When disasters like devastating wildfires strike in our community, an outpouring of support, relief and rescue efforts follows close behind. Such was the case during the recent wildfires that ravaged the local area last November. First responders from in and out of state, including sheriff’s offices, fire departments, police departments and paramedics, flooded in to ensure the safety and well-being of the communities affected by the Hill and Woolsey Fires.
In addition to the first responders’ efforts, chamber of commerce’s, cities, community businesses, nonprofits and thousands of individuals throughout Los Angeles and Ventura Counties stepped in to assist with relief and provide support to residents who were displaced from the wildfires.
Special thanks and recognition are in order for everyone that has offered services, fundraisers, Thanksgiving dinners and vigils throughout the community. A list of just some of the organizations that have offered help includes the following:
- 24 Hour Fitness
- Airbnb hosts
- Conejo Valley Veterinary Hospital
- Caffe Luxxe
- Cal State Channel Islands
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Conejo Hearing Center
- Duben Holistic Chiropractic Center
- Finney’s Crafthouse & Kitchen
- Home Depot
- KBU Radio
- KCRW One Love Malibu Festival
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- Los Angeles Rams
- Manna Conejo Valley
- Malibu Beach Inn
- Malibu Lumber Yard
- Malibu Presbyterian Church
- New West Symphony
- Oaks Christian High School
- Paradise Cove Beach Cafe
- Pepperdine University
- Point Dume Bomberos
- Point Dume Village
- Pure Barre
- PODS Moving and Storage
- Red’s Barbeque and Grillery
- Saffron Indian Cuisine
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
- Shake Shack
- Simi Valley Music & Funtasy Festival
- The Most Epic LemonAID Stand Ever
- Thousand Oaks Gymboree Play & Music
- The Rock Store
- Vintage Grocers
- Wok N South Mongolian BBQ
& many more!
Ongoing relief efforts include several organizations, which continue to offer opportunities to volunteer and/or donate items or monetary donations at this time:
805 Help Connecting Help With Need
805Help.org | 805.620.2849
American Red Cross
RedCross.org | 310.445.9900 (Los Angeles)/805.987.1514 (Ventura)
California Fire Foundation
CaFireFoundation.org | 800.890.3213
Cal Lutheran Assistance Fund
Support.CalLutheran.edu | 805.492.2411
Chumash Indian Museum Wildfire Fund
GoFundMe.com/Chumash-Indian-Museum-Wildfire-Fund
Conejo Advanced Wellness
CVAdvancedWellness.com | 805.435.1200
Congregation Or Ami
CongregationOrAmi.Shulcloud.com/Payment.php | 818.880.4880
Humane Society of Ventura County
HSVC.org/Donate | 805.646.6505
Las Virgenes Unified School District
The Little Angels Project (Veterinary Angels)
VetAgouraHills.com | 818.865.1800
Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation
LACountyAnimals.org/Give | 562.728.4610
Los Angeles County Fire Department Foundation
LACFDF.org/Donate | 661.733.6021
Macy’s
Macy's offers generous discounts for Woolsey fire victims and evacuees on clothing (30% off), household items (25% off) and furniture/rugs/mattresses (10% off) through Jan. 26, 2019.
Shelter Hope Pet Shop
ShelterHopePetShop.org | 805.379.3538
The Sleep Shoppe
ShopTheSleepShoppe.com/Woolsey-Fire | 818.991.6607 (Agoura Hills)/805.498.2233 (Newbury Park)
Salvation Army
Classy.org/Give/211325/#!/Donation/Checkout/Give
Upper Ojai Relief
UpperOjaiRelief.com | 805.650.7778
United Way
UnitedWayLA.org/EN/Give/Disaster-Relief-Fund | 213.808.6220 (Los Angeles)/805.485.6288 (Ventura)
Ventura County Animal Services
VCAS.US | 805.388.4393
Ventura County Community Foundation
VCCF.org/Donate/Hill-Fire-and-Woolsey-Fire-Sudden-and-Urgent-Needs-Effort/ | 805.988.0196
Ventura Fire Foundation
