How can I help?

You can donate, volunteer, and educate. Our Safe & Clean website is updated frequently with ways you can be involved and be part of the solution. Through the site, you can donate to our local social service groups that have programs with proven track records. Show up for our community by volunteering to serve food at shelters, at local pantries, at One Stop, or with any social service provider.

Show up for our community by volunteering to serve food at shelters, at local pantries, at One Stop or with any social service provider.

Be engaged. Join the Ventura Social Services Task Force or learn what the City is doing at the Safe & Clean, Affordable Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee. Please feel free to check out all the resources on our site to download to share with family, friends, or whoever may be interested. 

Advocate for local homeless services and support by reaching out to local legislative representatives:

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1. How many homeless live in Ventura?
2. What services do we offer homeless individuals?
3. How often do service providers talk to unhoused individuals?
4. Why is Martin v. City of Boise important?
5. Why are people allowed to camp in the park?
6. Why are people living in the river bottom?
7. What is happening with fires in the river bottom?
8. Why does the City allow panhandling?
9. Do we have a sitting/lying ordinance?
10. I hear there are shelter beds available and no one wants to use them, is that true?
11. Are homeless getting the COVID-19 vaccine?
12. How can I help?