COMMUNITY RESOURCES
The majority of the information provided within the listing was provided by Help of Ojai through a grant from the Ventura County Agency on Aging.
EN ESPAÑOL
Advocates
AARP: 800-424-3410
Caring Neighbors: 646-9752
Center for healthy Aging: www.centerforhealthyaging.org
Family Caregiver Alliance: www.caregiver.org
HELP of Ojai: 646-5122
Long Term Care Ombudsman Services: 656-1986
National Caregiver Foundation: 800-930-1357
National Council on Aging: 800-375-1014
Oak Tree House: 646-0161
Vecinos Ayudando Vecinos (Neighbors Helping Neighbors): 640-3320
Ventura County Area Agency on Aging: 477-7300
Adult Day Care
Oak Tree House Senior Day Support Center: 646-0161
Day Care for frail elderly; M-F 9-3; sliding scale
Alzheimer Services/Support
Alzheimer's Assn: of Ventura County: 485-5597
Caring Neighbors: 646-9752
Coast Caregiver Resource Cent: 800-443-1236
Oak Tree House Senior Day Support Center: 646-0161
OASIS (Older Adult Services): 987-2083
Alcohol and Drug Services
Al-Anon: 656-7110/ 888-4ALANON
Alano Club: 646-9187
Ventura County Behavioral Health Department - Alcohol and Drug Services: 652-3283
(Information, education, counseling and referrals; Individual and group counseling
available)
Bereavement/Grief
Caring Neighbors: 646-9752
Case Management
(Information, referral and/or nursing assessment for frail elderly who
are at risk in the home)
Caring Neighbors: 646-9752
Help of Ojai in Oak View: 649-1294/677-8016
Linkages Program, Ventura Co: Area Agency on Agin: 477-7300
MSSP (Multipurpose Senior Services Program) Ventura County Area Agency on
Aging: 477-7300
Senior Case Management, Ventura Co: Public Health: 652-5918
Clothing
Second HELPings thrift store: 646-5812
Community Assistance Program: 640-3320
Vecinos Ayudando Vecinos: 640-3320
Counseling
Caring Neighbors Counseling, coaching and support groups for caregiver, disabled and bereaved: 646-9752
Crisis Intervention (Abuse, Crisis, Information)
Coalition to End Household Violence: 654-8141
Interface Battered Women's Shelter: 800-339-9597
Long Term Care Services of Ventura County receives, investigates, and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of nursing home residents: 656-1986
Mental Health Crisis Team: 652-6727
St: John's Regional Medical Center: 988-2604
psychological, medical assessments (fee based)
Death & Dying
Caring Neighbors Hospice: 646-9752
Disaster Services/ Emergencies
American Red Cross: 646-6044
Community Assistance Program: 640-3320
Police, Fire, Paramedic: 911
Poison Control: 800-876-4766
Salvation Army: 659-3598
OASIS (Older Adult Services): 987-2083
Education
Adult Education (Ojai Unified): 640-4330
Little House (art, computer, writing, etc): 646-5122
Elder Abuse
Adult Protective Services: 654-3200
Elder Abuse Intervention & referrals/HELP of Ojai: 646-9752
Financial Assistance/ Information
Community Assistance Program: 640-3320
Consumer Hotline for Seniors: 654-3180
PSSA / Medi-Cal General Relief: 658-4100
Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance: 800-852-5711
Tax return assistance, Little House: 646-5122
Vecinos Ayudando Vecinos: 640-3320
Food/Nutrition
Brown Bag Program: weekly food delivery service, need based: 649-1294
Emergency Food Assistance (CAP): 640-3320
Meals on Wheels home delivered meals: 646-0144
Senior Nutrition hot meals at Little House: 646-0144
Government Service Agencies
Medi-Cal: 658-4108
Medicare: 800-675-2266
Social Security Administration Offices: 800-772-1213
Handyman/Homemaker Referrals
In-Home Support Services: 652-7643
Ojai Youth Employment Service: 646-4937
Health Care/ Health Screening
(see also Information and Referral)
Blood Pressure Screening: 646-0144
Lo-Vision Aid: 646-0144
Foot Care: 646-0144
County Public Health: 652-5916
Ojai Valley Community Health Center: 640-8293
Skin Screening: 646-0144
Ventura County Medical Society Physician Referral: 656-340
Homebound Services (see also Transportation, Meals)
Caring Neighbors assessment, volunteer visits, errands: 646-9752
Ojai Valley Libraries (book delivery): 646-1639
Mobile Notary Public, HELP of Ojai: 649-1294
Ojai Youth Employment Service Fee: 646-4937
Housing (referrals, information, assistance)
California Registry: senior housing information, counseling and referrals: 800-777-7575
Community Assistance Program: 640-3320
Fair Housing Council: 385-3480
Homeless Shelter (winter months only): 646-5226
Funding for this guide was made possible by a federal grant administered by
the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging HUD/ Area Housing: 800-800-2123/482-2791
Independent Living Resources
