As a volunteer at the Ventura County Rescue Mission, you can help a homeless person directly, whether it be a man, woman or child. This can be done by serving

When Bryce was 2 years old, he was adopted, and grew up in Ventura. “My parents were well off and gave me everything I ever wanted,” he said. Despite being

Michelle grew up in Oxnard and had what she calls a normal childhood. “I never wanted for anything, but I grew up fast,” she said, having her first son at

Many of the men and women who come to the Mission and Lighthouse are near death’s door, although they might not realize it at that time.
One man made arrangements to

From 1978 to 2005 I was a firefighter for the City of Los Angeles. I held the ranks of medic, arson investigator and captain. I worked in the poor sections

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.