Chrystina grew up in a Christian family, attending church and taking ballet lessons. But her idyllic family crumbled before she was even 6 years old, when her father raped her

Despite stellar grades and honors classes, Travis says he was “hard to handle” growing up. After stints in military school and juvenile hall didn’t have an effect on his behavior,

Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Special to Ventura County Star – February 4, 2019
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Less than a year ago, Joe Hernandez was a heartsick young man living on the streets of

It wasn’t until her 30s that Aimee got caught up in drugs. She was prescribed painkillers after an old knee injury started acting up. When the prescription would run out

For 16 years, Doug hasn’t had a place to call home. He’s been homeless, going from town to town, before settling in the Ventura Riverbed for the last five years.

2018 started off strong as we celebrated with six graduates from the men’s program in the month of January. Last year in total 48 men and women successfully completed the

Joe grew up in Oxnard, graduated from Channel Islands High School and worked in an auto body shop, a trade his dad taught him. He had two children he loved

Looking back over 2018, I am thinking over the high and lows — the lows being the aftermath of the Thomas fire, the floods, and the more recent local fires

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By Staff / Ventura County Star – December 16, 2018
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Christmas turned a lot merrier for about 1,000 children

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By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Special to Ventura County Star – November 21, 2018
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For the first time in her adult life, 29-year-old