Every month we feature stories of individuals and agencies that are making a difference in their communities during this time of COVID-19. Today we are talking with Sonia Kroth, Community Relations Manager, County of Ventura Human Services Agency.

Every month we we feature stories of individuals and agencies that are making a difference in their communities. Today we are talking with Norma Pérez-Sandford, District K-12 Counselor, Fillmore Unified School District.

Today we are talking with Teresa Telles, Youth Safety Coordinator, Oxnard Police Department and Coordinator of Work-Based Learning, Career Education Department, Oxnard Union High School District.

Today we are talking with Arcenio J. López, Executive Director, Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP).

Today we are talking with Jack Hinojosa, Chief Executive Officer of Child Development Resources of Ventura County (CDR).

Today we are talking with Ana Melendez, BASW, Resident & Community Service Coordinator, Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC).

Today we are talking with Adam Lopez, Community Relations Director for Revive Community Church in El Rio. In December Revive Community Church reached over 500 families in El Rio at two community relief events. They distributed over 200 boxes of food, thanks to the City of Oxnard and Food Share of Ventura County and 2,000 toys. In November, the UFW Foundation joined efforts and collaborated with Revive Community Church in serving over 300 families and distributing 300 grocery bags,150 bags of clothes, and dozens of pairs of shoes.

Today we are talking with Rose Banuelos, Resident Services Coordinator, City of Oxnard Housing Authority. Rose Banuelos is a passionate advocate for families and hasn’t stopped working and helping residents during Covid-19. She assisted families with unemployment paperwork, housing assistance and with food distribution. Rose has reached out to community agency leaders and is well liked and respected in the community.

Gabe Teran has been in the field of health, prevention, and youth advocacy since 2002. In 2008, he began working with the Ventura County Office of Education overseeing the statewide Friday Night Live (FNL) program. He expanded the program from eight students in one chapter countywide, to an annual average of over 400 youth who participate in nearly 30 chapters. He is the regional lead for Southern California’s eight FNL counties and sits on the statewide FNL Leadership Team – an elected position of six FNL leads from across the state. The work he has done throughout his career required him to understand the root issues that lead to social and emotional challenges faced by young people.

The Ventura County Department of Child Support Services believes thriving families are the foundation of a vibrant and healthy community. They believe that children are our future, and raising our children takes both parents' love and support.

The mission is to provide and develop quality affordable housing for eligible low-income residents of Ventura County and to establish strong partnerships necessary for HACSB customers to achieve personal goals related to: literacy and education; health and wellness; and job training and employment leading to personal growth and economic self-sufficiency.

One family at a time is how the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) BreakThrough Student Assistance Program (SAP) supports students. The BreakThrough SAP is an extra support available to all CVUSD families and is designed to meet the individual needs of students. It is an umbrella program that offers prevention, identification, screening, intervention and support strategies within a school district.

Kay Wilson-Bolton is the heart of the Spirit of Santa Paula, a non-profit public charity, 501c3, formed in 2002 by six local business people to do "good things" for the community.

Dr. Anthony Iton, MD, JD, MPH, is Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities at The California Endowment. He oversees the organization's 10-Year, $1 billion statewide commitment to empower residents in 14 cities across California with the worst health outcomes to fight for changes in their communities that will help them lead healthier lives.