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Ventura Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Ventura, California that provide legal aid, food and community services. Statewide programs are described on the California page.

Ventura County Legal Aid, Inc.Free legal services
Websitevclegalaid.org
Phone805-650-7592
Address4475 Market Street, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003
HoursWalk-in clinics on scheduled dates, 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM

Ventura County Legal Aid provides no-cost civil legal services to low-income, disabled and elderly residents of Ventura County, including help with family law, eviction and tenant rights, estate planning, debt relief and SSI and disability claims. Walk-in clinics meet at The Colleges of Law in Ventura. Check the Do I Qualify page on the site before visiting.1

Food

Food Share of Ventura CountyFood bank2
Websitefoodshare.com
Phone805-983-7100
Address4156 Southbank Road, Oxnard, CA 93036
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Food Share of Ventura County is the county regional food bank. It supplies free food to more than 200 pantry partners and agencies at 335 sites across Ventura County and serves more than 250,000 residents each year. The Oxnard address is the food bank office and warehouse, not a walk-in pantry. Call to find the food distribution site nearest you.2

Sacred Heart Food PantryFood pantry3
Websitesacredheartventura.org
Phone805-701-4567
Address1515 S Saticoy Avenue, Ventura, CA
HoursWednesdays, 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Sacred Heart Food Pantry holds a weekly grocery distribution on Wednesday mornings at Cabrillo Village in Saticoy. All in need are welcome. Call the pantry line for details before visiting.3

Social services

Ventura County Jewish Family ServiceCounseling and family services4
Websitejewishventuracounty.org
Phone805-641-6565
Address5425 Everglades Street, Ventura, CA 93003
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday until 2:30 PM

Ventura County Jewish Family Service provides in-person and virtual counseling at its Ventura office on a low-cost sliding scale. Call the office to start the intake process.4

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Ventura County Legal Aid, Home page. Phone and walk-in clinic schedule are listed on the home page. Suite B and ZIP 93003 are from the Pro Bono Net directory listing. ↩

  2. Food Share of Ventura County, Home page. Office hours are listed on the home page. ↩ ↩2

  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Ventura, parish bulletin for June 7, 2026. The bulletin lists the Wednesday distribution, 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Cabrillo Village, 1515 S. Saticoy Ave., and the pantry phone 805-701-4567. ↩ ↩2

  4. Ventura County Jewish Family Service, Clinic Counseling. The page lists the Everglades Street office and phone 805-641-6565. Hours are from business listings, not from the agency site. ↩ ↩2

  1. Victorville Local Assistance Programs, California.
  2. Visalia Local Assistance Programs, California.
  3. Vista Local Assistance Programs, California.
  4. West Covina Local Assistance Programs, California.
  5. Anaheim Local Assistance Programs, California.

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