A TrashCan Can Make a Difference - A fabulous way to give consistently to those in need throughout the year. See details and contribution calendar in the news article at left.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY

The Kingdom Center: A Transitional Housing Facility run by the Faith Community in Ventura
Email Jesse@vmc.net to see what current needs are. For details of the Kingdom Center, click here.

Operation Embrace at The Harbor Church
3100 Preble Avenue, Ventura, CA  93003
805-650-7422.
Please take items directly to The Harbor Church.  A current list of needs is in the resources at left.

ACTION
Area Christians Taking Initiative On Needs is an incredible ministry that does just what the name implies - acts!  Visit their website on the left to see current ways that you can share the love of Jesus with your hands, sweat and actions!

Casa de Vida
The Men's and Women's Recovery Homes (website at left) welcome donations of non-perishable food items. Donations may be brought to VMC's Welcome Center. Please call Jose at 486-8401 or 276-0127.

Project Understanding:
Project Understanding is a wonderful ministry to those in need (website at left). VMC collects various food items each month and delivers them to Project Understanding. Watch your church bulletin for the item featured each month. Volunteers with a van or SUV are needed to deliver bread to Project Understanding. Volunteers pick up bread at Vons on Thompson Boulevard at 7:00 a.m. on Thursdays and/or Saturdays to collect the bread and then drive it to Project Understanding. Even if you cannot be available every Thursday or Saturday, you can still help by volunteering to drive on specific days each month. For more information, call Randy Ringen, Pantry Coordinator at Project Understanding, at (805) 652-1326.

Crisis Pregnancy Center
CPC (website at left) needs new or gently used (clean!) baby clothes (any size/any color). Please take your donations to the Center at 1304 E. Main Street, Suite A in Ventura.  For more information, please call 648-3301.

Family to Family
VMC is in charge of serving lunch to hungry individuals on the fourth Monday of every month. Come on your own, or bring your family or small group! We meet at 303 N. Ventura Avenue at 10:30 a.m. For more information call Dave or Jan Schmutte at
654-8151. 

College Ministry
The Bible Table at Ventura College.  Many young people have no knowledge of Jesus or the Bible, but are hungry to learn. We need volunteers to help with this effective ministry. For more information, call Faith Newell at 642-8331.

Promenade Ministry
The Sunday afternoon Bible Table on the Ventura Beach Promenade is set up between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.  If you would like to hand out Bibles or to come and pray, call Kathleen Parsa at 653-1624.

Royal Family Kids' Camp/Teen Reach Adventure Camp
These ministries reach out to foster kids in our community and have a wide variety of volunteer opportunties. Contact Ken Klopman  (rfkcventura@verizon.net) for opportunities for Royal Family Kids Camp (August 9-13, 2010), or Debbie Barber (DebbieBarber@gospellight.com) for opportunties for Teen Reach Adventure Camp. For details about RFKC, click on the brochure in the resources below.

If you don't see something that interests you, pray about getting involved in your own unique way. One place to start might be to contact some of the ministries we support and find out what they need. (See the resource at left)