My husband got bullied at this rehab, but he did learn a lot of good skills. It's really too bad…read morethat they kicked him out for such a petty reason.

We volunteered here a couple of weeks ago. As volunteer staff in the evening dinner service it was…read moreheart breaking and humbling to help out. Those in need truly benefited from the chance for a warm meal of merit + a few minutes of Christian guidance. My daughters and I served plates, bussed tables, and I serviced the water for the dining room. They carry on entirely with NO government support. It is all funded with donations of food and materials which they sell at their thrift shops. They claim 86% of all revenue pass through to the actual rescue mission. That is exceptionally efficient! With their operation they generate an average of 500 meals a day. This translates into 3500 meals a week... or about 15,000 / 30 day month.... or an IMPRESSIVE 180,000 meals a year! Families are served separate from single men, and the men are divided into a safer and not so safe group. Children and young people volunteer and the staff watches over them carefully. Contact or interaction with volunteers and those they serve is well managed and seems safe enough. By the same token those whom my daughters and I served were cordial and grateful with thanks and smiles. I am truly humbled by their plight and am looking to help in more ways then just volunteer hours. I encourage one and all to go volunteer. It will help you find thankfulness for where-ever you are in life ... and your time and efforts will help those in need in meaningful ways. The organization also runs facilities which provide a safe place to sleep. They have rules for those sleeping in their facilities so it is sheltering and permanent continuous residency. Curious and logical. Oh well - there it is .... do some good for others ... maybe do so good for some in our region who have great need for basic survival. I give 4 stars because it can always get better. I have seen amazing work done by other organizations for those in need (in comparison).

Nate's place is amazing. Friendly and helpful staff who really care about their clients. Heidi is…read moresuch a great owner and really takes the time to work with each of her clients to get know them and understand the best care they need. Nate's place is very client centered and helpful for those who are young adolescents and need positive influence and guidance. I would highly recommend Nate's Place to any young adults and adolescents.

One of the best volunteer organizations and helpful community NFPs. If you have a desire to help…read moreOjai start here.

Always the best help...I have valued their assistance for almost 18 years and have never been let…read moredown....

I had to laugh at Eric J review! I volunteer occasionally at the corporate offices that the COO and…read moreCEO work at and obviously you have been misinformed and are speaking out of place. When I am volunteering I see nothing but dedicated individuals answering calls, reaching out to local government, city officials creating strategic solutions to be able to serve the people they serve. They work hard to keep the doors open!! Interacting with both of them has been nothing but positive and NEVER toxic. I have been given a tour of the pantry and COO interactions have been nothing but lovely. The pantry is just one part of this place. I am sorry Eric J but your information is false. As far as the bathroom I can't speak on that because they have bathrooms in the office I volunteer at. Research your facts before posting such ignorant reviews. If I ever need help in Ventura County I will go to Project and will always refer people to this organization before anywhere else and the reason for that is solely because of the CEO and COO. When I am in Ventura County again I will volunteer again! Thank you!!

Service by volunteers is great and the pantry always has food. Upper management however, can use…read moresome lessons in work place conduct and ethical practice in business. They COO, Jan H and the CEO B. Beasley are never there and pay themselves good but aren't they supposed to be helping the homeless. Jan H . Is toxic and creates a toxic and hostile work environment for the poor employees there.While volunteering there I observed a "policy " be implemented by Jan H. that won't allow the homeless clients to use the restroom while there receiving services because she also uses that bathroom. The poor case workers can't even let their clients go pee with out fear of some sort of retaliation or reprimand for a inhumane and prejudiced policy.

ACTION provides quality volunteer service to people in need throughout Ventura County. They offer…read moresmall home repairs (like replacing doorknobs or fixing a broken handrail) and will even do some free medium size repairs as long as you buy the materials! I've volunteered with ACTION several times with my church. I love the interaction I have with the seniors we serve. They are so happy to have these small things fixed around their house; because to them, it means a BIG change in their ability to live independently! Thank you ACTION for going out and serving our communities.

Friendly and organized. A great addition to help our community. Especially women and children in…read moreneed

I worked here for a few years. It has improved since then. A great place for women with or without…read morechildren to go to. A safe Christian environment. 24 hour staff on duty. I loved working and helping those in need. Many are still my friends. It's always clean, good food, a playground for the kids. It is Christian based so there are Bible studies. Random drug tests. If you need help, you've come to the right place.

