Family Resources
Table of contents
- Health care
- Legal services
- Family issues
- Resources for Parents and Children
- Farmworker resources
- Mexican Consulate
- Rights/services for elderly and disabled
- Community aid/services/advocacy/education
*and special on-site mini-classes
Note: Not all resources are available every month due to staff resources or illness.)
Health Care Resources
Testing, screenings and Vaccinations
COVID 19 Vaccinations – Ventura County Public Health
NEW BIVALENT BOOSTERS AVAILABLE!!!
- Pfizer + 12 years
- * Moderna + 18 years
- (Ventura County Recovers)(Vaccine Information)
- No Appointments – First come, first served
- Bring a form of documentation with your name on it. You do not need a government-issued ID to receive a vaccine. Undocumented individuals are eligible to receive a vaccine regardless of their immigration status.
- Minors 12-15 need to be with a parent. 16-17 year olds need signed consent form (www.vcrecovers.org) or video call with parents
- The V.C. Area Agency on Aging provides transportation services for older adults who have already scheduled an appointment for COVID-19 testing or vaccine, call 805-477-7300 to schedule.
- More information www.venturacountyrecovers.org
Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Screening – Westminster Free Clinic – Oxnard
No appointment necessary!
Learn more about this organization here: https://westminsterclinic.org/home/what-we-do/at-a-glance/
WFC’s mission is to strengthen the ability of Ventura County’s uninsured working poor and their families to prosper by providing free health care and health support services, meeting their immediate needs, and serving as a training site. for students to explore careers in health care.
The Westminster Free Clinic is 100% free.
The clinic is first come first serve, providing access to health care to over 100 patients on Wednesday nights starting at 5 pm in Thousand Oaks (United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks, 1000 East Janss Road) and Tuesday nights at 5 pm in Oxnard (St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 1800 South C Street). We do not take patients with Medi-Cal, medicare, or other insurance programs.”
Resources – Programs/ Signups
Medi-Cal, Medicare, health plans
County of Ventura Health Care Agency
Providing comprehensive, cost-effective, compassionate health care for our diverse community. Our departments (Public Health, Behavioral Health, VC Medical Center/Santa Paula Hospital, Ambulatory Care, VC Health Care Plan) offer a variety of services and programs for all members of the community. (https://vchca.org)
Medi-CAL applications – Interface Children and Family Services
Interface Children and Family Services will be assisting people with filling out MediCal applications and answering questions about the program. (https://www.icfs.org)
Ventura County Human Services Agency
The Ventura County Human Services Agency offers information at the fair on MEDI-CAL, CalFRESH, CalWORKs, and free VITA TAX Preparation Assistance flyers and other information. See their entire list of services here.
Gold Coast Health Plan – Ventura County Health Care Plan
(https://www.goldcoasthealthplan.org) “Compassionate care, accessible to all, for a healthy community.” Come by, talk with us and ask your questions!
Mental and Emotional Health/Substance Abuse
Substance Use Treatment Services – Ventura County Behavioral Health
Has substance use led to you or someone you know…
- Being out of work and couch surfing?
- Doing poorly in school?
- Crashing a car?
- Coping with mental illness by self-medicating?
- Risking losing custody of children?
Come and ask your questions about their continuum of care for substance use problems, with six locations and a wide range of treatment options for achieving and maintaining recovery.
Mental Health services – Logrando Bienestar – Ventura County Behavorial Health:
Logrando Bienestar is a valuable resource to families and individuals who seek assistance to access mental health services. Bilingual and trilingual staff is ready to assist 805-973-5220.
Logrando Bienestar is a program of Ventura County Behavioral Health designed to help the Latino community understand the importance of mental and emotional health, with the goal to help individuals to access services for a productive and healthy lifestyle. Logrando Bienestar is a program that was developed to walk you through the process of getting well. We are determined to find you the assistance that you may need to continue being productive parents, siblings, children, friends or spouses. The program services youth and adults in Ventura County.
Mental and Emotional Health – Promotoras y Promotores Foundation
Promotoras Y Promotores Foundation provides free emotional support to the Latino population with support groups and one-on-one assisting persons that are experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, or feelings they don’t understand. When they are ready, if needed, we refer them to VCBH for further emotional health.
MEDICARE – HICAP:
Legal Resources
Immigration Clinic
Immigration law
Immigration professionals at Swap Meet Justice answer status questions and check application forms prepared by trained community volunteers for:
- Citizenship,
- Green cards/Legal Permanent residency
- DACA
- Voter registration
- Fee reductions forms for to USCIS
See swapmeetjustice.org for more details.
