{"id":16572,"date":"2022-09-22T13:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/?p=16572"},"modified":"2025-03-04T00:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:48:47","slug":"vccf-visits-growing-works-with-supervisor-linda-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/vccf-visits-growing-works-with-supervisor-linda-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"VCCF bes\u00f8ger Growing Works med supervisor Linda Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Nathan Hickling<\/em><\/p>\n

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As a hub for what is known as horticultural therapy, Growing Works stands apart as a quiet and serene place for community members experiencing homelessness to practice self-care, learn valuable skills, and look beyond the barriers so often encountered when navigating Ventura County\u2019s social services network. VCCF staff and the Donor Peer Network took a tour of Growing Works\u2019 Lewis Road facility in Camarillo, which sits adjacent to Casa Pacifica on land originally part of the now-closed Camarillo State Mental Hospital.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Community members engaged in Growing Works\u2019 programs take courses on managing their diagnoses, learning job skills, and building a resume while also working with the organization\u2019s wide collection of native plants, which eventually get sold at nurseries around the County like the Ventura Botanical Garden.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThey support each other,\u201d Supervisor Linda Parks said of those volunteering or employed at the site. \u201cThat support network is just wonderful to see.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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