Foster Mom Mentors Her Resource Parent Peers Liz Thiele of Moorpark, Calif. has been an official foster mom since 2010, but the seed was planted more than 25 years ago. She was working as an optician at the time, fitting a special little girl with […]
Ventura County has over 1,000 children and youth in need of support and guidance to help them thrive while separated from their families of origin. Foster VC Kids is asking members of the community to open their hearts to these children by attending their inspirational […]
For 25 years, CSA and radio station 1590 AM KVTA Local News Talk, have collaborated to collect toys and raise funds for the more than 1,000 foster children and youth in Ventura County, as well as growing numbers of additional low-income children and their families. […]
New addition: Effective January 1, 2017, children under 2-years old must be rearfacing unless they weigh 40 pounds or more, or are 40 inches tall or more. Current law: Children under age 8 must be buckled into a car seat or booster in the back […]
Xena and Martin, two amazing young adults attending Cal State University Channel Islands, recently shared their stories and memories growing up as former foster children. Both are highly motivated to succeed and credit much of their drive to the teachers and mentors in their life. […]
If a child in your neighborhood needed a loving home, would you help? Foster VC Kids, a program of Ventura County Children & Family Services is seeking more loving families like yours for children who are entering foster care, who need love in their lives, […]
321 hearts. 321 lives. 321 futures shaped by two loving individuals. When Barbara and Edward Williams became a foster family in 1981, they couldn’t have foreseen the love that would fill their home. This same Oxnard home has watched the couple care for 321 foster […]
Foster VC Kids invites you to Visit the Foster VC Kids HEART GALLERY at the Hope4Kids Run & Festival Saturday, April 23rd from 8:00am to 2:00pm at the Camarillo Community Center The Heart Gallery is a unique video gallery that provides families considering fostering or adoption an opportunity to learn about children and youth in […]
4th Annual HOPE4Kids Festival & Run April 23, 2016 Camarillo Community Park 1605 Burnley St., Camarillo, CA 93010 [gdlr_button href=”http://hope4kids.myevent.com/” target=”blank” size=”medium” background=”#7f184d” color=”#ffffff”]Register Here[/gdlr_button] Race Information Entry Fees and Details for 2016: 5K/10K – $30 if registered by March 23rd; $35 after March 23rd or day of event 1 […]
WHEN: Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:00 AM – Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 5:00 PM (PDT) – Add to Calendar WHERE: Calvary Chapel of Oxnard – 1925 Eastman Avenue Oxnard, CA 93030 – View Map The Empowered To Connect Simulcast — a two-day conference designed […]