Link: https://vchca.org/hiv-aids-center

We improve the lives of people with HIV/AIDS emotionally, socially and medically. The Center provides medical case management to HIV infected and affected people of Ventura County regardless of ability to pay, sexual orientation, documentation, ethnicity, gender, or religious convictions. We provide professional, confidential and culturally sensitive services in English and Spanish.

Link: https://thenewbeginningscenter.com/lgbtq-services/

Our Specially Trained Therapists Can Help With Issues Facing Our LGBTQ+ Clients, including: the coming out process; providing letters for gender confirmation surgeries; providing psychoeducation surrounding being a member of the community to family members; provide support and resources for family members; supporting clients who experience depression and anxiety relating to lack of family and friend support; provide skills and support in dealing with microaggressions and marginalization; assistance in navigating identity with other medical and school professionals; advocacy in communicating with other professionals in how to respond and communicate with client in a way that’s respectful to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Link: https://thecoalition.org/lgbtq-sa-ipv-counseling-program/

The Coalition for Family Harmony recognizes that LGBTQ+ individuals are an underserved and vulnerable population. We are excited to announce the addition of our LGBTQ+ Program. Effectively immediately, The Coalition now offers free specialized counseling services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and general counseling to individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning in Ventura County.

Link: https://www.vcaaa.org/about-us/advocacy/lgbt-aging/

Formed in late 2015, the LGBT+ Aging Coalition brought together allies and members of the LGBT+ community in order to address the unique needs of members of our LGBT+ aging community in Ventura County. Older LGBT+ adults in this community face difficult challenges on top of needs tied to aging that contribute to a reliance on outside services, such as discrimination and stigma, and biases from service providers that they rely on for often very personal needs.

The LGBT+ Aging Coalition of Ventura County believes that all people deserve an opportunity to age with dignity, free from discrimination and surrounded by not only the people they love, but also with service providers that support their needs. The LGBT+ Aging Coalition participates in community events that highlight the experiences and resilience of LGBT+ aging community members. We also provide education to service providers on client-centered practices aimed at cultivating welcoming and affirming spaces where LGBT+ older adults feel comfortable sharing their needs. The LGBT+ Aging Coalition believes that this education and awareness fosters dignity and respect that yield more welcoming and accessible services so that LGBT+ people can thrive as they age in the community.