Resources during COVID-19
This page will continue to be updated throughout the pandemic. Please check back for additional resources or email our office for additional help.
Food
Visit this page for continually updated "pop-up" food share sites in Ventura County (Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Paula, etc.) via Food Share / Feeding America. You can also sign up to volunteer locally with food distribution.
Testing for COVID-19 ("coronavirus") in Ventura County
COVID-19 Testing: No cost Covid-19 testing is offered for all community members at two state locations in our County. Please register by calling 1-888-634-1123 or online at www.lhi.care/covidtesting.
Read here for additional information about testing: https://vcportal.ventura.org/covid19/docs/2020-06-05_COVID-19_Testing_Sites_List_EN-SP.pdf
OPTUMSERVE STATE LOCATIONS COVID-19 testing for all community members - Please register by calling or registering online. Online: www.lhi.care/covidtesting • Phone: 1-888-634-1123
Monday–Friday 8am – 8pm
LOCATIONS 1) Oxnard Performing Arts Center - 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030
2) Thousand Oaks Library – Newbury Park Branch - 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320
DRIVE-UP TESTING SITES: No appointment or insurance is needed
Monday–Friday 10am – 7pm
LOCATIONS 1) Ventura College - 4667 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA 93003
2) Ford Dealership - 128 S. Hallock Dr., Santa Paula, CA 93060
3) Moorpark College - 7075 Campus Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021
4) Oxnard College - 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard, CA 93033 (Fri–Tue)
Financial Help
- Southeast Ventura County YMCA will be distributing funds to individuals and families throughout Ventura County. Register for relief funds through Ventura County Community Foundation's Rapid Response site.
- Apply for benefits through the California EDD if you have lots hours at work, have been laid off, are taking time off work to care for children because of school closings, or if you or a loved one you care for have or have been exposed to COVID-19 and are in quarantine.
- Career One Stop provides employment and unemployment resources. Learn more
- Connect to the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) if you are experiencing food insecurity through CalFresh. SSI/SSDI recipients may also be eligible. Apply here.
Mental Health & Emotional Wellness
- Give An Hour is available to help support mental health and emotional wellness needs in our community as it responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information and Resources, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Coronavirus Update: Mental Health Tips, Public Health News and Resources, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Managing Anxiety & Stress, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- 7 science-based strategies to cope with coronavirus anxiety, The Conversation
- Apps to manage mental health and emotional health (courtesy of Mental Health Services in LA County).
- California Peer-Run Warm Line, Mental Health Association of San Francisco
- Self-Help Support Groups, Share!
- Community Connections in Times of Physical Separation, Each Mind Matters
- Teens Helping Teens, Teen Line Online
- Wellness: https://www.wellnesseveryday.org/coping-during-coronavirus
- Coping with stress: https://habits.vcbh.org/
Seniors
- Early morning grocery hours available for seniors at numerous stores in our community!
- If you are feeling isolated or alone, contact the Senior Support Line at (800) 235-9980.
- How to Fight the Social Isolation of Coronavirus, AARP
Recovery Resources
- Online AA meetings: “The only requirement for member in Alcoholics Anonymous is a desire to stop drinking.” Open to the public; online registration and sign-in is required. Click here.
- Online Meetings Directory: AA Groups for men, women, GLBT, deaf/hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired, other groups. Click here.
Homeless Community
- Overview of resources available to homeless men, women and families during the pandemic courtesy of VC Emergency
Resources for Kids/Teens
- Taking Care of Your Family During Coronavirus and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Supporting Homebound Children During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Child Mind Institute: Supporting Families during COVID-19
- Facebook Live video chats with expert clinicians daily at 10am and 4:30pm
- Daily Tips as well as links to resources for help with managing anxiety and discipline and behavior
- PBS: How to talk to Your Kids about COVID-19
- Tips, videos & resources. Appropriate for preschool and early elementary age school children. Includes links to appropriate episodes and videos of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Curious George and Super Why.
- NPR Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
- Appropriate for parents to read with their elementary age school children (and older!)
- A Mini Comic Book for Children Explaining the Coronavirus
Ventura County Information
VC Emergency site with resources regarding COVID-19.
State of California Updates
California Department of Public Health COVID-19 updates
Stay at Home except Essential Needs Order and FAQ's about this order
Information from our Diocese of LA
- Read more about the response from the Diocese of Los Angeles here.
- Episcopal churches who are livestreaming services throughout our diocese.