Articles Written by Carol

After working as the executive director for NAMI Ventura County (part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness) for seven years, Ratan Bhavnani is retiring this summer. ’Helping families is the most critical component to NAMI Ventura County,’ Bhavnani said. ‘When they connect with us they realize that they are not alone and that there … Read more

Suz Montgomery, Founder, Executive Director of Extended Learning Academy, who oversees the Extended Learning Academy says that, “Classes keep people engaged in living/learning, since education is a powerful vehicle.” She said that seniors are no longer invisible. “10,000 seniors (Baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964) are going into retirement a day.” (Baby Boomers Retire). … Read more

“Did you know that CAREGIVERS: Volunteers Assisting the Elderly in Ventura County is one of the original pilot programs for volunteer caregiving in the nation?” Executive Director Tammy Glenn said that, “CARGIVERS was one of 25 pilot programs founded in 1984. The model in Ventura Count has inspired more than 600 similar programs around the … Read more

Turning Point Foundation in Ventura offers a variety of programs to help the mentally ill who are homeless. “We really do believe that people with mental illness can and do recover,” said Clyde Reynolds, the founder and executive director of Turning Point Foundation. “They are able to manage their mental illness so that they can … Read more