Project Love Spreads Valentine’s Joy to Seniors

Project Love

Local schools create handcrafted Valentine cards for seniors  Project Love is an annual community outreach campaign led by Assisted Home Health & Hospice that brings encouragement, connection, and joy to seniors through heartfelt messages created by local students. Each year, Assisted works with schools and senior living communities to deliver handmade Valentine’s Day cards and … Read more

Importance of the Caregiving Navigator Program in Ventura County

Caregiving Navigator Program Maureen Hodge and Janice Aharon-Ezer

“Caring for others is an expression of what it means to be fully human”—Hillary Clinton Being able to bridge the gap with strategies for better patient transitions is important in order to link care to the community. “Caregivers are the quiet backbone of our community. They give their time, their strength, and often their own … Read more

Super Senior – Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Come Join the Community Celebration of a Super Senior! “A light heart lives long.”—Jonathan Swift Come join the community celebration of a super senior. The Ventura Townehouse invites you to join Mary Alice and her family to celebrate Mary Alice’s 103rd Birthday!“Mary Alice has been at the Townehouse since 2016,” according to her daughter, Lynn … Read more

Second Annual California Government & Disability Summit in Ventura

Government and Disability Summit

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

Enhancing Effective Homecare in Ventura County

Homecare Ventura County

“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

The Impact of Childhood Matters within our Community

childhood matters ribbon cutting

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