Prevent Immigration Fraud
Many undocumented families fall victim to immigration fraud by “notarios”, unlicensed immigration “consultants” known for scamming people. Notarios are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice. Promotoras Por Justicia Migratoria supports local families with community resources. (promoroasxjusticia@gmail.com)
Specialist Attorneys and Organizations
Power of Attorney Forms
Offering assistance with financial Powers of Attorney and Healthcare Directives.
Labor and Employment Law
Do you know your rights as an employee? Attorney Xavier will be available to answer your questions.
Law Office of Xavier Villegas, APC (http://www.xaviervillegaslaw.com)
Servin Rodriguez Law
Call us today for a free consultation and discover how we can help you obtain the justice and compensation you deserve.
Consumer Protection Law (debtor’s rights)
Attorney Sparky Abraham of Jubilee Legal will provide legal advice and assistance with debt and credit including:
- debt collector harassment,
- credit report errors,
- identity theft,
- student debt assistance,
- Medical debt relief,
- foreclosure assistance,
- utility debt relief and
- property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
Estate Law
Rennee R. Dehesa is an attorney focused on helping individuals and families plan for life events such as incapacity and death by providing legal documents and advice to assist them and their families care for them and transition their legacy to the next generation. She assists with living trusts, wills, powers of attorney and management of estates.(https://venturaestatelegal.com/rennee-r-dehesa/)
Expungement Clinic
Expungement Clinic – Ventura County Public Defender
Volunteer attorneys from the Ventura County Public Defender’s office will be joining us to help with misdemeanor expungement and to answer questions on clearing records for both felonies and misdemeanors. Since there a lot of FAQ’s for this resource, we made a separate event listing here: (Expungements explained)
Family Issues
Ventura County Department of Child Support Services
- Opening a child support case
- Status of child support case
- Changing the amount of your support order
- Debt Reduction Program
- Case balance inquiry
- Enforcement concerns
Ventura County Family Justice Center
A collaborative team from more than 40 public agencies and community-based organizations and volunteers dedicated to working together to help reduce trauma, eliminate repeat victimization, mitigate future risks, and make a lasting, positive difference in the lives of those we serve and their families.
All too often, those facing violence or abuse suffer in silence as fear, confusion and lack of access discourage them from getting much-needed help and support. Ventura County FJC simplifies this overwhelming process by providing a caring, safe environment where victims and their families can access the comprehensive resources they need to recover, heal and break the cycle of violence. All Ventura County FJC services are offered free of charge.
Through our welcoming community and comprehensive, holistic services that focus on the whole person, Ventura County FJC empowers and supports survivors of all ages and their families.
Resources for Parents and Children
Migrant Education Programs- Region 17
The MEP aims to provide free and appropriate education to children of migrant agricultural workers similar to other children. It focuses on supporting English Language Arts and English Language Development to ensure migrant children have access to quality education (https://www.vcoe.org/migrant)
United Parents
We are a unique family-driven non-profit agency that serves as a bridge to success for families. We identify and fill the gaps for parents of children who need support during their most difficult life challenges.
United Parents provides staff and resources to empower, strengthen and support parents who have children with emotional, behavioral, mental health disorders and family preservation needs.
We advocate for families to be recognized as full partners in the treatment and care of their children, which is key to recovery. We are here to help! (https://www.unitedparents.org)
Child Development Resources- Head Start
(https://cdrv.org) CDR provides a foundation to build promising futures for children.
- Child Care Assistance: CDR administers seven programs that provide Child Care assistance to families in Ventura County.
- Head Start & Early Head Start: Head Start promotes school readiness of children under 5 from low-income families through education, health, social and other services.
- Parents: CDR provides an exhaustive list of information and resources for parents including Child Care Referrals.
- Providers: CDR provides information and resources for providers including workshops, training and Child Care referrals.
Farmworker Resources
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
At the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) we focus exclusively on agricultural workplaces, and we uphold farmworkers’ rights to come together and advocate for better working conditions, whether it be their right to have a mask, better wages, breaks, safe working conditions, or whether they want union representation, without facing retaliation. We investigate unfair labor practices and when we find a violation, we work to obtain solutions for workers such as lost wages, reinstatement to their job and informing other workers about their rights.
- These rights exist for all farmworkers, regardless of immigration status.
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We also provide farmworkers with information and referrals to needed resources for issues related to their workplace. If you have questions or need help, you can anonymously call our hotline at 1-800-449-3699, or visit one of our five office locations.
