About Us
Founded in 1984 with a grant from the Interfaith Council on Aging and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet developed a community-based model to meet a growing need in the United States. Today, CAREGIVERS serves hundreds of seniors throughout all of Ventura County – one of the largest aging populations in the Nation! Thanks to generous gifts from Individuals, Foundations, Corporations and municipalities, CAREGIVERS continues to respond to the important needs of homebound and frail elders.
Our Mission
CAREGIVERS mission is to promote the health, well-being, dignity, and independence of frail, homebound elders through one-on-one relationships with trusted volunteers.
CAREGIVERS provides non-medical, in-home support services and transportation for homebound, frail elders, preventing their premature placement into board and care facilities and making it possible for them to continue to live in the comfort and security of their own homes.
CAREGIVERS makes every effort to “match” a carefully screened and trained volunteer to a frail, homebound elder who needs basic assistance and companionship, in order to foster a long term, one-on-one relationship between them.
Our Staff
Barbara Ferguson, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator | Kaylin Krawczyk, Program Analyst | Tammy Glenn, Executive Director
Louann Davis, Program Assistant | Lauren Johnson, Senior Engangement Coordinator | Sandy Bowes, Program Assistant
Ellee Berrington, Student Engagement Coordinator | Shannon Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant
Sydney Bowman, Sponsorships & Events Coordinator
Our Board of Directors
Michael (Joe) Morgan
Board Chair
Larry Burroughs
Karen Jensen
Bill Kracht
Vice Chair
Virginia Camarillo
Ann Romero
Jack Collings
Treasurer
Glatha Hemme
S. Blake Wade
Mike Reese
Secretary
Augie Martinez
Our Honorary Board Members
Howard Boroughs
In Memoriam
Gail Field
Fiona Ma
Mel Sheeler
Norm Weitzel
In Memoriam
Larry Bushey
Bruce Holley
Martin F. Kaplan
In Memoriam
Cecilia Macias
Keith York
Virginia A. Camarillo
Andy Killion
Dan McGrath
Jack Tingstrom
In Memoriam
John Zaruka
Jack Collings
Anna Kittleson
Shane Morger
Judy Thiele
Hon. Harry J. Walsh