Program Sites
Emily Shane Foundation
2893 Searidge St, Malibu, 90265
The Emily Shane Foundation’s mission is to empower local, underserved students to thrive in middle school and beyond. We offer individualized academic coaching and mentorship and work hard to build positive relationships to maximize future opportunities.
At the Emily Shane Foundation, we believe that inside every student, there is infinite potential. We also understand that life is inherently complicated. Many families face challenging circumstances that can be limiting and, at times, feel impossible for our youth.
It’s for that reason we founded our signature SEA Program. The Successful Educational Achievement Program targets students who face academic struggles and are most at risk of “falling through the cracks”. We offer individualized academic coaching and mentorship to those who could not otherwise afford this necessary support to pave the way to our students’ best academic and personal potential.
Embracing our foundation’s “Pass it Forward” motto, students are requested to perform a good deed or act of kindness for every SEA Program session. Our aim is for these youth to embed this concept into their everyday lives, and acquire a social consciousness.
With every interaction, we strive to inspire deep, personal change that further develops our students into contributing and compassionate members of society.
In Ventura County, the Emily Shane Foundation currently serves Ocean View Junior High School (Oxnard), Rio Del Valle Middle School (Oxnard), and Colina Middle School (Thousand Oaks).
Femme Futures Foundation
https://www.femmefutures.org/, San Luis Obispo, 93405
Educate and empower women through channels of fun.
FirstSteps for Kids, Inc.
119 W Torrance Blvd, Redondo Beach, 90277
FirstSteps was established in 2005, committed to truly supporting parents while providing the most fun and effective, empirically validated, behavior analytic treatment to children diagnosed with autism and related challenges.
Focus on the Masters Arts Archive & Library
505 Poli Street, Suite 310, Ventura, 93001
Focus on the Masters Arts Archive & Library is a non-profit art appreciation and education program that documents, preserves, and presents the works and lives of accomplished contemporary artists, emphasizing the importance of the arts to a healthy society. The FOTM archive includes oral histories, videotaped interviews, photographic portraits, and examples of artists’ work. This documentation and research also serve as the inspiration and core content for the cross-curricular in-school arts education outreach program Learning to See, our public Artist Spotlight Series, as well as various exhibitions and publications.
FOOD Share, Inc.
4156 Southbank Road, Oxnard, 93036
Mission statement: Food Share is dedicated to leading the fight against hunger in Ventura County.
Purpose: Because no one should go hungry.
Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast
1500 Palma Drive Suite 110, Ventura, 93003
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Through programs from coast to coast, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends.
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria
5315 Foothill Rd, Carpinteria, 93013
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is a member of Girls Incorporated, a national research, education and direct advocacy organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold. With local roots dating to 1864 and national status since 1945, Girls Inc. has responded to the changing needs of girls and their communities through research-based programs and advocacy that empower girls to reach their full potential and to understand, value, and assert their rights.
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara
4973 Hollister Ave, Goleta, 93111
Our Mission Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our Vision Powerful girls in an equitable society. Our Values Respect the dignity of each human being. Recognize and support the strength in every girl. Appreciate, embrace, and advance diversity. Drive for results anchored in accountability. Operate collaboratively.
Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County
1850 Eastman Ave., Oxnard, 93030
Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County is interested in working directly with faculty from varied disciplines to build service-learning projects that support learning course outcomes.
Healthcare for the Homeless/One Stop
3147 Loma Vista Road, Ventura, 93003
**THIS SITE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HLTH 499**
HealthCorps, Inc.
1800 Solar Drive, Oxnard, 93030
HealthCorps is a 501 C3 organization that gives teens tools to improve physical and mental health, so they can learn to live more productive and happier lives. Founded in 2003 by Dr. Mehmet Oz, HealthCorps' mission is to strengthen communities with the most innovative approaches to health and wellness to make the next generation more resilient, both mentally and physically. HealthCorps students exercise more, eat better and practice positive thoughts.
House Farm Workers!
