About the Ventura County Continuum of Care

About the Ventura County Continuum of Care

Mission Statement

The Ventura County Continuum of Care Alliance is a collaborative group dedicated to promoting a safe, desirable and thriving community by ending homelessness in Ventura County.

Vision
Homelessness in Ventura County is rare, brief and nonrecurring.

Values
The dignity of every human life.
The well-being of the entire community.
The power of the community working together to solve community problems.

Guiding Principles

Collaboration and Coordination
Invest in evidence-based, results-driven and client-focused systems of support that integrate practices, procedures, and services within and across public and private agencies, programs, and policies.

Housing First
People experiencing homelessness require very affordable and permanent housing solutions as quickly as possible and then services as needed.

Strength-Based
Start with and build upon the skills, strengths, and positive characteristics of each person.

Trauma-Informed
Homelessness is a complex, high-risk and individualized condition, not a character trait. Recognize that most people experiencing homelessness have experienced trauma, and build relationships, responses, and services on that knowledge.

Harm Reduction
Seek to reduce the effects of risky behavior in the short-term and eliminate its effects in the long-term.

Governance Board

Carolyn Briggs
Community Advocate

 

Kevin Clerici
Downtown Ventura Partners 

 

Dawn Dyer (CoC Board Chair)
Dyer Sheehan Group Inc.

 

Susan Englund
United Way Ventura County
 
Ingrid Hardy 
City of Thousand Oaks

 

Mara Malch
City of Simi Valley

 

Pam Marshall
Formerly Homeless Advocate

 

Manuel Minjares
City of Fillmore

 

Michael Nigh
Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura

 

Carmen Ramirez
City of Oxnard

 

Nancy Wharfield                                                                                  Gold Coast Health Plan

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Staff

  • Christy Madden
  • Jennifer Harkey
  • Alicia Morales
  • Felipe Flores