Carol Leish 
The second annual summit will be a unique opportunity for attendees representing disability organizations, government agencies, and corporate entities to explore and become aware of possibilities for furthering disability access for youth, older adults, and everyone in-between. This is important in order to make it possible for a better collaboration between government and disability organizations … Read more
“Spread Love Everywhere You Go” ~ Mother Teresa The Ventura County Homecare Association (VCHA) is a unique non-profit for healthcare professionals, which provides education of the home care delivery community through professional education, peer networking and support systems with optimum services to those entrusted to home and healthcare teams. The focus of the organization is … Read more
Ventura Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting with District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. “Play is the highest form of research”—Albert Einstein Recognizing the urgent need for youth mental health support/services, Shaleena Tarren founded Childhood Matters in 2022, as a nonprofit in Ventura. She said, “I realized that with my son’s mental health challenges, and my daughter’s mental … Read more
July is Disability Pride Month In 1963, when I was 10 months old, I suffered a head injury in a car accident. I was sleeping in the back well of a VW Bug, long before infant car seats. Being in a coma for 10 days led to problems with my vision, coordination, and speech.In elementary … Read more
The upcoming Mental Health Wellness Festival in June will celebrate the completion of May’s National Mental Health Awareness Month. “It’s a grassroots mental health and wellness festival,” according to Josh Carsman, the Marketing/Fund Development Manager at Turning Point Foundation, which is a local non-profit with the mission to improve the quality of life for adults … Read more
(Left to right) Keith Gosselin, MBA, Sylvia Taylor-Stein, Sevet Johnon, PhD, Dr. Power & Tony Chicotel. The Dementia Beyond Drugs & Disease Symposium, focused on transforming dementia care, took place on March 6, 2025, at the Staybridge Suites in Oxnard. “With dementia cases projected to rise from 57 million in 2021 to 153 million by … Read more