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Interpretation is available in multiple languages
Ventura County Farmwork Resource Program
The goals of the Farmworker Resource Program include building trust and relationships with farmworkers, promoting and enhancing the reputation of the agricultural industry in Ventura County, attracting farmworkers to Ventura County as a first-choice destination to work in agriculture, advising farmworkers of existing labor laws protecting them, and assisting farmworkers in navigating public agencies and seeking resolutions to workplace issues. (https://www.ventura.org/human-services-agency/farmworker-resources/)
County of Ventura Agriculture/Weights & Measures – Pesticide Use Enforcement Program (PUE)
We provide farm working families with the information needed to stay safe at work and outside of work regarding pesticide safety as well as sharing ways the agricultural commissioner’s office can support them. Pesticide complaints can be done in by various ways including: CalEPA online form, CASPIR app, and phone calls for the agricultural department. (https://www.ventura.org/agricultural-commissioner/pesticide-use-reporting/)
Líderes Campesinas
The mission of Líderes Campesinas is to strengthen the leadership of farmworker women and youth so that they can be agents of economic, social and political change and ensure their human rights.
- Leadership Institute:
- We are constantly learning, practicing and passing along new tools to develop our leadership. We focus on a hands-on curriculum of activism, education and self-care that naturally brings out the inner leader in farmworker women who have been historically marginalized and continue to be today.
- Outreach/Education:
- Comprised of victim advocates, outreach specialists, and several organizers who were prior farmworkers, we are dedicated to spreading awareness to several issues affecting farmworker communities and their families.
- Technical Assistance:
- We serve as a liaison between farmworker communities and public agencies, academia, journalists and service providers who seek our expertise to learn more about the people we represent. (https://www.liderescampesinas.org)
Mexican Consulate
Mexican Consulate
The Mexican Consulate will assist with questions. They also want to share the following information:
- People can carry out their passport, registration and INE procedures at any Consulate. Before you couldn’t get the Matricula Consular because it had to be here in Oxnard for people who live in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, but this has recently changed.
- People with an immigration case who require their passport urgently can come to our office without an appointment from Monday to Friday, preferably before 12pm, with the USCIS receipt indicating that they require the passport or a letter from the Lawyer and the documentation that supports the immigration process that you are going to carry out and we will gladly assist you.
Rights/Services for Elderly and Disabled
Tri-Counties Regional Center (TCRC)
Tri-Counties Regional Center (TCRC) provides person and family-centered supports for individuals with developmental disabilities to maximize opportunities and choices for living, working, learning, and recreating in the community. TCRC provides supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities living in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
Disability Rights CA (DRC)
(Note, will not be attending in September) Disability Rights California (DRC) defends, advances, and strengthens the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities. In order to be effective advocates for all people with disabilities, we must address discrimination in all its forms, including the unique challenges faced by people who experience the intersection of multiple systems of discrimination.
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Californians with developmental disabilities are guaranteed the same full and equal opportunities for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as all Americans. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities advocates, promotes and implements policies and practices that achieve self-determination, independence, productivity and inclusion in all aspects of community life for Californians with developmental disabilities and their families.
Community Support Resources
COMMUNITY ACTION – VENTURA COUNTY
- WHO WE ARE: We have built pathways out of poverty across Ventura County since 1965. We help people when they need it most so they can help themselves and their neighbors.
- WHAT WE DO: We empower families and individuals to live self-sufficiently and with dignity. With offices in Oxnard and Simi Valley, help is just around the corner for everyone most in need in Ventura County.
UFW FOUNDATION
“UFW Foundation will offer memberships on site, text message sign-up for alerts on events, assistance, and other resources, COVID-19 resources, and DACA renewal appointment registry to receive $495 filing fee assistance. Masks and hand sanitizers will also be distributed.” (https://www.ufwfoundation.org/oxnard-california)
MICOP
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project: Now in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, this organization to support, organize and empower indigenous migrant communities.
We envision a strong indigenous immigrant community actively engaged to achieve just working and living conditions, equality, and full human rights in the broader community.
CAUSE
CAUSE will be passing out resources on SB114, supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19 reasons, sharing information on housing aid, and having conversations on how you can start to advocate for our community in Oxnard. Learn more at https://causenow.org
DREAM RESOURCE CENTER
The mission of the Dream Resource Center at Oxnard College is to support Undocumented Students and their families. The center is a welcoming, safe place for undocumented students. linktr.ee/ocdreamcenter.