117 N.10th Street, Suite 201, Santa Paula, 93060
Since 2004, House Farm Workers! and its partners have been working to improve access to affordable housing for farmworkers. Thanks to these efforts of House Farm Workers!, more than 1900 homes have been completed or planned in Ventura County, giving new opportunities and new hope to hundreds of families. House Farm Workers! invites everyone who cares about farming and farmworkers to join it in its mission to “support and promote the provision of safe, decent and affordable housing for all farmworkers and their families.”
Housing Opportunities Made Easier (HOME)
PO Box 191, Camarillo, 93011
HOME mission is to promote a diversity of housing opportunities which are essential for a healthy and sustainable quality of life in Ventura County. Together, we are working to promote fair, accessible housing for all levels of affordability through advocacy, education and support.
Humane Society of Ventura County
402 Bryant St, Ojai, 93023
The mission of The Humane Society of Ventura County (HSVC) is dedicated to promoting the health, safety, welfare, compassionate care and protection of all animals through education and community outreach programs. HSVC fulfills its mission by: providing a safe environment for homeless, neglected or abused animals, providing adoption services to responsible homes, promoting and providing spay and neutering to reduce overpopulation, providing Humane Education in local schools, Humane Officers investigate reports of cruelty, abuse and neglect, compassionate care including medical treatments, and organized volunteer program including training and socialization.
Interface Children & Family Services
4001 Mission Oaks Blvd. Camarillo, CA 93012, Camarillo, 93012
Strengthening children, families, individuals, and communities to be safe, healthy, and thriving through comprehensive social services.
Juneteenth Celebration of Ventura County
PO Box 5262, Oxnard, 93031
JCVC is a 501c3 community-based organization raising awareness of Juneteenth Celebration/Freedom Day origins, educating the community about the importance of Black history and heritage, while creating a platform for arts, entertainment, leadership, as well as health initiatives in the Ventura County area.
Justice For All Ventura County
P.O. Box 6764, Ventura, 93006
The Mission of Justice For All Ventura County is to motivate, educate, connect and mobilize people to actively engage in their government and future in support of social justice. Our purpose is to engaging people in community works that foster social justice in support of issues including environmental protection, economic equity and homeless prevention, women’s rights, immigration rights, health care, public education, cultural equity, LGBTQ+ rights and voters rights.
Kids & Families Together
864 East Santa Clara St., Ventura, 93001
Kids & Families Together is a not-for-profit support, education and counseling resource center that provides services for individuals and families in foster care, kinship care and adoption, for the preservation of families and the physical, emotional and mental health of children. Kids & Families Together’s mission is to strengthen relationships by providing safe, supportive help that keep family members emotionally connected to one another. Children who have experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, loss, grief and multiple placements often need extraordinary care, understanding and “attachment-focused” therapeutic interventions.
kidSTREAM Children's Museum
3100 N. Ponderosa Drive, Camarillo, 93010
kidSTREAM is a hands-on learning museum that allows children to explore, play, and discover what they love to do and are good at. We serve children and their families/caregivers ages birth to ten.
Laguna Vista Elementary
5084 Etting Road, Oxnard, 93033
Ocean View School District serves Pre-K through 8th grade students in the south east area of Oxnard.
Los Robles Children's Choir
5776 Lindero Canyon Rd, Ste D289, Westlake Village, 91362
The mission of Los Robles Children’s Choir is to inspire, educate and empower children through the transformative power of choral music. Our impact extends into the community with world-class performances that showcase our singers’ musical achievements.
Lulapin Chumash Foundation
2315 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai, 93023
We are a Chumash led non-profit dedicated to building an empowered Chumash community through education (arts, language, culture etc.), economic development and ecological stewardship.
Many Mansions
1259 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, 91362
Many Mansions is an affordable housing and services provider nonprofit organization. It is our mission to provide quality, service enriched affordable housing to vulnerable communities (e.g., low and extremely-low income households; homeless individuals; veterans; seniors; and disabled individuals) across Southern California...
Mar Vista Elementary
2382 Etting Road, Oxnard, 93033
Working with K-8 students in all aspects of education.
Mary's Mercy Center
641 Roberds Ave N, San Bernardino, 92411
Mission: Mary’s Mercy Center reaffirms the dignity of the poor and marginalized by providing food, clothing, and transitional housing, to homeless families and individuals.