Interface Children Family Services of Ventura County

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• Adoption - Programs or agencies that participate in arranging permanent homes under new legal parentage for individuals whose birth parents are unable or unwilling to provide for their care.
• Adult Day Care - Programs or agencies that provide care and supervision in a protective setting for dependent adults living in the community during some portion of a 24-hour day.
• Adult Education - Programs or agencies, usually offered by community adult schools or evening classes at local high schools, that provide instruction in fundamental learning skills for adults who have never attended school or have interrupted formal schooling and need to raise their level of education to increase their self-confidence and/or prepare for an occupation.
• Advocacy - Programs or agencies that intercede on behalf of individuals and/or groups to ensure that they receive the benefits and services to which they are entitled.
• Alcohol Services - Programs or agencies that provide preventive, diagnostic and inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment services as well as transitional support for people who have a physical and/or psychological dependency on alcohol.
• Anger Management - Programs or agencies that provide educational and/or therapeutic opportunities for people who are interested in or who need to learn how to deal with their anger in a positive, functional way.
• Animal Issues - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of domestic and wild animals (including pets) and their interests.
• Assisted Living - Residential facilities specially constructed or converted to combine housing and supportive services in a "homelike" environment with the goal of maximizing the individual functioning and autonomy of residents.
• Basic and Remedial Education - Programs or agencies that are designed to develop specific cognitive skills, usually in the language arts and mathematics, from a deficient level to one that is appropriate to the educational level and aspirations of a particular student.
• California Kids - Provides affordable, preventive and primary health care benefits to children of families who do not qualify for any State health care program.
• Chambers of Commerce - Local associations of businessmen or women and merchants who have organized to promote the welfare of their community.
• Child Abuse - Programs or agencies providing information, counseling, advocacy, referrals and/or services related to prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
• Child Care - Programs or agencies that provide substitute parental care for children during some portion of a 24-hour day.
• Child Day Care - Programs or agencies providing child care or information and referrals to private child and day care facilities
• City Programs - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services provided by the city government.
• Clothing - Programs or agencies that pay for or provide new or secondhand clothing for people who cannot afford to purchase these items at retail prices.
• Community Services - Programs or agencies providing information and/or advice about consumer rights, business practices, product safety, fraud and filing complaints, voter information, volunteer opportunities and maintaining a healthy environment.
• Counseling - Career - Programs or agencies that provide information and guidance for people who need to evaluate their aptitude, abilities and interests in order to choose a vocation or career and select the type of training that will enable them to obtain and progress in positions in the public or private sector that are productive and fulfilling.
• Counseling - Family - Programs or agencies that offer therapeutic sessions that focus on the system of relationships and communication patterns among family members and which attempt to modify those relationships and patterns to achieve greater harmony.
• Counseling - Financial - Programs or agencies that provide information and guidance and/or legal representation for people who need assistance in obtaining and responsibly using credit, obtaining or correcting information in their credit reports, reducing their debt burden, managing their financial resources more effectively, or paying their bills in an orderly way.
• Counseling - General - Programs or agencies offering psychotherapy services such as individual, marriage, family, child or group treatment.
• Counseling - Group - Programs or agencies that offer therapist-facilitated collective treatment sessions in which unrelated groups of individuals, couples or families discuss their attitudes, feelings and problems and, with input from other members of the group, attempt to achieve greater self and interpersonal understanding and adjustment and explore solutions to their problems.
• Counseling - Individual - Programs or agencies that offer personal therapeutic sessions in which the therapist works on a one-to-one basis with clients to help them resolve their mental, emotional or social problems.
• Counseling - Marriage - Programs or agencies that provide emotional support, problem solving assistance, and guidance for one or both married or cohabiting partners who are having problems with their relationship and need assistance to identify the root of their difficulty and explore alternative resolutions with the objective of enhancing the relationship for both partners. Counseling may be available in a variety of settings and may include individual or group counseling for one or both of the partners, conjoint counseling and encounter-type experiences for groups of couples who are experiencing marital problems and/or who want to enhance their marriages.
