The One Step rents the facility and receives support from the Fillmore Trinity Episcopal Church. We are grateful to our many funding partners.  It is only through the support of our sponsors and partners that we are able to offer an exemplary program for the youth of Fillmore/Piru.

Collaborating Partners:

Many individuals and groups offer services or programs at the One Step Center for the youth.  This allows us to offer more and varied programs and it allows the programs to have a wider base.  Some of the collaborating groups are/have been:

• El Concilio offered a 10 week Break Through class on setting goals, keeping healthy
• Double AA Catering:  Dustin taught cooking classes and gave catering experience to youth
  
• City Impact offered a series of classes on eating foods that are delicious and healthy
• Ventura County Behavioral Health sponsored a Discovering Yourself Through Xicano Art classes and Fillmore Options Counseling referrals
  
• Ventura County Public Health provides materials
• The LAB from Oxnard partners for art and music activities
• CAUSE:  Workshops, consultation
  
• Creating Partnerships:  Dr. Cynthia King has taught leadership, communication, public speaking, meeting management, organization and decision making classes
• Ventura County Rainbow Alliance:  Ally in forming the Diversity Club
  
• Oxnard City Corp:  Interviewed and offered jobs to youth
  
• Local businesses offer cooking classes, career speakers, scholarship opportunities
• Pacific Clinic's TAY Tunnel in Oxnard comes to Fillmore once a week to work with youth ages 18-24
• Private individuals help with Food Share pick up and distribution twice a month
• Alliance for Justice:  Conference and workshops
• CommUnity Leadership Institute:  Workshops, camp, support for Social Justice Activities
  
• Orfelea Foundation sponsors youth to go to Montana Yellowstone for 24 days of hiking, backpacking, kayaking with follow up availability of activities and scholarships
• PathPoints provides career training and referrals
• And.... at any one time 4-6 other independent contractors at any time
  

California  Consumer Protection Foundation: To serve our communities by empowering youth and families through formal training and informal support that build leadership, promote life long learning, enhance self esteem and cultural awareness and facilitate advocacy and community change.

City of Fillmore Community Development Block Grant:  Funds mentoring in Fillmore.

County of Ventura Community Development Block Grant:  Activities and classes for youth and their families who attend Piru Elementary School.  This year it will fund a field trip for Piru Elementary School so that all youth will visit a college, swimming lessons, bus tokens for youth who attend the after school program and a family trip to see the Dodgers baseball game.

Kaiser Permanente Fund:  Incorporate culturally appropriate and relevant healthy and nutritious food and exercise into the daily life of the youth and their families in Fillmore/Piru.

McCune Foundation: To serve our communities by empowering youth and families through formal training and informal support that build leadership, promote life long learning, enhance self esteem and cultural awareness and facilitate advocacy and community change.

United States Department of Education: Mentoring Grant:  Funds mentoring as well as enrichment and educational experiences to the students at Fillmore Middle School.

Ventura County Behavioral Health:  Outreach and engagement as well as prevention and intervention activities in addition to counseling referrals.  Staff works closely with the schools to be sure that parents get needed support as they work to help their child overcome challenges.  

Ventura County Public Health:  Grants to help with tobacco cessation and nutrition and healthy habits such as exercise and healthy cooking.

Thank you to the following organizations for your support: The One Step Youth collaborate with these groups and in return receive donations as a thank you for their help and to support the program.

Fillmore Lions Club

Fillmore Sunshine Rotary

Fillmore Women's Club

Soroptimist International of Fillmore