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Category: GCVF in the News

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December 16, 2022

Christmas Parade

The 60th Annual Camarillo Christmas Parade drew thousands of people on Saturday morning, December 10th. Thankfully the rain and cold did not deter any of the 4,000+ attendees from enjoying the show. Congresswoman Julia Brownley, who serves on the House Committee of Veteran's Affairs, joined 12 active duty sailors to help spread awareness about Gold [...]

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November 11, 2022

“KNX FM – Hero of the Week” Rafael Stoneman

Gold Coast Veterans Foundation Homeless Veterans

KNX News | CLICK TO PLAY Meet Rafael and Leo! Our KNX Heroes of the Week - helping homeless vets find new hope Whether it's housing, employment, companionship, or medical care Rafael Stoneman, his dog Leo and the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation team are helping veterans across Southern California get the support they need! Like many services [...]

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August 5, 2022

FOX11 Los Angeles: Remembering Vin Scully through his charity work

Vin Scully

By Hal Eisner "Hi, I'm Vin Scully," the late Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully would say. But you could close your eyes and correctly guess the voice even if he didn't introduce himself. Such a famous voice; his delivery was punctuated in such a familiar way. Vin Scully and Bob Harris knew each other for [...]

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July 13, 2022

KCLU: After 7+ Years on the Streets, Nonprofit Group gets Ventura County Veteran into his Own Apartment

KCLU N.P.R. | By Lance Orozco    CLICK TO PLAY Gold Coast Veterans Foundation continues to connect the county's veterans with housing and social services. This is a big day for Mikey Simpson. The Army veteran is showing us around his Camarillo apartment. The 61-year-old man has been living on the streets for more than [...]

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July 4, 2022

Independence Day

Vin Scully

Vin Scully: Reminding you that there’s a difference between July 4th and Independence Day On behalf of all the veterans who walked into harm’s way to defend our country and our way of life, we’d like to remind everyone that there’s an important meaning behind each of our traditional American holidays. Beginning with Independence Day [...]

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July 4, 2022

VC Star: Vin Scully lends voice to local veterans nonprofit for Independence Day message

By: Joe Curley Ventura County Star Don’t be surprised to hear a familiar, velvet voice this holiday weekend. Vin Scully has partnered with a local veterans nonprofit to remind revelers of the meaning of Independence Day and to rally support to end veterans’ homelessness. The legendary Dodgers broadcaster and Navy veteran has recorded a 30-second radio spot for Camarillo-based Gold […]

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July 4, 2022

VC Star: Veterans: On Independence Day, we express our gratitude for those who stood for freedom

By: Alexander G. Deraney VC Star "The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American. I do not believe there is on earth a government established on so immovable a basis." – Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 1814 Iconic Dodgers sportscaster, Vin Scully, in his holiday public service announcement, makes an important point when asking [...]

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December 11, 2021

Vin Scully Uses Poetry to End Veteran Homelessness

The Grinch ain’t got nothin’ on baseball’s most beloved voice, and this Christmas is going to be red, white… and Dodger Blue for veterans. Baseball’s longest-serving announcer (and Navy veteran) Vin Scully has recorded a heartwarming new poem, telling the inspirational story of Ventura County’s favorite “little old lady”. PR Web Release LINK A widow [...]

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November 24, 2021

‘Nothing Less Than Angels’: Local Nonprofit Helps Elderly Widow Escape Homelessness

Rose Burgess

By Jeremy Childs, VC Star Reporter Rose Burgess had no idea where to turn. At 94, she was twice widowed. Her first husband, a Naval officer who fought in World War II, divorced her several years after returning home from the war. Her second husband, a U.S. Marines drill instructor, died in a car crash […]

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November 11, 2021

Veterans group helps get 94-year-old Ventura County woman, on verge of homelessness, into senior housing

KCLU N.P.R. | By Lance Orozco Non-profit's leaders say problem shows need to create a "Veterans Village" with emergency housing and social services. This is a veterans day story that’s not about a veteran. It’s the story of a 94-year-old Ventura County woman who was twice married to veterans, and twice widowed. And then, after [...]

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November 11, 2021

“A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION” – Ventura county Board of Supervisors Meeting – November 9, 2021

At age 94, Rose Burgess had already lost two military veteran husbands, and was legally blind. Her daughter had just died unexpectedly, and she would soon have no place live. Police Deputy Chris Dyer was on duty when Rose walked in with nowhere else to go. He knew homelessness was dangerous enough for the young, [...]

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March 16, 2021

ABC News Solutions on Gold Coast Veterans Foundation

By Phillip Palmer, Anchor | ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) — The Gold Coast Veterans Foundation in Ventura County has an ambitious goal: to end homelessness and anything else that causes suffering to our vets. Founded in 2006 as a way for the 45,000 military veterans in Ventura County to learn about benefits all in […]

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March 15, 2021

VC Star: Ending Veterans Homelessness in Ventura County Is Goal of Planned ‘Veterans’ Village’

Veterans Village

By Mike Harris, VC Star Reporter One of the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation's many goals is a lofty one: to end veterans homelessness in Ventura County. Toward that end, the Camarillo-based nonprofit is planning a 20-acre "Veterans Village" in unincorporated Oak View. The complex will provide homeless vets with interim "bridge" housing such as huts [...]

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March 9, 2021

CBS Los Angeles: On Your Side: Veteran’s Voices

Source: CBS Los Angeles from March 9, 2021

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