• Counseling - Substance Abuse - Programs or agencies that provide information and guidance for people who need assistance in dealing with substance abuse issues.
• Counseling - Teen - Programs or agencies that specialize in the treatment of adolescents, usually age 12 or 13 through 17, who have adjustment problems, behavior problems, emotional disturbance, a personality disorder or incipient mental illness.
• County Programs - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of services provided by the county government.
• Criminal Justice - Programs or agencies providing intervention and assistance to victims, the perpetrator and advocate for individuals rights.
• Crisis Intervention - Programs or agencies that provide immediate assistance for people who are in acute emotional distress; who are or perceive themselves to be in life-threatening situations; who are a danger to themselves or to others; or who are hysterical, frightened or otherwise unable to cope with a problem that requires immediate action.
• Death, Dying and Bereavement - Programs or agencies providing support to the terminally ill and their family members, support for those who have lost a loved one, assistance with funeral arrangements, counseling and hospice services.
• Dental Care - Programs or agencies that specialize in the care of the teeth and associated structures in the oral cavity including the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the teeth and gums.
• Depression - Programs or agencies that offer services for people who have feelings of sadness, hopelessness, restlessness and irritability; trouble sleeping; loss of energy; changes in appetite; or thoughts of suicide and want to learn more about clinical depression and ways of coping with their symptoms.
• Disability - Programs or agencies providing assistance to people with physical, developmental or mental disabilities, and their families.
• Disaster Services - Programs or agencies providing assistance in disasters and education about disaster preparedness.
• Domestic Violence Services - Programs or agencies providing information, counseling, advocacy, referrals and/or services related to prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, spousal abuse (including battered women and those who batter) and elder abuse and neglect.
• Drug Services - Programs or agencies that provide preventive, diagnostic and inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment services as well as transitional support for people who have a physical and/or psychological dependency on one or a combination of addictive substances.
• Education - Elementary - Programs or agencies that provide a graded system of learning in a formal school setting from kindergarten or grade one through grades six, seven, eight or nine (depending on the district configuration) for children ranging in age from five or six to about 13 or 14.
• Education - High School - Programs or agencies that provide a graded system of learning in a formal school setting from grades nine or 10 through 12 for adolescents who usually range in age from 13 or 14 to 18.
• Education - Postsecondary - Postsecondary educational institutions that offer the highest possible level of formal learning in various fields and disciplines for people who meet entry level requirements and are interested in an advanced education.
• Education - Pre-School - Programs or agencies that provide educational experiences and activities for children who are younger than compulsory school age, supplement parental care and home play and stimulate intellectual, social, emotional and motor skills development. Activities generally include preacademic skill development such as shape, color and number recognition; active outdoor play; observation of nature and pets; dancing and rhythms; block building; playhouse activities; games; simple excursions outside the school; stories and picture books. Children are also given a nutritious snack and/or meal and a period for adequate rest, and are taught basic cleanliness and good health habits.
• Education - Private - Educational institutions for students in grades K-12 (or 1-12) that are established, controlled and financially supported by private organizations.
• Education - Special and Rehabilitative - Programs or agencies that detect, treat and rehabilitate physical and emotional impairments which limit a person's ability to perform manual or motor tasks.
• Education - Trade Schools - Postsecondary educational institutions that offer training in specific technical occupations and skilled and semiskilled trades for individuals who have graduated from high school or the equivalent and have completed prerequisite postsecondary science and mathematics courses.
• Education and Training - Programs or agencies that provide individuals the opportunity to enhance their educational or job training experience.
• Education and Training (Non-school) - Programs or agencies that provide individuals the opportunity to enhance their educational or job training experience.
