Gift~Away Events

Gift~Away Events

Important Heart 2 Heart News for December 1st!

Dear families and caregivers,

As a valued member of PathPoint’s Kids & Families Together (K&FT) Division community, we are reaching out with an important update. On December 1, 2024, the division’s Heart 2 Heart (H2H) Program will be transitioning to a new home at Shelter Care Resources. PathPoint looks forward to working alongside the organization and program to continue serving foster/resource, kinship, adoptive, and birth families in Ventura County. As PathPoint and Shelter Care Resources work closely together to integrate the program in a thoughtful and strategic manner, our organizations recognize that we are truly stronger together!

Shelter Care Resources provides basic necessities and resources that promote health, well-being, and education to the county’s at-risk children and families. The organization operates a food pantry, a clothing and hygiene resource center, and a tech center for youth without broadband access. For more information, please visit: https://www.sheltercareresources.com.

Heart 2 Heart has been part of the Kids & Families Together Division since 2012. Over the years, the program has engaged in ongoing assessment of regional needs, impact, and sustainability. In recent discussions, it has become clear that the program can serve increased populations through a partnership with Shelter Care Resources, while continuing to overlap and partner with PathPoint’s Kids & Families Together Division. PathPoint plans to work hand in hand with Shelter Care Resources to refer eligible families and caregivers to Heart 2 Heart and continue connecting them to the support and essential goods that they need to flourish.

Important Information  

  • To continue receiving communications from Heart 2 Heart at its new home with Shelter Care Resources, please opt into these messages using this link: https://forms.gle/QGZUL5CVdQeuE3Xm8.
  • For general questions about the transition, please contact PathPoint’s Outreach Team: external.affairs@pathpoint.org. 
  • Beginning December 1, Carrie McAuliffe and Jeni Futvoye, the H2H Program Managers, can be reached via their new contact information:
  • The H2H Program’s upcoming Thankful for You Gift~Away will still be held on Saturday, November 23rd at the Kids & Families Together office. The event will still occur in its original format. If your family is already registered, no action is needed on your end.

As a partner of PathPoint’s Heart 2 Heart Program and K&FT Division, we sincerely thank you for your support and look forward to what the future holds!

With appreciation,

 

PathPoint’s Heart 2 Heart Program               Shelter Care Resources

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the program closing? 

No. Heart to Heart will continue operating, now as a program of Shelter Care Resources. PathPoint will continue to partner with H2H to connect the families we serve to the essential goods and support that they need.

How was the transition initiated? 

The transition was initiated after ongoing assessment about regional needs, impact, and sustainability. With those factors in mind, it became clear that Shelter Care Resources has the infrastructure and similar model necessary to help the program reach new populations.

Who will be running the program? 

Carrie McAuliffe and Jeni Futvoye, the current H2H Managers, will continue operating the program, though now as employees of Shelter Care Resources. Beginning December 1, 2024, their contact information will be: carrie@scroxnard.com, (805) 500-8959; jeni@scroxnard.com, (805) 263-7067.

What are the next steps?

On December 1, 2024, H2H will officially transition to Shelter Care Resources and begin operating as a program of the organization. PathPoint’s K&FT Division will work hand in hand with Shelter Care Resources to ensure that eligible families are referred and thus connected to the support that they need to flourish.

What does this mean for the people that H2H serves? 

The people that H2H serves can choose to continue receiving communication from Heart 2 Heart by visiting this link: https://forms.gle/QGZUL5CVdQeuE3Xm8.

What does this mean for K&FT’s other services? 

All K&FT’s contracted services will remain unchanged: the people served will receive the same services, from the same team, in the same location, under the same circumstances. As appropriate, PathPoint and the K&FT Division will promote Heart 2 Heart events and services in our newsletters and other external communications. To receive direct communication from the H2H Team, please use the link above.

Click HERE for the current Gift~Away Event

Are you a caregiver receiving services from Kids & Families Together and
would like to attend one of our events?

Please click here for Caregiver Event Registration
Please contact your K&FT staff (PPE, PAS/PES, Clinician).
For adoptive families, contact the Heart 2 Heart program
events@kidsandfamilies.org.

We are seeking volunteers to help us prep for our events and the day of our events!

Please click here to Volunteer at Our Events

Description of Events

Backpack Gift~Away- August 10, 2024
Serving 150+ children with their families, to choose a backpack and school supplies donated to us by individuals, service organizations and corporations. 

Grateful for You-
Thanksgiving Gift~Away-November 23, 2024
Families will receive a Thanksgiving meal voucher or meal basket, gift card, a household gift basket and more!

Cozy Holiday Gift~Away-December 14, 2024
Children and youth attend with their families to enjoy all the holiday cheer the season has to offer. Participants receive pajamas in their size, blankets, and other cozy items. The care providers are able to pick out a couple of toys (or other age appropriate items) and the whole family can take a picture with Santa. Holiday-themed snacks and activities are provided as well.

Spring Fling Gift~Away, April 2025
Children and youth attend with their families to enjoy the outdoors, gather filled Easter eggs into donated baskets, take part in activities and create art projects.

Please click here to see Past Gift~Away Events