Family Resources
Table of contents
- Immigrant Services
- Government Services
- Lawyers
- Financial Wellbeing
- Ventura County Agencies
- Health
- Community Services/Assistance
- Housing
- Work/Job Training
- Child Services/Education
- Community
- Rights/Services for Elderly and Disabled
*and special on-site mini-classes
Note: Not all resources are available every month due to staff resources or illness.)
Information desk
Spanish and Mixteco interpreters are available to assist you
Immigrant Services
Swap Meet Justice Citizenship Fair/ Justicia Tianguera feria de ciudadanía
Citizenship applications, renewals of green cards and DACA, voter registration
El Concilio Family Services
El Concilio is the Service Center for the rural low-income limited or non-English speaking community. We transition low income families by providing services that integrate them into the community to assist them in becoming self sufficient, engaged and greater contributors to our community.
IMPORTA
Immigration legal services.
Government Services
Mexican Consulate
Identity, Protection, Civil Registry and Notarial Powers, Community, Service for foreigners
Legislators
Supervisor Vianey Lopez
CA Assemblymember Steve Bennett
CA Senator Monique Limón
Lawyers
Xavier Villegas, APC
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)
Monica Fairchild - Glass Law Group
Workers Compensation
Julian M. Gonzalez
Family Law
Oscar C. Gonzalez
Tenants' Rights
Nielsen, Peterson & Nielsen LLP
Tenants' Rights
Griselda Rodriguez - Servin Rodriguez Law
Employment law and Personal Injury/ Derecho laboral y lesiones personale.
Babak Lazieri - Redefine Law firm
Car and motorcycle Accidents
Jeff Ponting - McNicholas & McNicholas
Personal injuries, employment discrimination, housing discrimination, sexual harrasment, sexual assault, product defects
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
California Rural Legal Assistance
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) is a nonprofit law firm founded in 1966 to provide free civil legal services to low-income residents of California's rural counties.
Financial Wellbeing
Sparky Abraham - Jubilee Law
Debt Problems, Free Credit Reports and review
Rennee R. Dehesa - Becker & Dehesa, L.L.P.
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) is a nonprofit law firm founded in 1966 to provide free civil legal services to low-income residents of California's rural counties.
United Way – VITA
Households earning up to $67,000 are eligible to use the free services of VITA. Tax returns are prepared by trained volunteers certified by the IRS.
Channel Islands Law Group
Estate and Business Planning
Ventura County Agencies
Ventura County Public Defenders Office
Expungement Since there a lot of FAQ's for this resource, we made a separate event listing here: (Expungements explained)
Ventura County Public Health
AVAILABLE ONLY WHEN POSTED ON COUNTY WEBSITE. No Appointments – First come, first served. 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. 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. https://www.venturacountyrecovers.org
Ventura County 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)
Substance Use Treatment Services – Ventura County Behavioral Health
- 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?
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.
Ventura County Area Agency on Aging
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.
Ventura County Department of Child Support Services
We can help with:- 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 Farmworker Resources
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 awareness.(https://www.ventura.org/agricultural-commissioner/pesticide-use-reporting/)
Ventura County Mobile Library
The Mobile Library offers a full range of library services.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
The Public Information Division communicates air quality information to the more than 840,000 residents of Ventura County.
Ventura County Community Information Exchange
Helps navigating the intersection of health and social services through information sharing and coordinated care.Health
Westminster Clinic
Blood pressure and diabetes screening.
Gold Coast Health Plan
Compassionate care, accessible to all, for a healthy community.” Come by, talk with us and ask your questions! Medi-Cal.
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..
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.
Central Coast Free Vision Clinic
This addition to the Central Coast Free Vision Clinic, which was started by two Rotary Club of Ventura optometrists, will expand the local populations receiving free vision examinations and free prescription eyeglasses. It is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ventura and other Rotary clubs, The Salvation Army, Lions clubs, the Westminster Free Clinic, and SEE International.
Cal Lu Community Counseling Clinic
Cal Lutheran's Community Counseling Centers offer quality counseling services to individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children while providing training for our students.