• Elder Abuse - Programs or agencies providing information, counseling, advocacy and referrals and/or services related to prevention and treatment of elder abuse and neglect.
• Emergency Services - Fire - Programs or agencies that are responsible for preventing, investigating, controlling and extinguishing fires.
• Emergency Services - General - Programs or agencies that provide emergency services other than police and fire.
• Emergency Services - Medical - Programs or agencies that provide immediate short-term assistance for accident victims and acutely ill or injured individuals who are in pain, or whose health or lives may be in jeopardy
• Emergency Services - Police - The local agency that is responsible for enforcing all laws and ordinances; preventing crime; investigating criminal activity; apprehending, arresting and detaining suspects; presenting evidence; regulating traffic; investigating traffic accidents and engaging in other activities that protect lives and property and preserve peace in the community.
• Employers - Programs or agencies that offer employment services.
• Employment Services - Programs or agencies providing job counseling, listings, referrals, training, apprenticeship and placement. Also providing assistance with employee rights, discrimination, sexual harassment and equal opportunity.
• English as a Second Language - Programs or agencies that offer opportunities for non-English-speaking and limited-English-speaking adults to learn listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
• Families - Programs or agencies specifically designed to meet the needs of families.
• Family Abuse - Programs or agencies dealing specifically with abuse in the family.
• Family Issues - Programs or agencies dealing specifically with family situations.
• Family Literacy - Programs or agencies offered by libraries, local literacy councils and other organizations that provide reading, writing and mathematics instruction which targets both parents and children. Included are Even Start programs, federally-funded intergenerational literacy programs for low-income families with children age eight or younger which integrate early childhood education, adult basic education/literacy programs, ESL, GED, and parenting education with the objective of breaking the cycle of poverty and illiteracy and providing both adults and children with essential life skills.
• Family Planning - Programs or agencies providing assistance to individuals regarding family planning. Includes information and medical services regarding pregnancy, birth control, abortion and abortion alternatives.
• Financial Aid - Programs or agencies that provide assistance for people who are experiencing an unexpected financial crisis and have insufficient resources to meet their basic needs, or which offer special services that support people's ability to make essential payments.
• Financial Assistance - Programs or agencies providing financial assistance to qualified families and individuals or assistance in obtaining financial benefits.
• Food - Programs or agencies providing groceries, meals and/or vouchers for food.
• Foster Care - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topics of foster care.
• Gay and Lesbian - Programs or agencies specifically designed to meet the needs of the gay and lesbian community.
• GED Preparation - Programs or agencies that provide instruction for adults and eligible minors who have elected to take a series of tests which measure the extent to which they have gained the knowledge, skills and understanding ordinarily acquired through a high school education.
• GED Testing Center - Programs or agencies that administer the writing, social studies, science, reading and mathematics examinations that adults who have not completed their formal education can take to obtain a high school equivalency certificate.
• Government - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of services provided by the city, county, state or federal government.
• Health Care - Programs or agencies that provide information, education and/or treatment for physical related conditions, while assisting people in maintaining physical well-being.
• Health Related Services - Programs or agencies that offer support, self-help programs, information and an awareness relating to a specific illness.
• Healthy Families - Programs or agencies offering low cost insurance for children and teens; providing health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.
• HIV/AIDS - Programs or agencies providing education, HIV testing, counseling, treatment, advocacy, hospice care, financial and social service information, in-home support, and other support related to AIDS, HIV infection and ARC.
• Home Health Care - Programs or agencies that make necessary medical services available in the homes of people who are aged, ill or convalescing.
• Homelessness - Programs or agencies providing advocacy, emergency shelters, hotel vouchers or short/ long-term housing assistance.
• Hospice Care - Programs or agencies that provide a full range of supportive services for terminally ill people who are in the final stages of their illnesses and for their families. Services may include medical care, pain and symptom management, home nurse visitation, case management, emotional and spiritual support, and bereavement services for the patient and members of the family. Hospice care may be provided at home, in a freestanding hospice facility, a hospice unit of a hospital or in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. In the U.S., in order to qualify for Medicaid/Medi-Cal or Medicare reimbursement, an individual must have a life threatening illness and must be certified by their physician to have entered the last six months of life.
