Ventura offers fifth Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class
For Immediate Release December 17, 2025 Contact: Emily Ayala, Senior Communications Specialist eayala@cityofventura.ca.gov Ventura offers fifth Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class Ventura, Calif. – The City of Ventura, in partnership with the City of Santa Paula and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is excited to announce its fifth Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class, now offering its second Spanish-language session. The CERT program is a free,
Community Commitment Advances Student Opportunity at Moorpark College
Community Commitment Advances Student Opportunity at Moorpark College$75,000 donation to provide scholarships, basic needs, and student-centered programs that shape the future of Ventura County Moorpark, Calif. (Dec. 17, 2025) — Moorpark College is deepening its commitment to student success with the support of a $75,000 donation from Ventura County Credit Union (VCCU), which will help expand scholarships, basic needs programs and student-centered initiatives across campus. This gift was presented to
Ventura College Foundation Distributes Record $1.16 Million in Direct Student Support During 2024-25 Academic Year
The Ventura College Foundation distributed a record $1,163,994 in direct student assistance during the 2024-25 academic year and another $1.54 million to 56 college programs across 14 departments and divisions. The Ventura College Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and financial assistance to Ventura College students and programs. As part of the distribution, the foundation provided $158,000 in gap funding for tuition costs for the Ventura College Promise program after state
SEEAG Awarded $236,360 California Department of Food and Agriculture Grant
Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) was selected for funding under the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). SEEAG was awarded $236,360 to support its agricultural education STEM program, “STEM Career Pathways In Agriculture.” The CDFA grant is over a 2.66-year term and will enable SEEAG to expand its three-part STEM learning model to more than 2,500 high school students in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. It
Sba Financial Assistance Now Available For Businesses Affected By The Civil Unrest
SBA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE FOR BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THE CIVIL UNREST The Small Business Administration (SBA) has declared a disaster for the Los Angeles County Civil Unrest, which occurred from June 6 to June 18, 2025. SBA now offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, nonprofit organizations impacted by the civil unrest. View SBA's disaster declaration HERE Economic
