Family Supports - Community Resources

CVUSD Community Resource List - Please see link to access list of resources in the community that assist with a variety of needs.

211 - Dial 2-1-1 and receive free and confidential information and referrals.  Call 211 for help with food, housing, employment, healthcare, counseling, and more. 

​​Community Resource Directory - Ventura County Human Services:  This directory includes a multitude of helpful resources and phone numbers in the following areas: Adult Schools and Community Colleges, Benefits/Assistance, Children's Services, Citizenship/Naturalization/Immigration, Clothing, Counseling/Mental Health, Domestic & Family Violence, Drug & Alcohol Treatment, Emergency Needs (Clothing, Shelter, Utilities), Employment Services/Job Training, Food, Health Services, Homeless Services, Housing, Human Services Agency, Information & Referral, Legal Assistance, Loans/Credit Counseling, Meals, Rehabilitation/Disabled Services, Senior Citizen Services, Shelters, Transitional Housing, Transportation, Veterans Services, and Youth Services. 

Teen Assist Card - This card lists important 24 hour crisis and help lines for teens who may be struggling with such things as suicidal thoughts, alcohol abuse, child abuse, and pregnancy to name a few. 

Children's Resource Program: Provides dental and vision services to low-income, uninsured, and underserved children in Ventura County.

 Grief Counseling: 

• Hospice of the Conejo  offers a free support group for grieving children, teens, and adults on Tuesday nights.  For more information contact Hospice at 495-2145. 
• Our House offers grief support to children, teens and adults.  Their closest location is Woodland Hills. 
• Comfort Zone Camp is a free bereavement camp for kids ages 7 - 17 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver.
• Cancer Support Community ensures that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by the community.​   

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​Mental Health Private Provider ​List

​Community Counseling Resources:  

• Interface Youth Services provides prevention and intervention addressing the needs of youth (10 - 17 years old,) and their families who are experiencing conflict. 
• CLU Community Counseling provides low-fee counseling by graduate trainees in their second year of their Masters program.  They are closely supervised by licensed clinicians. 
• For names of specific counselors, psychologist, and therapists that work well with families and teens, please contact your counselor. 

Parenting Resources

• ACTION Parent Teen Support Group offers hope to parents, teaches limit setting with love, and encourages positive peer support among teens. Topics addressed include anger, drugs, defiance, and truancy. ​

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​Stress Management:

• 101 Ways to Cope with Stress (from Brett Phillips, Teacher at Rio Mesa High School)

Suicide Prevention Resources

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