• Hospitals - Medical facilities that educate and provide services that maintain physical health, treat acute/chronic illness or disease and provide emergency services.
• Hotlines and Helplines - Programs or agencies that provide emergency phone counseling, information, referrals or printed materials to the caller.
• Housing - Programs or agencies providing assistance with eviction problems, homeless prevention programs, fair housing counseling services, clarification on tenant/owner rights, and in some cases, low income loans.
• Immigrant and Naturalization Services - Programs or agencies providing information, legalization assistance and other services for non-U.S. citizen.
• Independent Study - Programs or agencies that provide opportunities for students to initiate courses of individual study which are usually directed or assisted by instructional staff and certificates or degrees may be awarded upon successful completion.
• Infant Care - Programs or agencies designed to meet the needs of high-risk infants.
• Information and Referral - Programs or agencies that assess client needs, provide information and refer them to the appropriate resource.
• Internships - Programs or agencies that provide opportunities for advanced students, recent graduates or candidates for licensure in a professional field to gain practical or clinical experience in their chosen career prior to seeking gainful employment or practicing their profession.
• Job Club - Programs or agencies that sponsor support groups for job seekers which provide opportunities for participants to discuss job readiness skills, resume writing and interview techniques; engage in role plays of job interviews; share information about current employment opportunities relevant to the skills and interests of the group; and discuss and resolve specific barriers to employment that individual members are encountering.
• Job Development - Programs or agencies that seek out and create employment opportunities in various fields for people who need work.
• Job Retention and Follow-up - Programs or agencies that assist individuals to obtain and continue employment in private business and industry and public agencies.
• Juvenile Justice - Programs or agencies that take the responsibility of protecting and rehabilitating young offenders.
• Leadership Development - Programs or agencies that provide opportunities for individuals of all ages to develop their leadership and management skills through participation in activities which require planning a workscope, organizing ways to achieve planned objectives, motivating members to complete tasks they have agreed to perform and evaluating the group's progress; or through training which addresses these skills.
• Legal Assistance - Programs or agencies providing mediation, advice on legal matters/rights, referral to lawyers, or handling complaints about lawyers.
• Libraries - Provide books, talking books, videos, films, ESL classes, children's programs and information about social and community groups.
• Life Skills Training - Programs or agencies that offer training which focuses on the knowledge and skills an individual may need to live independently or make a successful transition to independent living.
• Material Assistance - Programs or agencies providing clothing, furniture and other basic material necessities for no or minimal cost.
• Mediation - Programs or agencies that provide a neutral third person who is acceptable to all parties to a dispute who facilitates discussion between the parties and aids them in making their own settlement decisions.
• Men - Programs or agencies specifically designed to meet the needs of men.
• Mental Health - Programs or agencies that prevent and treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders and provide support to families and individuals.
• Mentors - Programs or agencies that provide companionship, guidance and/or role models for individuals who are disadvantaged because of age, income, physical or developmental disabilities or family environment.
• Missing Children and Runaways - Hotlines or services providing help in finding missing children and runaways, and assisting them and their families with counseling, information and referral, emergency shelter, food, transportation and health services.
• Mother and Child Health - Programs or agencies providing health care, nutrition and educational services for expectant and new parents. Includes pregnant/parenting teen programs.
• Occupational Therapy - Programs or agencies that evaluate the task performance skills of individuals of all ages with physical and emotional disabilities and devise treatment programs to develop or restore the basic motor skills that are needed by these individuals to engage in desired self-care, work, play or leisure time activities.
• On-the-Job Training - Programs or agencies that recruit people to fill specific positions with the explicit understanding that they will be trained to perform the tasks that are associated with the position and will be confirmed in the position upon successful completion of the training.