Center for Employment Training
For over 50 years, Center for Employment Training has provided quality job training services to support the success and self-sufficiency of our students, including:
- Technical Trades
HVAC Specialist, Electrician (Residential & General), Welding Fabrication, and more - Construction & Building Maintenance
Green Building Construction Skills, Building Maintenance, and more - Truck Driving & Logistics
Truck Driver - Medical
Medical Assistant, Health Information Technology, and more - Business
Accounting Clerk, Business Office Administration, and more - Childcare
Early Childhood Teacher Assistant - Culinary
Culinary Arts, The Craft of Baking
Ventura Tenants’ Union
Our mission is to strengthen tenants’ political power by educating and advocating amongst tenants themselves./ Nuestra misión es fortalecer el poder político de los y las inquilinas educando y abogando con las propias inquilinos/as.(Facebook.com/VenturaTenantsUnion/)
CFROG
CFROG defends local communities and wild places from the impacts of oil and gas extraction./ CFROG defiende a las comunidades locales y los lugares salvajes de los impactos de la extracción de petróleo y gas. (cfrog.org)
805 UNDOCUFUND
805 UndocuFund will be sharing information on disaster preparedness.
We also mobilize resources when disaster hits to undocumented residents and advocate for long-term systems change to ensure they are effectively included in disaster planning, preparedness, response, and recovery.
We envision a future where undocumented individuals and families have equitable access to resources to rebuild their lives with dignity after disaster.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do returning partners need to RSVP?
Yes, we ask that you RSVP every time. You can do this by text or email ac@swapmeetjustice.org along with any revisions in space or equipment needs!
“How do I become a partner?”
Fill out our application: https://swapmeetjustice.org/how-to-participate/
“My client/friend/neighbor has a question NOW!”
Please have them check out our website at swapmeetjustice.org and/or contact (805) 616-2715.
Where are you Located?
We are located in front of the gymnasium at Oxnard Community College, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard.
What Time?
The market is officially open between 8:00 and 3:00. People from the vendors area start coming through at 8. The citizenship tent starts services at 9:00, because we have to train new volunteers at 8:30. We ask our participants to assume they’ll stay until 3:00 pm. Every participant is welcome to join the new volunteer training to learn about the citizenship process.
Services
- We encourage organizations to provide as complete a service as they can to the community right there in their tents. If you have applications, forms or signup sheets, please bring them with you, either on paper or laptops, in lieu of asking a community member to complete them by themselves later online or requiring them to come to an office during the week to do the same thing.
- If a fairgoer must make an appointment by phone, please provide them with a name of a person who can assist them in their preferred language, along with their direct number and extension.
- All services, information and items provided at the fair must be completely free to the community and we don’t permit sales or fundraising. Giveaways of swag are popular and who doesn’t love one of those spinning wheels? Small gift cards have been given out for various things, like filling out Medi-Cal forms or participating in a survey.
Languages?
Spanish is the predominant language, so having at least one bilingual staff member is essential. If you have single-language resource material, we estimate that +90% should be in Spanish. Mixtec languages and Tagalog are also spoken there. If you have no bilingual tent staff, we will try to team you up with a bilingual volunteer. Find Monica Salas at the citizenship tent to see if she has some bilingual teen volunteers. We have two professional Mixtec interpreters you can call over when necessary stationed at the Information Booth
Tents and equipment
Unless you specify otherwise, we will supply you with our basic kit of one 10’x10′ tent, a 6’ long table and (2) chairs. All are free to our participants.
- If you need more of anything to be efficient and comfortable, just email us by Wednesday before the fair. at ac@swapmeetjustice.org.
- Because Oxnard College has serious weight requirement of 40 pounds PER LEG for tents, we’ve found that the fair is more accessible and safer for all participants if our professional tent supplier provides the tents.
- If you have a branded tent you would like to use AND the appropriate weights, please email at ac@swapmeetjustice.org by the Wednesday before the fair and we’ll leave a space for you. Tents not weighted to swap meet requirements are not permitted.
- Please contact us 24 hours ahead at ac@swapmeetjustice.org if you have to cancel, so we can save tent and equipment charges.
- These information deadlines are important, as we must give a completed layout and equipment list to our long-suffering tent-guy by the Friday before the fair.
Vehicle access and set-up time
- If you need a vehicle to drop off your equipment, there is a window between 6:00 – 7:30 am before swap meet personnel block all vehicular traffic at 7:30 am. (See the attached map below.) Otherwise, equipment needs to be brought in by hand.
- If your set-up includes a van or similar vehicle as a base for your services, tell me so I can leave space for it. For accompanying tents, see above.
- If you are lost or need assistance, we are always at the site at 6:00 am getting set up and are happy to assist you. Contact us by phone or text at (805) 368-4923.
Electricity
We have access to electricity to recharge laptops and hotspots behind the citizenship tent.
When and where does this happen?
Oxnard College, 4000 S Rose Ave, Oxnard, CA 93033
9am - 3pm the last Sunday of every month
