The Arc of Ventura County

Thank you to the Ojai Women's Fund for honoring The Arc of Ventura County as a 2024 grant awardee. These vital funds, totaling $15,000, will provide general operating support for our Ojai Enrichment Center and greatly brighten the lives of those we serve. We appreciate your commitment to improving the quality of life for all residents of the Ojai Valley.

Special thanks to Christina Sanchez, Board Member, and Esther Anaya, Executive Director, for accepting this great honor on behalf of The Arc Family!

The Arc of Ventura County wishes you a very happy Veterans Day! Peter B. attended the Oxnard Veteran's Day Parade, honoring those who have served to protect our freedoms. With profound gratitude in our hearts, we salute you!

IMPORTANT REMINDER - ALL Arc Programs WILL BE OPEN Monday, November 11.
Our heartfelt thoughts are with all impacted by the devastating Mountain Fire, with gratitude to our first responders and community.

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The Arc of Ventura County Program Closures: Due to the Mountain Fires, tomorrow (November 8th, 2024), we will be closing our Arcade, Walker, Santa Paula and Oxnard programs. We will resume programming on Monday November 11th, 2024.

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The Arc of Ventura County Program Closures: Due to the Mountain Fires, tomorrow (November 7, 2024), we will be closing our Arcade, Walker, Santa Paula and Oxnard programs. We will resume programming on Friday November 8, 2024.

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Esther Anaya, Executive Director, just attended The Arc National Conference and National Conference of Executive's Fall Leadership Institute in Columbus, Ohio. What you've learned will empower our Co-Advocates and help to further educate our staff and participants, and we thank you for representing us at the National level, Esther.

We can't wait to share in everything you've learned!

The Arc of the United States

Project R has passionately been sharing their message of inclusion and respect with local High Schools for over a decade, but never as much as this past year! Thank you very much to Frontier, Santa Paula, and Pacific High Schools, as well as Ventura College for hosting our Co-Advocates recently. Your commitment to educating our youth on the importance of honoring the stories of individuals with IDD is worth celebrating!

Frontier High School Pacific High School

Thanks to Oxnard Special Populations for hosting a safe and fun Trunk'or'Treat for the Disability Community in Oxnard this weekend. Thank you to Juan G, Oxnard Day Program Manager, and Lupe E, Advocacy Coordinator, for representing The Arc of Ventura County!

Oxnard Special Populations

Reminder: Monday is your last day to register to vote in the upcoming election in November. If you would like to register to vote follow this link: https://covr.sos.ca.gov/

Thanks to James R. from Santa Paula Day Program, for showing us how to be a civic-minded citizen! Way to get the vote out, James!

Self-Advocates from the Co-Advocates of Ventura County and The Arc's Board of Directors took part in the first Annual Disability and Government Summit in Ventura. Thanks to Tina S, Jerry O, and Lupe E. for your leadership in The Arc's advocacy efforts. We are so proud to have been involved in this inclusive event, which focused on the importance of inviting unrepresented people to have "a seat at the table." Thanks to all who were involved in making this event a success!

Thank you to every Disability Advocate who put in the work to make this success a reality! A HUGE victory for the Disability Community!

Governor Newsom Signs AB 2423 - A HUGE Victory for the Disability Community The developmental disability community achieved a major victory with the signing of AB 2423 (Mathis), which will require the state to update the rate models every other year that are used to determine payments to regional center service providers, and to fund those new rates subject to an appropriat...

Thank you to our friends at Underwood Family Farms for hosting this fun-filled day! Starting today and through Friday, please mention The Arc of Ventura County to receive a $2 discount off admission and support our programs and services.

Monday, September 30 - Friday, October 4
9 am - 6 pm
Thank you for achieving with us!

Aktion Club of Ventura has their officers sworn in to duty by the Kiwanis Club of Ventura President, Scott McDougall.

From left to right: Peter B., President, Valerie R., Vice President, Scott M., President of Ventura Kiwanis Club, and Hector R., Secretary. Jason C., Treasurer not pictured. We congratulate the 2024 Aktion Club Officers and thank you for your leadership!

Thank you to the Kiwanians for your continued support of our participants' independence and public service!

We are proud to have served our Ventura County community for 70 wonderful years! Please enjoy the final photos from our incredible Open House events celebrating our recent Anniversary. Our Walker Program staff and participants went all out and deserve a round of applause for throwing the best disco party Ventura has ever seen!

Thank you to our community and to everyone who helped make these events a success!

Please share in these wonderful moments from our Open House Celebration at Oxnard Day Program! Thank you to our community for your many contributions, and thank you to our incredible staff and participants for throwing the best party in Oxnard!

Our Open House at Ojai Enrichment Center was a wonderful success, thanks to you! We are so proud of the hard work put in by our incredible staff and participants, and thankful to our community members for coming together to create memories we'll never forget!

The Arc of Ventura County is pleased to present to you our incredible program staffs. We greatly appreciate you and your dedicated support of the individuals we proudly serve.

Happy Direct Support Professional Week!!!

Thank you for making our Open House on L.A. Avenue in Simi Valley a HUGE success! We are so appreciative for the support of our community!