Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday.

Join us on Tuesday, December 1 for #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals to celebrate generosity worldwide. #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Kick off the holiday season with us!

#PushPlayCA!

COVID-19 put the world on pause, but our mission to connect the power of UC research in agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, and youth development in our community continues to move forward. Your generosity can help ensure we continue to provide essential resources and trusted information in times of crisis and beyond.

In these challenging times, our role as problem-solvers, catalysts, collaborators, educators, and stewards of the land is more important than ever.

With your support, we can continue to invest in research, education, and services in our community—to be a neighbor in times of need. 

Consider Donating to the Ventura County Master Gardener Program

We invite you to support our mission to extend research-based knowledge about home gardening, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices to our communities. Our program is driven by more than 200 active volunteers who use UC science-based information to offer solutions to gardening, landscape, and pest challenges. Last year, our volunteers donated 12,561 hours of service to the program.

The Master Gardener Program helps Ventura County grow by:

• Offering water-wise workshops to help residents optimize use of a scarce resource

• Staffing a helpline to answer questions for home gardeners

• Working with other community organizations to maintain 9 demonstration gardens throughout Ventura County

• Delivering dozens of educational and hands-on outreach programs and talks each year

Consider Donating to the Ventura County 4-H Program

Since 1914, the Ventura County 4-H Program has served generations of youth and families. Our motto is “To Make the Best Better.” Through our volunteer-driven experiential programs, we help Ventura County youth develop life and leadership skills that enable them to succeed. In the last 100 years, Ventura County has changed. But some things never change, including our belief in the power of youth. 

4-H grows here:

• 7,300+ youth reached across Ventura County each year

• 14 community and 2 military clubs providing educational opportunities in STEM, healthy living, animal husbandry, leadership, and civic engagement

• Outreach programs delivered in classrooms and virtually that connect youth with one of our county's most important resources: agriculture 

• Efforts driven and supported by 150 motivated and highly-trained volunteers 

Help us serve even more youth by donating on #GivingTuesday

Join the #GivingTuesday Movement!

#GivingTuesday is a movement about ordinary people coming together to do extraordinary things. Whether you choose to donate your time or money this year for #GivingTuesday, thank you for helping make a difference!

Photo by Cathy Van Heest for Unsplash.