Here is another Ventura County
Nonprofit that is using our tax dollars to race bate and push the victim mentality.
Here’s another one:
http://www.ca-vc.org/Default.aspx?menu=0#2
Their Board of Directors
Les Goldberg; Lifetime Advisor - Retired Engineer, widower (Phyllis), father of two young men, and grandfather. He is on the Board of Family to Family and Food Share, and is a member of Temple Beth Torah. He attended Wisconsin University and Curtis Wright Tech, and enjoys playing and watching tennis. He has lived in Ventura for over 22 years. The position of Life Time Advisor was created by the CAVC Board of Directors for Les in recognition of his over 10 years of service on the Board, his inspiration, dedication, knowledge, and support to the homeless and low income community as well as the Board members and Staff.
Gabino T. Aguirre, Ph.D.; Chairperson - Dr. Aguirre involvement in community issues has spanned three decades and includes being an original founder and board member of
El Concilio del Condado de Ventura, current
president of LUCHA incorporated, a California non-profit corporation that supports grassroots program and initiatives. His educational career includes being an elementary school teacher, school counselor and current Principal of Moorpark Community High School. He was elected to the Santa Paula City Council in November 2002 and served as a Mayor in 2005.
Daniel Carrillo, Vice-Chairperson - Danny has lived in Ventura for over 40 years, serving the community in many aspects. He has been a Big Brother, coached youth sports, assisted in voter registrations and many political and GOTV campaigns. He is a
union organizer and negotiator for SEIU Local 721. Danny also serves as a Board member for another non-profit, CAUSE, and has been past District Director for LULAC. He is a proud Marine Corps veteran and father of two.
Bernardo M. Perez; Secretary/Treasurer - Employed by the Cabrillo Economic Development Council, he is a co-chair of the Oxnard Living Wage Coalition and is on the Boards of Directors of
El Concilio, and Clinicas del Camino Real. He has lived in Moorpark for over 25 years and is a former City councilman, husband to Victoria, and grandfather of three beautiful young girls.
Robbie Hibbler; Private Sector
Representative for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Ms. Hibbler is a member of several non-profit community service organizations. As a concerned resident of Ventura County, she is an active member of the Channel Island Chapter, Links, Inc., the 20th Century Onyx Club and the NCAAP; she is a Big Sister, a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and volunteers with the 211-referral help line. Ms. Hibbler is a wife, mother and grandmother and resident of Camarillo.
Julie Huffman; Private Sector Representative for the Church of the Foothills - Ms. Huffman has a BA in Political Science from Pacific Lutheran University, JD from USC and passed the California Bar in 1987. Early in her career she practiced real estate & corporate dispute litigation in Los Angeles. Julie is currently a research Attorney for a Justice on the California court of appeals. She volunteers as a tutor in adult literacy program at VC library and has been a resident of Oxnard for over 8 years.
Maria Welborn; Low Income Representative for Ventura County’s 1st Supervisory District - Retired from the Michigan Department of Social Services, Ms. Welborn moved to the City of Ojai over a year ago. She has been involved in the Ventura County Homeless Count and various other organization in and around Ojai.
Juan Manuel Magdaleno; Low Income Representative for Ventura County 4th District - Mr. Magdaleno is a first-grade teacher in Van Nuys and is currently pursuing his master’s degree. He serves as the
secretary for LULAC, the League of Latin American Citizens. He has demonstrated his commitment to the low-income community by working to restore bus transportation for low-income students and assisting families in Moorpark to find affordable housing.
Michael Disario - Alternate; Low Income Representative for Ventura County 4th District -
Marcia Marcus; Public Sector Representative of the 5th Supervisory District - Marcia has been the Director of Channel Island Beach Community Services District since 1993. Ms. Marcus has a BA in Education from UCLA and was a teacher in the Los Angeles City School District for 10 years. She also served as a volunteer to inner-city school children and hearing impaired students. Marcia is married to Attorney Brad D. Marcus.
Dr. Roseann Mikos; Public Sector Representative of the 4th Supervisory District - A lifelong educator, Dr. Mikos earned her Bachelors Degree from St. Louis University in Speech Communication and Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Education from the University of Southern California. She is a City of Moorpark councilmember (since December 2000), a 28-year resident of Moorpark, and a member of Holy Cross Parish. Dr. Mikos, a training and grant development consultant, is listed in several publications for business and professional people, and is a long-time community activist working to preserve and maintain a high quality of life for the people of Moorpark and Ventura County.
Marie Panec; Public Sector Representative of the 2nd Supervisory District -
Jeanne Norstrom Adams; Low Income Representative for Ventura County’s 5th Supervisory District. - As a Librarian for seventeen years in Scranton, PA and Los Angeles, CA, Jeanne became active with the civil rights movement, was a NAACP youth advisor, and was active in the Washington D.C. based S.O.M.E. (So Others May Eat) and related programs. In Oxnard, Jeanne is
involved with voter registration, seniors, the disabled, and in organizations such as Rehab Point and In Home Support among other advocacy entities. Jeanne has resided in Oxnard for over 15 years.
This is part of their application for a grant, that being asking for our tax dollars.
