Category: Local

Ventura College Offers New Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program

by Community Contributor • August 4, 2021 • Comments Off

Veterans experiencing unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic are among the country’s hardest-hit populations. To help veterans who have been impacted, Ventura College’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) is now offering the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP). Eligible veterans will receive up to one year of U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs-paid training for high-demand occupations and a monthly housing allowance.

To qualify for the Veteran Affairs (VA) program, veterans need to be between the ages of 22 and 66, unemployed due to COVID, not totally disabled and have no other VA benefits remaining.

United Way of Ventura County — Our Community Thrives Fundraiser is LIVE and we need you!

by Community Contributor • August 4, 2021 • Comments Off

Two weeks left and we need your help!

United Way of Ventura County is participating in VC Star’s A Community Thrives fundraising challenge in order to raise funds for our United to End Homelessness initiative.

From July 19 – Aug. 13, your donation goes FURTHER. The more we raise, the closer we get toward an opportunity to receive additional grant support!

UCSB — The Current — ‘A Forest with No Canopy’ and more news

by Community Contributor • August 4, 2021 • Comments Off

Researchers investigate the productivity of kelp forests, sans the iconic kelp.

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Upcoming events from our Emerging Leaders in the Arts Fellows!

by Community Contributor • August 4, 2021 • Comments Off

UPCOMING EVENTS CURATED BY THIS YEARS’ ELA FELLOWS!

MCASB is delighted to present three unique
Independent Curatorial Projects from the 2021 ELA cohort.

As the culmination of their nine-month-long experience-based fellowship, these projects aim to support and encourage Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) within the Santa Barbara Community.

United Way of Ventura County — You can help us win this challenge week!

by Community Contributor • August 4, 2021 • Comments Off

Let’s finish this challenge week strong! We’re so appreciative for the surge of support this week toward our Community Thrives fundraiser to support our United to End Homelessness initiative. Let’s keep this momentum going!

With less than two weeks to go, every donation makes a big impact. Plus, depending on how much we raise in a challenge week (like this week) … we become eligible for additional grant funding.

We’re on a mission to house Ventura County. Who’s with us?

Ventura County Animal Services — Pet Adoption Promotion!

by Community Contributor • August 4, 2021 • Comments Off

The VCAS Bunny Brigade is offering fee-waived adoptions for those who submit a rabbit adoption application between August 1st – 8th! Visit www.vcas.us/BunnyBrigade to submit yours, today!
All house rabbits adopted out by VCAS must be indoor-only!
Domestic rabbits are family members and need your love and affection.
All rabbits leave VCAS spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped before going home.
Rabbits also live longer when living with fellow rabbits. So, consider adopting a bonded pair already in our care. Questions? Need more information? Email VCASbunnybrigade@gmail.com.

Bid on Best of Local Art During Museum’s Online Auction Fundraiser starting Aug. 16

by Community Contributor • August 3, 2021 • Comments Off

Twenty-one stunning works of art by local artists will soon be up for grabs during the Santa Paula Art Museum’s online Fine Art Auction Fundraiser. Online bidding will open Monday, August 16, 2021, and will close Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. PDT. The Museum’s annual Fine Art Auction is the nonprofit’s biggest fundraiser each year. All proceeds raised from the event will benefit the Santa Paula Art Museum and the thousands of children, families, and adults that the Museum serves through its educational programs every year.

Bid online for your chance to take home artworks by historical artists like Jessie Arms Botke, Cornelis Botke and Douglas Shively, and contemporary pieces by some of this region’s most popular artists: Linda Brown, Norman Kirk, Sherry Loehr, Susan Petty, Gail Pidduck, Anette Power, and more. Individuals must preregister to bid online at www.bidsquare.com/auction-house/santa-paula-art-museum.

Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — Masking Recommendations for Businesses

by Community Contributor • August 3, 2021 • Comments Off

With the increasing spread of the COVID-19 Delta Variant, masking recommendations are changing rapidly. Review the recommendations and regional information below to help protect your employees and customers.

