Rescue Mission Alliance - Ventura County

I went through the Ventura County Rescue Mission program back in 2006, and it was truly life-changing. It wasn’t just a good program — it was amazing. Leaders like Carol Robert and Steve Ebinga, along with Tomas and Lodi in the kitchen, held me accountable, challenged me, and believed in me during a time when I really needed it. The program gave me practical skills and helped me see a future for myself that I hadn’t been able to see before. After completing the program, I worked in the Mission’s thrift stores, which led to managing thrift stores for the next 15 years. That experience eventually opened the door for me to step into senior leadership with a local behavioral health organization. I truly could not have done any of this without the Rescue Mission. The foundation I gained there — personally and professionally — shaped who I am today. If you’re currently in the program, keep going. The work is worth it. And to everyone who supports the Mission: please know that lives really do change because of this place. Mine is one of them.

Great staff! I used to go visit my brother here. great environment. Everybody was happy and got along really well. I would highly recommend this place. I saw the difference in my brother when he was there. Shout out to Tommy! You’re doing amazing job with these men

I was at the Ventura county rescue mission last week on a Tuesday and Wednesday I spent the night I was treated horribly by staff on Wednesday night my last night there that would have been last week I believe I believe it was the 19th I spent the night there I got cussed out challenge to a fight by a by somebody that was spending the night there woke up in the morning because I was on my way to work because I got woken up at 5:38 in the morning I was on my way to work I grabbed the pastry I got met with hostility by one of the residents who said this the guests eat first you guys eat last I'm like well I'm on my way to work I was just grabbing something as I was talking to one of the residents one of the guys a black guy with dreads told me leave the premises for basically saying what was being done he told me leave the premises or you're going to lose your bed that's when I decided to spend the night in the hotel before I came back to the Ventura county rescue mission this place needs to be investigated for sanitary reasons it needs to be investigated the staff for how they treat people and needs to be investigated because the utensils are not clean dirty with things and food still on them my name is Yusef Salaam. It is by far the worst program that I've ever been to and I do not recommend it to anybody like I said your program it's facility it's cleanliness it's not top-notch as the first review says that gave five stars that's false advertising the director of this establishment needs to get on top of his staff about their rudeness about how they interact with people because it is not godliness and I don't feel no godliness coming out of a christian-based facility that's supposed to help people but at the same time you keep people down you guys might have just well start saying you're a rescue mission and just keep God out of it. And stop blaspheming