El Centrito de Santa Paula
Due to termination of prior municipal funding, the Santa Paula Police Department Storefront, which employs 2 full time employees and 4 part time employees, was scheduled to close at the end of 2009. CAVC plans to cover the salaries of these employees, thus directly retaining 6 jobs that would have otherwise been lost. Our partnership with El Centrito will not only save jobs, but also assist to maintain the integral Community services provided by the storefront. The loss of these services would negatively impact the community of Santa Paula and create more potential job losses due to the closure of services like the Boys and Girls Club, which allows parents to work during after school hours. Services that will be saved
include help with immigration paperwork, ESL classes, Lease Assistance and the Boys and Girls Club. CAVC will also use the facilities for our outreach programs to include legal services, Home Energy Assistance Programs, and Home Weatherization Services.
Research points to unequal access to health care services and unequal health care outcomes. In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published Overcoming Obstacles to Health, concluding that “If you are poor, less educated, or
a minority in the United States, your prospects for living a long, healthy life are significantly worse than if you are more affluent, better educated or white.” Locally, we find:
• An estimated 17% of non-elderly adults in the county were without health insurance (California Health Interview Survey, 2005).
• Nearly 150,000 local residents, (including many children) lack access to affordable health care. (State of Region Report).
• 70% of farm workers in the region have no health coverage (Diringer & Gilman, 2006).
• One-third of service workers are uninsured (Diringer & Gilman, 2006).
• Gaps in service to local Latinos include transportation, cultural/language barriers and a lack of insurance coverage (Culture, Collaboration and Capacity, 2006)
A lack of access results in negative health outcomes for low-income people and ethnic minorities:
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Latinos face significant health disparities in the areas of diabetes, HIV, obesity, oral health and violence.
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Blacks are also disproportionately impacted and are more than twice as likely as whites to be hospitalized for asthma (Ventura County Community Health Status Report, 2008).
• In 2006, over 40% of elderly on Medi-Cal had not seen a dentist or hygienist in the past year, even though Medi-Cal covers dental services.
A lack of access to educational opportunity prevents many from achieving at their highest potential academically and participating fully in the life of our local communities. The research on the gap in educational access and achievement shows:
• Locally, only 32% of
Latino children attend pre-school even though nationally early childhood education (pre-school) is linked to many measures of academic success: higher achievement test scores (both math and reading) and graduation from high school and college. (Source: P-16 Regional Council?)
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Local Latino students are not provided with similar opportunities for AP classes and other advanced coursework;
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Qualified Hispanic students and parents often are disconnected from information about financial aid programs that influence college completion;
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17% of Latinos in Ventura County graduate from high school with UC/CSU required courses compared with 40% of Anglos and 60% of Asians.
• Early math grades are predictive of long-range academic success, yet
Latino children are least likely to have a credentialed math teacher.
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33% of Ventura County Latino fifth-graders scored proficient or better in language, compared with 72 percent of Anglo fifth-graders.
Health Care
- An estimated 17% of non-elderly adults in the county are without health insurance (California Health Interview Survey, 2005).
- Nearly 150,000 local residents, (including many children) lack access to affordable health care. (State of Region Report).
- 70% of farm workers in the region have no health coverage (Diringer & Gilman, 2006).
- One-third of service workers are uninsured (Diringer & Gilman, 2006).
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Gaps in service to local Latinos include transportation, cultural/language barriers and a lack of insurance coverage (Culture, Collaboration and Capacity, 2006)
A lack of access results in negative health outcomes for low-income people and ethnic minorities:
-
Latinos face significant health disparities in the areas of diabetes, HIV, obesity, oral health and violence.
-
Blacks are also disproportionately impacted and are more than twice as likely as whites to be hospitalized for asthma (Ventura County Community Health Status Report, 2008).
- In 2006, over 40% of elderly on Medi-Cal had not seen a dentist or hygienist in the past year, even though Medi-Cal covers dental services.
Education
A lack of access to educational opportunity prevents many from achieving at their highest potential academically and participating fully in the life of our local communities. The research on the gap in educational access and achievement shows:
- Locally, only 32% of Latino children attend pre-school even though nationally early childhood education (pre-school) is linked to many measures of academic success: higher achievement test scores (both math and reading) and graduation from high school and college. (Source: P-16 Regional Council?)
- Local Latino students are not provided with similar opportunities for AP classes and other advanced coursework; is someone stopping them, or is it that the poorer schools do not have an abundance of AP classes for ALL students, not just the Latinos?
- Qualified Hispanic students and parents often are disconnected from information about financial aid programs that influence college completion;
- 17% of Latinos in Ventura County graduate from high school with UC/CSU required courses compared with 40% of Anglos and 60% of Asians.
- Early math grades are predictive of long-range academic success, yet Latino children are least likely to have a credentialed Math Teacher. 33% of Ventura County Latino fifth-graders scored proficient or better in language, compared with 72 percent of Anglo fifth-graders.
More of our tax dollars:
ARRA Stimulus
Community Action of Ventura County has received notification that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) federal stimulus funds have been allocated to CAVC for job creation, retention, and training along with additional funding from the Department of Energy to increase home energy efficiency for qualified residents of Ventura County.
Below are the initial local plans submitted but please note these are not final nor has ARRA funding been disbursed to CAVC at this time. Please check back periodically for the announcement of final project plans and notification of the receipt of funding.
You will also find open Request for Bids and Proposals for services.