Who We Are
Mission: To combine community and individual resources to respond to the identified unmet basic human needs of individuals in the Ojai Valley.
HELP of Ojai was originally founded in 1968, by a collaboration of churches and others in the Ojai Valley. The focus at the time was coordinating volunteer efforts to care for those community members “in need”. As the needs and demographics of the valley have changed over the years, HELP has endeavored to meet the challenges of our diverse population by introducing new ways to help and expand existing programs. HELP of Ojai became a 501(c)(3) in 1974.
What We Do
HELP of Ojai emphasizes sustainable housing support, healthy food, and healthcare for those we assist. We strive to provide programs and services that improve the quality of life for our clients, and we work to create community dialogue and prepare for emerging social issues and trends.
Through our programs, we are able to provide year-round advocacy, healthcare, nutritional support, outreach, and other life-enhancing services to various and diverse populations who would not receive them otherwise.
HELP of Ojai’s enduring goal is to bolster ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances: the isolated senior needing access to food and medical care; the low-income family at risk of being evicted; the homebound senior in need of food.