• Parental Stress - Programs or agencies that provide telephone crisis intervention services for parents who have abused or fear they may abuse their children with the objective of defusing the parent's immediate anger and frustration and ensuring the child's future safety through referrals for ongoing support and treatment.
• Parenting Program - Programs or agencies that provide classes, workshops or other educational opportunities for parents or potential parents who want to acquire the knowledge and skills to be effective in their parenting role.
• Physical Therapy - Programs or agencies that evaluate joint motion, muscle strength and endurance, heart and lung function and the ability of people to perform activities of daily living; and utilize the therapeutic properties of exercise, heat, cold, electricity, ultraviolet, water, manipulation and massage to improve circulation, strengthen muscles, reduce pain and restore mobility to people who have been disabled by a stroke, arthritis, back or spinal cord injuries or other debilitating conditions. Physical therapists practice in a variety of settings including hospitals, private offices, outpatient clinics, rehabilitation centers, developmental centers, home health agencies, schools and pediatric centers.
• Pregnancy Issues - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of pregnancy.
• Pregnancy Testing - Programs or agencies that utilize laboratory procedures to determine whether an individual is pregnant or which provide access to devices for establishing pregnancy that people can use at home.
• Private Duty Services - Programs or agencies whose home health care services are provided by licensed vocational nurses and/or registered nurses who are not members of a hospital staff but are called upon to take special care of individual patients.
• Rape and Sexual Assault - Programs or agencies providing crisis intervention, information, therapy, support groups and/or legal assistance to those dealing with rape or sexual assault.
• Rape Crisis - Programs or agencies that provide crisis, short-term, and/or ongoing in-person counseling for people who are coping with the emotional trauma that is the result of sexual assault by an individual other than a spouse or other family member, and/or for their significant others.
• Recreation and Leisure - Programs or agencies that include parks, youth camps, recreation, sports and leisure activities for youth and adults which enhance physical and emotional well-being.
• Religious Affiliation - Churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship where people of different religious persuasions gather to practice their faith.
• Residential Treatment Facilities - Programs or agencies providing a 24-hour residential setting for individuals experiencing emotional, mental, substance abuse or physical disabilities/limitations.
• Safety Issues - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of safety.
• Scholarships - Programs or agencies that provide or assist students to apply for awards which usually involve money and/or reduced tuition.
• Schools - Schools and/or programs that offer educational opportunities.
• Self Esteem - Programs or agencies that offer workshops, discussion groups and other types of training which focus on helping participants develop a sense of self-worth and importance as a means of strengthening their character, supporting their ability to resist peer pressure and helping them to act more responsibly toward others.
• Self Sufficiency - Programs or agencies that assist single parents, teen parents, displaced homemakers, public assistance recipients or other targeted individuals and families achieve economic independence and long-term stability through an integrated group of services which may include education and job training, microenterprise development, mentoring services, life skills training, personal enrichment classes, counseling services, parenting
• Senior Respite - Programs or agencies providing residential care, long and short term care planning, counseling and consultation with families and home health care.
• Senior Services - Programs or agencies that provide support services, social groups, advocacy and other services specifically to meet the needs of seniors.
• Shelters - Community - Programs or agencies, usually sponsored by community organizations or coalitions, that provide temporary shelter (usually three days to two weeks) for homeless people, generally in barracks-style facilities with very little privacy. Most community shelters offer support services which may include counseling, advocacy, referrals and help with future plans; and enforce house rules including curfews and mandatory household chores. Participation in religious activities is either optional or not a part of the program.
• Shelters - Domestic Violence - Programs or agencies that provide temporary emergency shelter for women who have experienced domestic violence/abuse, and for their children. Such facilities usually provide in-house individual, group and family counseling and the full range of secondary services related to domestic violence including referral to appropriate resources. Also included are similar facilities for battered men and those that can accommodate both men and women.
