Looking back over 2017, I stand in amazement of how much support we receive from you, our donors and volunteers of the Ventura County Rescue Mission. Without you, friends, we

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Posted in the Ventura County Star – December 17, 2017
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About 1,800 toys were given away to Ventura County’s neediest

We love Christmastime at the Saltee’s because my wife Becki decorates, and there is the smell of cinnamon and apples in the air. During the holidays, I am reminded that

Jennifer grew up in an environment she calls “dysfunctional.” Her mom was sober when she was going to church, but would stop attending—and start drinking—often. Her parents never married and

Jamaal grew up in a large Christian family: his mother and stepfather, five sisters and one brother. They all went to church, he and his siblings to private school. “My

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Posted in the Ventura County Star – November 17, 2017
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The chefs and the men in the mission’s culinary arts

Joey was born to parents who were happily married. They didn’t drink or use drugs. They worked and took their children to church every Sunday. Despite his traditional upbringing and

In Trenidad’s 52 years, he built a life for himself—and watched it all fall apart around him. Now, as a member of the Mission’s Fresh Start program, he is committed

When Cody was a little boy, his mom would leave him alone for long stretches of time. There wasn’t much food, and he never knew where she was going or

A major feature film hitting the box office this month will shed some light on what you already know—supporting rescue missions, helping the homeless, getting involved— can save peoples’ lives.“Same