COMMUNITY SERVICES/Assistance
MICOP
To support, organize and empower the indigenous migrant communities in California’s Central Coast.
Interface 2-1-1 of Ventura County
Established in 1973, Interface Children & Family Services is the region’s most comprehensive nonprofit social services agency providing direct, responsive, wrap-around services to address the complex needs of clients and our local community.
Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-636-6738
Youth Outreach Hotline: 805-469-5882
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.
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)
Friends of Fieldworkers
We befriend farmworker families in Ventura County by supporting, celebrating, and advocating for them.
CAUSE
CAUSA distribuirá recursos sobre SB114, licencia por enfermedad pagada suplementaria por razones de COVID-19, compartirá información sobre ayuda para la vivienda y tendrá conversaciones sobre cómo puede comenzar a abogar por nuestra comunidad en Oxnard.
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.
805 UNDOCUFUND
805 UndocuFund compartirá información sobre preparación para desastres.
Coalition for Family Harmony
To provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; to educate the community regarding violence against women, children, and men; to prevent the cycle of violence.
HOUSING
Many Mansions
Many Mansions is a non-profit organization that provides well-managed, service-enriched, affordable housing to low-income residents of Southern California.
House Farm Workers!
Supporting local affordable housing projects, housing element advocacy, educating young people, through the farm worker, “farmworker immersion program”, scholarships, and resources.
WORK/ Job training
Managed Career Solutions
MCS seeks to: provide economic empowerment and proactive quality employment services to all job seekers and partner employers; assist individuals with multiple barriers secure employment in high-growth industry sectors based on real-time labor market information; and aid entrepreneurs and small business grow and develop. economic empowerment. MCS programs are open to all eligible participants. Special programs and services are available for: Veterans and eligible spouses; individuals with limited English proficiency; homeless; individuals at risk of homeless; persons with disability; CalWorks recipients; transgender or gender non-conforming individuals; seniors (55+); disconnected youth (18-24) and individuals with previous justice-involvement.
Equus Workforce Development
Equus Workforce Solutions® has a deep-rooted history in the federally funded Job Corps program. Young adults ages 16-24 receive job training, academic instruction and important life skills through our Job Corps Center operations that prepare them for and connect them to a career pathway that is in demand and provides opportunities for advancement.
Ventura College - Program for Accelerated College Education (PACE)
The Program for Accelerated College Education (PACE) at Ventura College extends access to the College’s degree programs to students who might not otherwise have an opportunity to attend college. PACE offers Ventura College’s programs and courses in a fully online format so that adult learners can participate in our degree programs, regardless of their personal and work commitments or their location or proximity to campus. Students need only to have completed high school or a GED to apply to Ventura and PACE. Programs include Business, Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science with an Emphasis in Public Administration. This program is ideal for students who have completed less than 12 credits.
CHILD SERVICES/EDUCATION
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.
First Five
- We invest. From prenatal to Parent and Child Together to preschool, we invest in evidence-based programs that improve the lives of young children and their families. Learn more about our cornerstone investments: Neighborhood’s for Learning and Help Me Grow.
- We advocate. From meeting with legislators in Sacramento to partnering with local businesses to “Take 5 and Read to Kids,” we help decision-makers choose children.
- We convene. From seeking sustainable investments in early childhood to advocating for childcare providers during the pandemic, we bring together community groups, businesses, and government to make a difference in kids’ lives.
VCOE - Migrant Education Program & Services- 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
Supports parents with children facing emotional, behavioral, mental health, and family challenges.
COMMUNITY
(OPAC) Oxnard Performing Arts Center
OPAC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to foster and serve our community through inclusive programming, cultural and artistic exchange, and developing people-centered spaces.
Gold Coast Transit Center
Providing public transit services in Western Ventura County including GO ACCESS, an origin-to-destination public transit for people with disabilities that prevent them from using fixed-route bus service.
Mini Nature Reserve
We are here to restore and preserve nature in urban environments through landscape projects that engage, educate, and empower the local community.
We do this by helping low-income communities create what we call ‘mini nature reserves’ and our community nursery.
Rights/Services for Elderly and Disabled
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.
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.
