Non-Profit of the Year! 2015 and 2004
First Step Center
"Tender Life, where courage meets compassion to build new lives"
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Providing a Hand Up, Not a Handout
Collector's Reception Thu., Sep. 29, Ventura City Hall. ArtWalk on Sat.-Sun., Oct. 1-2. Buy a beautiful, hand-crafted Bowl Hop bowl during ArtWalk and receive a punch card. Take the punch card to fabulous restaurants for a delicious sampling of their cuisine! A Bowl costs $25, with proceeds benefiting Project Understanding's Food Pantry.
Thank you, Ventura Chamber of Commerce! Thank you, Volunteers, Donors, Board Members and Staff Members who have enabled Project Understanding to transform the lives of so many in our community!
Homeless 2 Home at Project Understanding provides field case management services to homeless individuals who desire to change their life situation for the better. If you are homeless and need assistance, please get in touch with Homeless 2 Home to get assistance.
If you are in need of Food, Housing or Tutoring, this is the point of entry for all Project Understanding services. Please call (805) 652-1326, ext 821 or stop by our center Monday through Friday from 9AM to Noon to learn how you can get help.
Tender Life provides pregnant women with safe housing and supportive services in an environment that instills dignity and promotes self-sufficiency.
"Tender Life, where courage meets compassion to build new lives."
Please join us for a night of taste and sophistication with a touch of 1940s glamour, and will include a sit down dinner, raffles, silent auctions, and live entertainment by Ventura Jazz Orchestra!
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The Food Pantry at Project Understanding in Ventura, California provides groceries once a month to families whose budget cannot support the purchase of their own. Donations may include in-kind, non-perishables, fresh vegetables and fruits and $
Project Understanding helps the homeless get housed and safe. We keep at-risk families housed and fed. We tutor hundreds of children every week to bend the arc of their future. List of Programs
The Food Pantry at Project Understanding helps to provide groceries once a month to families whose budget cannot support the purchase of their own. Learn more
Housing at Project Understanding consists of a number of programs designed to help people get back on their feet, providing a place to live and become self reliant. Learn more
Tutoring Centers at Project Understanding provide extra instruction for students grades K-5 with volunteer tutors in one-to-one interaction. Learn more
Project Understanding provides hope by developing and directing resources for the purpose of transforming lives and community through justice, mercy and compassion. Through collaboration, we assist people to reach their highest attainable level of independence. Project Understanding is founded on the ideals and principles of Judaism and Christianity.