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Be a Supporting Circle Member!

by Community Contributor • August 3, 2021 • Comments Off

Every donation goes to support our passionate staff in presenting engaging exhibitions, exciting artist talks, informative guided tours, inclusive community events, fun educational programs, and more. MCASB only exists with the support of our community. Become a member today and support MCASB’s initiatives!

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Celebrates 50th Anniversary

by Community Contributor • August 2, 2021 • Comments Off

Community members joined Girls Inc. of Carpinteria staff, board members, girls and alumnae for a special event on Thursday, July 29 – ‘Cocktails and Conversations’ – to commemorate Girls Inc.’s 50th anniversary. Carpinteria Mayor Wade Nomura, Councilmember Natalia Alarcon and longtime supporters of the organization, including past board members Clyde Freeman, Sharon Organista and Gail Persoon, were among the guests to help kick off the celebrations.

Lumina Alliance launches county-wide campaign supporting youth and pre-teen boys

by Community Contributor • August 2, 2021 • Comments Off

After merging into one organization, Lumina Alliance (formerly known as RISE and Stand Strong) is launching its initial prevention project, ReDefineSLO: A social marketing campaign focused on improving the social, emotional, and physical well-being of children and pre-teen boys.

ReDefineSLO, which launches August 2nd, is an innovative approach to preventing sexual assault and intimate partner violence in San Luis Obispo County. The campaign aims to empower parents and caregivers with the tools to engage pre-teens in tough conversations about their social and emotional health, in order to end violence before it ever takes place.

Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — Free Webinar Schedule

by Community Contributor • August 2, 2021 • Comments Off

August 10 @ 10:30 am

This live, interactive webinar session is designed to help you understand the features, functions and benefits of QuickBooks Online for small business owners as well as assist you in implementing accounting best practices to manage your business finances including COVID-19 Funds and Forgiveness. Juliana Ramirez from JR Bookkeeping will live answer your questions related to the subject matter including live demonstrations. You are highly encouraged to bring your own questions and situations to be solved or used as an example during the live demonstrations.

August 2021 Friendly Finch Friendship Center’s Monthly Newsletter

by Community Contributor • August 2, 2021 • Comments Off

Contents
Dusting, Polishing & Sweeping—Oh My!
Re-opening August 2
Golf Fundraiser
In Memoriam: Ruth Norris

Santa Paula Art Museum announces upcoming events

by Community Contributor • August 2, 2021 • Comments Off

The new exhibit, Vistas, Varmints and Vagabonds: The PAC6 Paints the Wild West, is now on view at the Santa Paula Art Museum! PAC6 is a group of six women artists from Southern California who joined forces in 2014 to travel and paint across the country. The artists are Linda Brown, Marian Fortunati, Nita Harper, Debra Holladay, Laura Wambsgans and Sharon Weaver. Meet the artists during their exhibit premiere party on Sunday, August 1. The exhibit runs through November 7, 2021, and all of the artworks are available for purchase.

Bilingual report — County Agricultural Commissioner 2020 Crop & Livestock Report Highlights Diverse Stories of Women in Ventura County Agriculture

by Community Contributor • July 30, 2021 • Comments Off

The year 2020 brought several things into sharp focus about the importance of agriculture to the County of Ventura. The COVID 19 pandemic pointed out how vulnerable and extraordinarily essential the 40,000 hardworking people who faithfully kept coming to work are to not only the residents of Ventura, but to people throughout the world. They kept the food, clothing, landscaping, and agricultural systems moving despite many new challenges and changes in our society. They did all this while not only worrying about how to provide food and shelter for their families, but also keeping them safe through rapidly changing work and social conditions.