ARC Ojai Enrichment Center: 646-5186
Braille Institute http: //www.brailleinstitue.org/
Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program: www.ddtp.org
GLAD (Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness): 648-4523
In Home Supportive Services: 654-3260
Independent Living Resource Center 650-9903
LifeLine: 388-1985 / 646-1446
MedicAlert Foundation: www.medicalert.org
Information and Referral
Alzheimer's Association: 643-2614
American Diabetes Association987-1323
American Cancer Society: 644-6656
American Heart Association: 485-4300
American Lung Association: 988-6023
American Parkinson's Disease Assoc: 379-9379
Arthritis Foundation: 389-5222
Braille Institute: 682-6222
Caring Neighbors: 646-9752
Fibromyalgia Network: 800-853-2929
GLAD (Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness): 648-4523
National Cancer Institute: 800-4CANCER
National Stroke Association: 800-787-6537
Physician Data Query: 800-4CANCER
Insurance
HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program): 646-0144
Medi-Cal: 658-4108
PSSA / Medi-Cal General Relief: 658-4100
Legal Assistance
Elder Law Hotline: 800-231-5441
Grey Law: 658-2266
Mobile Self-Help Center: 640-3320
Notary Public: 649-1294
Medical Equipment and Supplies
Community Assistance Program adaptive equipment on loan (wheelchairs, walkers,
etc): 640-3320
See also “Medical Equipment & Supplies”, “Pharmacies” in the Yellow Pages
Mental Health
Geropsychiatric Center, St: John's Regional Medical Center: 988-2604
Mental Health Crisis Team: 652-6727
Senior Outreach Services, Ventura County Public Health Evaluates adults over
65 to determine if mental health services are needed: 652-7820
Nursing Home Information
Caring Neighbors HELP of Ojai facility list and placement counseling: 646-9752
Long Term Care Ombudsman Services: 656-1986
Nursing Home Comparisons: www.medicare.gov
Nutrition (see Food)
Recreation
Boyd Center/ Ojai Recreation Department: 646-1872
Help of Ojai in Oak View: 649-1294/677-8016
Little House Activities: 649-0144
PACE (People with Arthritis can Exercise): 648-4523
Respite
Oak Tree House Day Support Center: 646-0161
Safety
Adult Protective Services (PSSA): 654-3200
Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence: 656-1111
Interface Information and Referral Services: 800-339-9597
Lifeline: 388-1985 / 646-1446
Long Term Care Services of Ventura County (Ombudsman Program): 656-1986
MedicAlert: 800-ID ALERT (800-432-5378)
Oak View Resource Center: 649-6072 / 649-6073
Ojai Valley Security Patrol: 646-1414
Safe Return community-based identification system designed to quickly return
to safety memory impaired individuals who are lost: 646-0161
Senior Crime Prevention Program: 654-3622
Vial of Life (medical history, accessible to EMTs): 646-014
Senior Services (Senior Center)
Little House Senior Center: 646-5122
HELP of Ojai in Oak View: 649-1294
Spiritual Care
Bible Baptist Church: 805-649-1385
Calvary Chapel of the Ojai Valley: 805-640-9498
Chapel By The Pines: 805-649-1323
Church Of Christ: 805-646-5737
Church Of The Living Christ: 805-646-1296
First Baptist Church: 805-697-0400
First Church of Christ, Scientist: 805-646-4901
Holy Cross Lutheran Church: 805-646-8121
Lutheran Church of our Redeemer: 805-646-2064
Ojai Presbyterian Church: 805-646-1437
Ojai United Methodist Church: 805-646-3528
Ojai Valley Baptist Church: 805-646-3362
Ojai Valey Community Church: 805-646-4324
St. Andres Eposcopal Church: 805-646-1885
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church: 805-646-4338
Seventh Day Adventist Church: 805-646-4775
Wesleyan Church of Ojai Valley: 805-646-1586
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention 24-hour Hotline: 652-6727
Support Groups
Alzheimer's Assn. of Ventura County: 485-5597
Caring Neighbors: 646-9752
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Hospic: 642-1078
Training
Caregivers Relief Training Program: 646-9752
Transportation
Handicap Placard (DMV): 654-4591
HELP of Ojai Transportation (wheelchair accessible vans): 646-7787/646-0144
HELP of Ojai Private car transport (to Ventura-area physicians): 646-7787/646-0144
SCAT Access (ADA equipped): 649-4421
Ventura County Transportation Commission: 654-2882
Utilities
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): 640-3320
Utility Payment Desk drop off payment for utility bills
(Little House Senior Center): 646-5122
Veterans' Services
Veterans Administration: 800-827-1000
Veterans Services: 385-6366
Volunteer Referrals/Opportunities
RSVP: 646-7787
Vecinos Ayudando Vecinos (Neighbors Helping Neighbors): 640-3320