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HELP of Ojai's mission is to combine community and
individual resources to respond to the identified unmet
basic human needs of individuals in the Ojai Valley. |
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HELP of Ojai ... neighbors helping neighbors
We help seniors, families and youth. Bringing together individual, community and public resources, we offer help to those most in need. HELP also partners with other groups and agencies to address emerging needs.
HELP has been an indispensible part of the community of Ojai for over 41 years. From providing meals to seniors to serving the needs of the homeless - from adult daycare to transportation to medical appointments - from wellness screenings to hospice care - HELP is always working for the residents of the Ojai Valley. |
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Meet Terri Wolfe, Executive Director |
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HELP of Ojai’s Programs Work to Address
Tough Issues in These Tough Times
My first six months as the Executive Director at HELP of Ojai provided me with the opportunity and privilege to meet many of you, talk with our clients and work with HELP’s dedicated staff. It has also given me the opportunity to dig into issues I haven’t closely studied in the past. I am excited, humbled and concerned about HELP’s ability to do all that needs to be done in the Ojai Valley. Whether providing daily meals for seniors so that no senior in our valley goes hungry; providing rental assistance to a struggling family in order to prevent them from becoming homeless; providing respite for families caring for their loved ones; providing counseling to youth who are struggling emotionally; providing services and support for the chronic and intermittent homeless, HELP of Ojai – board, staff and volunteers – are constantly and conscientiously working to make a positive impact in the Ojai Valley.
HELP of Ojai serves as THE single-source, sole provider of social services in the Ojai Valley. It is a wonderful and unique opportunity for all of us associated with HELP to work in ways that truly enhance this community. Being the sole provider also brings with it a tremendous obligation to do all that we can as trends emerge and as certain needs balloon. While many of our senior programs are moving and growing much as they have in the past, some of our programs – Senior Nutrition, Community Assistance and Valley Outreach – are exploding. As people struggle to make ends meet; figure out the confusi on of social programs; simply look to experts for some answers to basic needs issues; they turn to HELP of Ojai.
We are feeling it every hour of every day and have been for months. It is not easing for people out there. People are not finding jobs. People’s savings and investments have not rebounded. People are in need of food and financial assistance to make ends meet.
With your partnership, HELP is doing everything possible and is committed to do more to help those in need.
Terri Wolfe, Executive Director |
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