Community Conscience News

Mardi Gras Ball –February 18, 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:44:00 GMT

Call to make your reservation for this great event!

Interface Children and Family Services Program

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:14:37 GMT

Interface Children and Family Services to start new program in their offices in the Human Services Center “Under One Roof” building in Thousand Oaks.

We are preparing the Interface suite to provide a new evidence based treatment to parents of children of young children through age 5 years at the center. The treatment model is called Positive Parenting Program, aka Triple P and is offered in both group and individual formats. We have been providing this in other areas of the county to parents of school age children, but this year we’ve added the younger years as well. This program is offered at no cost to families. We are funded by Ventura County Behavioral Health through the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63).

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Conejo Valley Women’s Resource Center Annual Fundraiser

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:46:00 GMT

Save the Date:

Thursday November 10th 2011 6:15 P.M. is the date set for the

26th Annual Fundraiser benefiting the

Conejo Valley Women’s Resource Center.

The event will take place at the Living Oaks Community Church

1033 Business Center Dr. Newbury Park

Please call 805.496.7383 for more information,

reservations and sponsorship opportunities.

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LSS Community Care Centers Needs Our Help

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:57:00 GMT

Please Support Darlene in Her Walk to End Poverty!

Hi Everyone!
You can bring HOPE to those in need when you help me fight poverty in our community? LSS Community Care Centers are a great organization helping provide services to over 1,000 people EVERYDAY. They help people from ALL walks of life that are living below the poverty line. Your donation will help the hungry, the homeless, the unemployed, the elderly, veterans and struggling mothers with children. Will you PLEASE help me reach my goal or set your own and help make a difference in their lives?
Any amount you are able to give will have a huge impact on the lives of those truly in need!

Go to lsswalk.org and click on Ventura to register to walk yourself or support another walker .

Thank you!!!

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Welcome County of Ventura Human Services Agency to our "Under One Roof" family

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:49:00 GMT

Community Conscience hosted a luncheon on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 to welcome the newest tenant into the “Under One Roof” building, the County of Ventura Human Services Agency.

Conejo Valley residents needing services from the Ventura County Human Services Agency are now able to get them from the agency’s new office at 80 East Hillcrest Dr. Suite 200 in Thousand Oaks.

Representatives from the other non-profit organizations in the building joined Supervisor Linda Parks, Human Services Agency Director Barry Zimmerman and Community Conscience President Dee Crawford for a luncheon and a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new partnership.

“We are thrilled,” said Crawford. “The Human Services Agency serves the same people we serve so they’re going to be referring to other charities here and our charities are going to be referring to the county and it’s just going to be so great.” “This has been a long vision of ours,” said Zimmerman. “We feel there is a great need in the community and so this new office just allows us to do what our mission is." “It’s very exciting.” Parks said she is delighted the project has come to fruition. “I am so glad it’s here. Not only are we going to be able to keep the different social services here because we pay rent, but also it’s the incredible synergy we are going to get,” she said. “ I think people are going to come here down on their luck and leave with hope.”

(Excerpts from the VC Star-Rachel McGrath reporter)

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Hospice of the Conejo Presents Las Vegas Cool 2011

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:11:00 GMT

Come one come all to Las Vegas Cool. Be prepared for a fun filled evening try your luck at one of the gambling tables, have a delicious dinner with good friends, & new friends. Best of all you are supporting Hospice of the Conejo and the community they serve. Hospice of the Conejo is located in the Community Conscience “Under One Roof” building. For more information on their programs and volunteer opportunities please contact the office at 805.495.2145.

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Mardi Gras Ball Volunteer Appreciation Party

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:12:00 GMT

Sunday afternoon June 26, 2011 was beautiful, warm and sunny, a perfect day for a casual backyard party. The Trustees of Community Conscience showed their appreciation to the dedicated, hardworking Mardi Gras Ball volunteers by inviting them to a luncheon catered by Roberto Reyes and family. Homemade Mexican food was the fare of the day, Roberto brought a grill and we had fresh tacos, rice, beans, and green salad. Our desire to lose weight was put on the back burner because the food, desserts, cake and ice cream Sundays were so yummy. A good time was had by all. To our volunteers, the Trustees and Staff of Community Conscience thank you again, you are the best, YOU make the Mardi Gras Ball the huge success that it is. We could not do it without you.

pictured from left: Trustees Cheryl Klepper & Dave Crawford, volunteer Jeremy Ryan, President Dee Crawford, Mardi Gras Ball Chair Ricki Mikkelsen and husband Don.

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Deal helps preserve “Under One Roof”

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:50:22 GMT

A lease agreement between the county and a local non profit is going to preserve Thousand Oaks’ “Under One Roof” Human Services Center, allowing 10 charities to stay in one place near the people who need them.

