UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH - VENTURA HOMELESSNESS link here!
"An average of 600 residents are homeless daily in the city of Ventura; an additional 21,000 are at risk of becoming homeless.
Ventura has no year ‘round emergency shelter.
Ventura has the highest number of people experiencing homelessness in the county; most often they are long-time residents.
One out of every five residents in Ventura is one incident away from homelessness.
Our homeless neighbors are most often long-time residents, not transients passing through from somewhere else.
The majority of our homeless neighbors are invisible, not seen as they sleep in their cars or campers and get up and go to work every morning.
Many of our homeless neighbors have jobs and most are educated through high school with at least some college education.
Most of our homeless neighbors will eventually work their way back to a more stable living situation, but not without first enduring tremendous hardship.
Approximately 25% of our homeless residents are veterans.
A small percentage of homeless people are chronically homeless. They often suffer from some form of mental illness or have a serious disability. They may be self-medicated on drugs or alcohol to the point of chronic dependency.
5654 Ralston Street
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 644-3898
Call for information. This is not a shelter. We think the people of this church mean to help.
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