Agency Details:

Prototypes Women's Center Of Ventura County

The Prototypes Women's Center is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation working to create innovative change in Health, Mental Health, and Social Services disciplines.

Description:
Prototypes Women's Center is a 6 to 12 month residential treatment program for women and their children. Addiction is a devastating disease that causes destruction to the individual, the family, and the community. Prototypes provides comprehensive services which include intensive drug/alcohol counseling, therapeutic services, vocational training, in-depth parenting education, wellness, and involvement and education of extended family members.

Clients come to PROTOTYPES in need and are empowered to become strong, healthy, productive, and independent members of their communities. The work of PROTOTYPES takes place in 24 locations from Pomona to Ventura County -from Hollywood to South Los Angeles.

History:
Founded in 1986, PROTOTYPES is one of the nation's leading multi-service, non-profit agencies that helps women and their families who are dealing with complex problems such as substance abuse, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence and other trauma, and lack of life skills. PROTOTYPES offers a wide range of programs throughout Southern California that reach more than 15,000 women and their families each year.

PROTOTYPES is currently celebrating its 20th year of service.

Contact people:

Donna Glenn, Program Manager, (phone), (email) Vel Linden, Clinical Manager, (phone), (email) Janette Lewandowski, Assistant Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (805) 382-9487

Address:

2150 N Victoria Av Oxnard, CA 93036 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.prototypes.org

Directions:

101 freeway take the Victoria turn left, go south on Victoria Ave pass Olivas Drive, about 1/4 mile south make a left turn into drive way. Our address is 2150 N. Victoria Ave.   Nearest Bus Stop: Ventura Road/Gonzales, 40 min. minute walk

Last updated on October 6, 2009