• Shelters - Emergency - Programs or agencies that provide a temporary place to stay for newcomers, travelers, people who are in crisis, or homeless individuals in the community.
• Social Security - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of Social Security.
• Social Support Services - Programs or agencies that work within the community to provide employment, financial and housing supports, and children's services.
• Speech Therapy - Programs or agencies that offer individual or group therapy sessions which focus on the remediation of specific articulation problems in which speech sounds are omitted, replaced by substitute sounds or distorted; voice problems in which pitch, loudness or quality of voice is affected; or stuttering.
• Sports Programs - Programs or agencies offering opportunities for individuals to participate in sports activities.
• State Programs - Programs or agencies that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of services provided by the state government.
• Stipends - Programs or agencies offering small monetary remuneration for services/activities provided.
• Substance Abuse - Clinic - Programs or agencies that provide individual, group or family therapy for individuals who abuse substances of any kind and/or for their families to help them better understand the nature of their physical and/or psychological dependency or impairment and to support their efforts to recover.
• Suicide Prevention - Programs or agencies that offer services designed to help those in a crisis situation who are in danger to themselves or others, and provide crisis telephone counseling, mobile crisis response teams, and/or referrals to long-term services.
• Summer Activities - Programs or agencies offering summer activities.
• Support Groups - Programs or agencies that provide services for special focus groups of people joining together for mutual support and/or assistance.
• Support Groups - Parents and Teens - Groups specifically oriented for parent to teen and teen to parent issues.
• Support Services - Programs or agencies that provide services that augment and expand the protection, supervision, care and support that are provided through the primary family unit, or which enhance the recipient's mobility or ability to communicate and live more comfortably.
• Testing and Assessment - Programs or agencies that provide assessment and testing in various fields.
• Transportation - Programs or agencies that provide or assist individuals in obtaining transportation.
• Tutoring - Programs or agencies that provide supplemental instruction for students who are having difficulty with their coursework or who want to get more out of their regular educational program.
• Utilities - Programs or agencies providing assistance to those who need help in paying past due utility bills.
• Veteran Services - Programs or agencies that provide services specifically designed to meet the needs of veterans of the military.
• Victims of Crime - Programs or agencies whose objective is to help victims of crimes and their families recover from the trauma of their experience, get medical assistance when required, make their way through the legal system, have an opportunity to provide input to parole or clemency hearings, take appropriate steps, where relevant, to avoid becoming re-victimized, access the benefits to which they are entitled and rebuild their lives.
• Vision Care - Programs or agencies that offer visual acuity tests for the purpose of identifying individuals who have an impaired ability to see.
• Vocational Education - Secondary or postsecondary education programs available in regular or trade high schools or through separate vocational centers or programs that provide formal preparation for semiskilled, skilled, technical or professional occupations for high-school-aged students and, in some cases, adults who have opted to develop or expand their employment opportunities, often in lieu of preparing for college entry.
• Vocational Skills Training - Programs or agencies offering training in various vocational areas.
• Volunteer Opportunities - Community organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite knowledge, skills and experience who are willing to offer their services and work on a full or part-time basis without remuneration on projects or in positions that benefit the organization itself or the people it serves. Many agencies that provide volunteer opportunities also offer intensive training in the tasks that are required for the job.
• Women - Programs or agencies that provide services specifically designed to meet the needs of women.
• Work Experience - Programs or agencies that place people in actual employment situations in order to give them an opportunity to demonstrate their competence and skills, gain practical experience in a field for which they have been trained and/or develop new skills that will be beneficial with respect to future employment opportunities.
• Youth - Programs or agencies that provide services specifically designed to meet the needs of youth.
• Youth Employment - Programs or agencies offering employment opportunities for youth ages 14 to 21.
• Youth Programs and Clubs - Programs or agencies offering specific activities for youth under the age of 21.

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