The charities have been at risk since the Social Security Administration decided to relocate, Community Conscience, the nonprofit that owns and operates the building at 80 E. Hillcrest Drive, learned through the city last year that the federal government was moving out after two decades as the building’s main tenant, said Dee Crawford, president of Community Conscience.

On September 21, the Board of Supervisors approved leasing the 6,800-square-foot space that Social Security is vacating for use by its Human Services Agency.

Supervisor Linda Parks said the agreement will “provide a portal of county services for residents of Thousand Oaks and increase partnerships between agencies at a time when more people are needing assistance.”

Services to be offered when the county moves in early next year will include Cal WORKs, food stamps and Medi-Cal.

Crawford called the agency a “perfect fit” for the building. “they serve exactly the same clients our charities do,” she said. The building was built to provide service to needy people so they would have one place to go to get help.”

As was the case with the Social Security office, the money from the county lease will pay the rent at “Under One Roof” so the non profit groups do not have to pay to. All they are required to do is pay for utilities.

The cost of operating the building is also paid for with money raised at Community Conscience’s annual Mardi Gras Ball held in February.

Community Conscience will soon announce which charity will take the place of Catholic Charities, a group that recently moved out of “Under One Roof,” Crawford said.

excerpts from an article by Nancy Needham of the Thousand Oaks Acorn newspaper

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News From Hospice of the Conejo

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:05:00 GMT

This is an excerpt from the Hospice Newsletter if you are interested in volunteer positions or receiving the newsletter in its entirety please contact Hospice directly at 805-495-2145 or hospice@avnetsol.com

Hospice of the Conejo Volunteer Newsletter

June 2011

In This Issue

How to Stay Young

Non-profit Organization of the Year

Ice Cream Social

Butterfly Remembrance Ceremony

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height. Let the doctor worry about them.That is why you pay him/her.

Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, gardening, crafts, whatever. Never let the brain idle.

Enjoy the simple things.

Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath - it's good medicine.

Tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. Be Alive while you are alive.

Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

Cherish your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next town, to a foreign country, but Not to where the guilt is.

Tell the people you love that you love them at every opportunity.

And Always Remember: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

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June has been a very busy month for Hospice of the Conejo. Staff, board members, and volunteers attended the Spirit of Community Awards where Hospice was named Non-Profit Organization of the Year. Some of you also attended the Ice Cream Social where the Good Grief Youth Group's new Memory Quilt was unveiled. Hospice staffed a booth at the City of Thousand Oaks Community Safety and Wellness Day. In conjunction with the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club and the Westlake Rotary Club, Hospice sold tri-tip sandwiches at the Westlake Street Fair.

All Volunteers Invited to July 6 Meeting

The next monthly volunteer/staff meeting will be on Wednesday, July 6, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. This is an opportunity for you to meet and share with other volunteers and staff.

Please call the office at 805-495-2145 to let us know whether you plan to attend or not.

Hospice Named Non-Profit Organization of the Year

On June 7 Hospice was named Non-Profit Organization of the Year by The Greater Conejo Valley Community Foundation at the ninth annual Spirit of Community Awards. The award is based on the organization's positive local impact on the Conejo Valley.

Maria Prescott, Executive Director, and Laura Gerritsen, member of the Advisory Board, accepted the award on behalf of the organization at the awards ceremony. The Good Grief Youth Group's Memory Quilt was displayed at the event.

Ice Cream Social

Hospice staff, volunteers, friends, and members of the community attended the Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, June 1. The event was the official unveiling of the Good Grief Youth Group's new Memory Quilt.

The memory quilt is a mosaic of stories and images from approximately a dozen children in the group who have experienced the recent death of a parent. The quilt contains memories, drawn by hand, of each child who participated in the group at the time the project was initiated. Each quilt square commemorates a special experience or memory the child had with his or her deceased parent. Interspersed among the children's drawings are memory-related photographic images of each child with his or her parent. Support for the Memory Quilt was provided by the LEGO Children's Fund.

Hospice teen mentors planned and staffed the event with assistance from the Thousand Oaks Key Club. Everyone enjoyed the entertainment, including Guitarist Andrew Stone, Sing-along with Kerry Gardner, and Back to Bollywood Dance-along with Sumedh Shah. The ice cream was a big hit with young and old.

Happy JULY Birthday to our Volunteers!

Connie Coleman and Ingrid Hayes

(Please let us know if we missed your birthday)

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Welcome Jewish Family Service to “Under One Roof”

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:07:00 GMT

Ventura County Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Services provides sliding scale non-denominational counseling to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. We provide groups as needed. JFS provides counseling to special education students in the schools. We provide social skills groups for children on the Autsim Spectrum. JFS also provides informaton and referrals for social service needs.

We are a resource for the Jewish community and provide counseling, programs and other services for the Jewish Community. We are currently open by appointment; we are located in the Human Services Center at 80 E. Hillcrest Dr. Suite 206 Thousand Oaks. For more information or appointments please call us at 805-496-3896.

Please go to our website www.jfsvc.org

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