts, call the district and ask for the foster/homeless liaison.

(805) 

487-3918

Vista Real Charter School

Vista Real Charter High school has locations in Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Midtown Ventura, Downtown Ventura, Camarillo and Simi Valley.  If you are a homeless student in need of emergency supplies or resources, Vista Real will partner with us to help you.


Contact Name:  Sheri Long, Community Liaison

(805) 437-9332

805) 486-5449

Ventura County Recruitment, Development and Support

Ventura County RDS will direct you to resources you need as a foster or resource parent.  Check out their website at 

http://fostervckids.org

and find us and other resources here:

http://fostervckids.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Resource-Tool-Kit_3.21.17.pdf

805)-654-3220

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