Bilingual report — Mi Vida, Mi Voz Community Collaboration Provides Critical Resources for Santa Barbara County Spanish Speaking Community

by Community Contributor • July 30, 2021 • Comments Off

For years, the Spanish-speaking community has struggled to receive timely, culturally appropriate information related to emerging needs. A collaboration comprised of local Latino-serving organizations, Mi Vida, Mi Voz (My Life, My Voice) was developed to address this information deficit. After the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Mi Vida, Mi Voz (MVMV) pivoted to address the critical needs related to the crisis. With the pandemic’s disproportionate health and economic impact in the Latino community, this essential formation was and is more relevant than ever

Since spring of 2020, Mi Vida, Mi Voz has been collecting information about community resources in five basic categories: Health; Basic Needs (food, financial support, housing, legal); Mental Health; Children & Families; and Seniors. The emphasis has been on health and basic needs information during the COVID-19 crisis.

Bilingual report — COVID-19 Update for July 30, 2021

by Community Contributor • July 30, 2021 • Comments Off

Since Wednesday, July 28, there have been 346 new COVID-19 cases and 7,026 new tests performed. 0 additional deaths.

72.7% of Ventura County’s population 12+ has received the first dose.
64.9% of Ventura County’s population 12+ has been fully vaccinated.
75.1% of Ventura County’s population 18+ has received the first dose.

As of July 28, 2021, there have been 359 breakthrough cases in Ventura County.

Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program Rounds 7-9

by Amigos805.com • July 29, 2021 • Comments Off

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here CA SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM ROUNDS 7 – 9 California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), announced today that…

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Only 3 days remaining to see Shana Moulton

by Community Contributor • July 29, 2021 • Comments Off

There are only three days remaining to view Shana Moulton: The Invisible Seventh is the Mystic Column at MCASB! Stop by this weekend to see the exhibition in its final form. Over the last four months, The Invisible Seventh is the Mystic Column has taken on new elements, adapting and changing as Shana Moulton has explored this iteration of herWhispering Pines series. Join us for the final days of this exhibition from Thursday – Sunday, 11AM – 5PM!

Teatro de las Américas — Upcoming events

by Community Contributor • July 29, 2021 • Comments Off

We want to thank the Port of Hueneme for their 2021-2022 Sponsorship

Queremos dar las gracias al Port of Hueneme por ser nuestro Patrocinador del año 2021-2022

High-Tech Learning Lab to Open at VCOE

by Community Contributor • July 29, 2021 • Comments Off

Seventh-grade students from Somis School will be the first to experience a new high-tech learning lab opening at the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) in Camarillo next week. It’s called the LMNOP Lab, which stands for Learning Makes New Opportunities Possible. The lab is outfitted with large interactive displays and all of the tools students will need to complete various technology-oriented projects.

The students will enjoy a full week of interactive learning about computer coding, robotics, electronic music, and website design. Students will have the opportunity to choose their own projects, which they will present to the class at the end of the week. Students will have access to a variety of technology learning tools, including Arduino microcontrollers and LEGO BOOST kits that use motors, sensors and coding to bring models to life.

Oxnard College Reopens Child Development Center to the Community

by Community Contributor • July 29, 2021 • Comments Off

Oxnard College is reopening its Child Development Center on Aug. 16 after undergoing renovations, expanding its hours and adopting a new curriculum. The Oxnard College “Little Condors” Child Development Center will serve preschoolers Monday through Friday, year-round, helping bridge a gap in Ventura County childcare services and providing much-needed support for family care needs.

Part-day and full-day childcare services are available to families in the community, while scholarships and priority are reserved for Oxnard College students. The Center’s new curriculum will provide an innovative focus on dual language learners, outdoor learning and play, and STEAM experiences (i.e., science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics).

Bilingual report — Ventura County Elections Has Immediate Need for Election Workers

by Community Contributor • July 29, 2021 • Comments Off

Do you want to take part in our democracy? Do you enjoy public service? Apply to be a part of our awesome team! Ventura County Elections is seeking to fill 110 Temporary Intermittent Elections Voting Assistant positions immediately at an hourly rate of $21.93 to assist with the September 14, 2021 Gubernatorial Recall Election.