I've never been here before, but my daughter unfortunately, has broken her foot and the only way to…read moreget around would be besides crutches would be a knee scooter. We called them and they said they had one and that they were going to discount it once we got there and when I arrived there, they said that they had it sitting for a little while and the fact that it's pink and has some tassels that were they're going to take half off. Very easy to deal with super friendly people. I highly recommend this place.

Help of Ojai certainly does some great work within the community, and for that they should get more…read morestars. Unfortunately friendliness and people skills don't seem to be prerequisites for staff, so that aspect of the organization has been sort of a hit and miss for years. However another (more recent) negative move is the organization's decision to become political by changing it's mission statement - jumping on board the pandering train. This was clearly unnecessary, as the original mission statement was perfect. And to be fair, the first sentence of the new mission statement would have been fine all by itself. But apparently someone with an agenda to push has been successful in at least partially derailing the trajectory of the organization. I hope they fix that.

I had been in touch with Krista a few days before who came across as friendly & concerned about…read morefinding a good home as I was for the lab I was interested in adopting.As there is no cellphone connectivity in Wheeler Gorge I called a half an hour in advance to the facility to confirm my appointment.The phone was answered by the most disinterested & clueless employee who knew nothing about my appt but would "email" Krista.After that I called back miss Clueless & asked if there was anyone there that knew of my appointment because it was long drive.She then said Krista would meet me & she would "email" her.I went ahead to the facility when I recieved a voicemail from Krista stating that I had called several times & that we would discuss my "issues"when I arrived. I show up in my late model 20/20 custom Ranger truck I step out the vehicle and I see this official type woman start sizing me up and immediately without even saying hello stated, "I don't think you'd be a good fit", (for the dog I presume). Then she asked me what happened. I said I did not call several times like some psycho I'm just the schmuck trying to confirm an appointment and the secretary being the one with "issues" and attitude. She then asked me to fill out some paperwork.I asked to see the dog first and she refused going into this whole thing about that they have paperwork to fill out and files to keep and we're not just an open etc.etc. I then looked at her and said you know the sad thing is the dog is going to suffer which I meant by not finding a home. Well she just goes off yelling that the dogs not suffering! I said if I've got to deal with s*** like this I'm out of here,jumped in my truck & left. The official looking lady Krista just kinda stood there kind of stupefied. I was really prepared to give this dog a great home by the beach where I live as I have for all my dogs which have all been long-term and I have the references to back it up. All I can figure is I probably interrupted some chick who was probably more interested in doing her nails than answering the phones and badmouths customers to her enabling supervisors which is pretty common these days I guess.Oh well,good luck with that ladies.

One of our dogs was selected to join this program and we were pretty excited. At first, we had no…read moreidea what he'd be doing or anything about the facility or trainers. I don't think their website was even up yet, but idk for sure. Anyway, we got a call from one of the trainers and was able to come up and visit the facility which is located way out in the boonies north of Santa Paula. I just figured it a couple of old buildings or used trailers in the middle of nowhere with part time trainers. As we drove up into the driveway, I was dead wrong! It's got a beautiful entrance gate and welcoming feel to the place. It's a park-like setting with trees and some grassy areas, picnic tables, and lots of park park benches that are memorialized to dogs, trainers, firemen, and handlers. As we drove up to the main building we drove by a concrete rubble pile which simulated a collapsed building and ended up under a huge permanent open tent structure with a variety of agility structures ranging from beginning to advanced. They gave us a full on tour of the facility in progress and showed us all the training areas that were in the planning stages, construction stages and some ideas of things to come. There's a huge pile of pallets, the concrete pile already mentioned, several busted up trailers, the wilderness area and others to simulate real life scenarios that the dogs will be up against. Then there's the indoor training and care facilities - the kennels, the dog runs, the medical or maintenance building where the vets and caretakers watch and care over the dogs, trainer classrooms and so on. It was really a lot to take in considering what I was expecting. There's over 100 acres of land that can be used for a variety of purposes. I was just in awe and was happy to have a very small part of the organization - the donation of our dog. I'm not sure if the facility is open to the public, but I'd call and see if you can get a tour sometime. It's really an eye opener to what goes on in the training of these beautiful and very intelligent animals we sometimes hear of on TV.